Mass each Sunday is central to our lives as Roman Catholics. The Lord invites us to listen to and to break open God's word and to share in Christ's sacrificial feast of the Eucharist. Christ then sends us forth to be his hands and feet throughout the week before calling us back to his altar next Sunday.

Annual Holy Days

Throughout the course of the year, the Church marks particular events in the life of Jesus, Mary, or the Church. Some of these have such importance in our Christian journey that the Church treats them like Sunday. These holy days are often referred to as holy days of obligation. Other holydays, like Ash Wednesday, are not obligatory but there is a strong tradition of attending.

The five holy days of obligation in the Diocese of Des Moines are indicated by an asterisk (*), and (Dates and OLIH Mass times below each name):

• The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• The Solemnity of All Saints

• *The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

• *The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas)

• * The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

  To learn more about these holy days, click on the title.

Holy Week 2024: March 25-31, 2024

The heart of the Christian liturgical year is Holy Week.  Join your parish family and walk with Christ in his Paschal journey of suffering, death, and resurrection. The Church's worship explodes in symbolic beauty, drawing us deeper into our baptismal faith. 

• Saturday & Palm Sunday, March 23 & 24: 5pm, 8:30 & 10:30 am

• Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024: 7 pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper

• Good Friday, March 29, 2024: 7 pm: Celebration of the Lord's Passion

• Holy Saturday, March 30, 2024: 8 pm: Easter Vigil

• Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024: 8:30 & 10:30 am: Mass for the Resurrection of the Lord (Mass offered in both the church and the social hall)

Thank you for worshiping with us!
The Body of Christ on earth is more fully visible when we are all together!