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St. John the Baptist NovenaA Novena is a traditional Catholic prayer. Usually beginning nine days before a special feast day, the prayer petitions God daily, often through the intercession of a specific saint.
Novenas date back to the time of the Apostles after Jesus' ascension. The Apostles, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, gathered in an upper room and prayed for the nine days leading up to Pentecost.
St. John the Baptist's feast day is June 24! Click here for the novena beginning June 16.
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let us pray with you
We care about you and we care about our community. If we can help by expanding your prayer team, please let us know. You can request prayers through several methods:
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Submit an anonymous online prayer request in the box to
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Email prayer requests to stjohns@stjohnsdr.org.
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Call the Parish Office
Your prayer request will be sent through our email chain to our prayer warriors.
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Today's Readings from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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11 hours agoReading I Zec 8:20-23 Thus says the LORD of hosts: There shall yet come peoples, the inhabitants of many cities; and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another, and say, “Come...
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Vocations Chalice Prayer Ministry
The vocations chalice will take a temporary pause traveling to families.
This ministry is meant to encourage our parish families to pray for vocations and to promote vocations within our own families. The chalice serves as a visible reminder to pray and bring the Mass home with us- the joy, the gratitude, and the mission to share the love of Christ with others in our families and our workplaces.
How does it work?
Each week, a family will have the opportunity to commit to a week of vocation-centered prayer and take the chalice home with them. Together as a family, the household gathers to pray for vocations at least once a day. This could be first thing in the morning, at a meal, or perhaps before bed.
If you would like to sign your family up to host the chalice for a week, you can sign up at the Welcome Center! Madison Burton will be in touch with you to schedule a week. After spending a week praying with your family, we ask that you bring the chalice back to the parish office by Friday at Noon in order to pass it along to the next family. This ministry is a hands-on way to grow in your prayer life as an individual and as a family. We encourage you to give it a try!
If you'd like to pray along side us even when you aren't hosting the chalice, find prepared prayers here or make up your own!
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Ongoing Prayer Opportunties at St. John's
Eucharistic Adoration
Spend personal time with Jesus. 24 hour adoration begins immediately after Monday morning Mass at 8:30am and continues through Tuesday morning at 8:00am and takes place in the Daily Chapel.
Saturday Morning Men’s Fellowship
Prayer and Bible study for men in the Daily Chapel on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Coffee and donuts at 7:30 a.m. in the Gathering Space. Prayer and discussion/reflection on Sunday's Gospel at 8:00 a.m. in the Daily Chapel.
Vocations Prayer Chalice Ministry - postponed until further notice
This ministry fosters prayer within families and encourages vocations within our families and community. Would your family like to host our Vocations Chalice for a week? Sign ups are at the Welcome Center.
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"As I cannot say all of them, and do not know which to choose, I just act like a child who can't read; I tell God, quite simply, all that I want to say, and He always understands. Prayer, for me, is simply a raising of the heart, a simple glance towards Heaven, an expression of love and gratitude in the midst of trial, as well as in times of joy;in a word, it is something noble and supernatural expanding my soul and uniting it to God."
-St. Therese of the Child Jesus
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