.May 1 instead of May 8 per scheduling form

The Porters of St. Joseph is a devout Catholic security apostolate with the mission to provide a safe environment at Catholic parishes so the Faithful can worship God in peace and security. Here at Holy Spirit we are building a team of faithful men who feel the call to serve the Church by putting their courageous, heroic, masculine hearts at the service of their parishes. On May 3rd at 6:00pm we will hold an informational meeting in Hanley Hall about this new men's ministry. Brian Eaton, Founder of Porters of Saint Joseph, will lead the presentation and answer all your questions. If you plan to attend the informational meeting on May 3rd, which is not a commitment to join the ministry, please RSVP with a call or text to Sean @ 480.293.4565. 

Meeting date/time subject to change.

Band of Brothers meets every first and third Wednesday. Rosary in the Church @ 7:00 with fellowship and discussion to follow until 8:30. Confessions offered beforehand from 6:30-7. All men are welcome.

Adoration will begin immediately following the Friday 8:00 a.m. Mass and end with Benediction at 5:45 p.m. First Fridays will continue to have extended Adoration hours with Benediction at 8:45 p.m. Please prayerfully consider committing to one hour each week. To sign-up to be a scheduled Friday adorer or substitute adorer, contact the parish office, (480) 838-7474, parish@holyspirit-tempe-az.org

“Many saints have spoken about our Blessed Mother’s ability to guide her children to her son, and Marian apparitions are one of the most intimate ways Mary helps us to find the Lord, meeting them both in heaven. Marian apparitions are anotherbeautiful way Mary connects us to her Son,  Jesus Christ." “Each family attending Msgr. Peter’s May 10th presentation will receive a framed copy of Our Lady image as shown here. One per family in attendance.”

for more information call 838-7474 ext. 114 or email swirtz@holyspirit-tempe-az.org

Band of Brothers meets every first and third Wednesday. Rosary in the Church @ 7:00 with fellowship and discussion to follow until 8:30. Confessions offered beforehand from 6:30-7. All men are welcome.

for more information call 838-7474 ext. 114 or email swirtz@holyspirit-tempe-az.org

week earlier due to Memorial Day Holiday

As we enter the world of holy icons, we must remember how they exist to draw us into the contemplation of divine beauty. They are doors into eternity, into the heavenly kingdom, and not simply beautiful pieces of art. The veneration of holy icons safeguards and proclaims our faith in the Incarnation and in the intrinsic goodness of all material creation. The icons belong to worship and exist exclusively in the atmosphere of prayer and liturgy. The icons also serve as a point of unity between the Eastern and Western Churches and belong to our common patrimony. Icons have been venerated and continue to be venerated in all the Rites of the Catholic Church. We will be looking at the history of the veneration of icons – from the first Christian catacombs into the decrees of the 7th Ecumenical Council and three Iconoclastic Periods in which icons were discarded, defaced, and destroyed by those who did not properly understand and venerate them. Next, we will look at examples of more contemporary icons in the Roman Catholic tradition and how we are to properly venerate, care for, and promote the veneration of holy icons. If St. Jerome’s statement “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” is true, then it is equally true for us to affirm that “ignorance of the Holy Icons is ignorance of Christ” because, as we will discuss, the icons are to be venerated with the same relative veneration as is shown the Cross and the Book of the Gospels. Icons do with color what Scripture does with words.