While you've been adjusting to your new normal at home, we've made a few adjustments on our website.

We have also started in-person Masses and the church will be open shortened hours for prayer. The Parish Office is still closed to in-person visits. You may call, 913.491.5017, or email us. Please know while we apart, we are keeping you in our prayers.

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Public Worship Guidelines -
Update July 3

This Archbishop just issued updated guidelines for public worship on July 3. You may view the full document here. Archbishop Naumann continues to seek the counsel of expert medical professionals in developing his guidelines, while working in unison with state and local guidelines. 

Read Father Mike's note here regarding the new guidelines. 

Voting Catholic: A Message From Archbishop Naumann

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Act of Spiritual Communion

Oh Jesus, I turn toward the holy tabernacle where You live hidden for love of me. I love you, O my God. I cannot receive you in Holy Communion. Come, nevertheless, and visit me with Your grace. Come spiritually into my heart. Purify it. Sanctify it. Render it like unto Your own. Amen.  Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Join Father Mike as he takes us through the Joyful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary while showcasing the beautiful statues and art at Nativity.

Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Time of the Coronavirus by Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles.
 

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Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities

WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement on George Floyd and the protests in American cities that have taken place over the last several days. This follows the Friday statement from seven U.S. bishop chairmen of committees within the USCCB.

Archbishop Gomez’s full statement follows:

The killing of George Floyd was senseless and brutal, a sin that cries out to heaven for justice. How is it possible that in America, a black man’s life can be taken from him while calls for help are not answered, and his killing is recorded as it happens?

I am praying for George Floyd and his loved ones, and on behalf of my brother bishops, I share the outrage of the black community and those who stand with them in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and across the country. The cruelty and violence he suffered does not reflect on the majority of good men and women in law enforcement, who carry out their duties with honor. We know that. And we trust that civil authorities will investigate his killing carefully and make sure those responsible are held accountable.

We should all understand that the protests we are seeing in our cities reflect the justified frustration and anger of millions of our brothers and sisters who even today experience humiliation, indignity, and unequal opportunity only because of their race or the color of their skin. It should not be this way in America. Racism has been tolerated for far too long in our way of life.

It is true what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, that riots are the language of the unheard. We should be doing a lot of listening right now. This time, we should not fail to hear what people are saying through their pain. We need to finally root out the racial injustice that still infects too many areas of American society.

But the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. Let us keep our eyes on the prize of true and lasting change.

Legitimate protests should not be exploited by persons who have different values and agendas. Burning and looting communities, ruining the livelihoods of our neighbors, does not advance the cause of racial equality and human dignity.  

We should not let it be said that George Floyd died for no reason. We should honor the sacrifice of his life by removing racism and hate from our hearts and renewing our commitment to fulfill our nation’s sacred promise — to be a beloved community of life, liberty, and equality for all.

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Prayer to End Racism
Mary, friend and mother to all, through your Son, God has found a way to unite himself to every human being, called to be one people, sisters and brothers to each other. We ask for your help in calling on your Son, seeking forgiveness for the times when we have failed to love and respect one another. We ask for your help in obtaining from your Son the grace we need to overcome the evil of racism and to build a just society. We ask for your help in following your Son, so that prejudice and animosity will no longer infect our minds or hearts but will be replaced with a love that respects the dignity of each person. Mother of the Church, the Spirit of your Son Jesus warms our hearts: pray for us. Amen. www.usccb.org/racism prayer Copyright © 2018, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Publication no. 7-626.