Here is a video guide to going to confession at St. Mary Magdalene, following diocesan and public health guidelines. On Monday, May 4, we will begin hearing confessions every weekday BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. This is to limit the number of people in the church at any given time. St. Mary Magdalene Church 473 S. Roys Ave. Columbus, OH 43204 (Drive around the church to the West entrance) M, W, F: 3-4pm Tu, Th: 8-9am To set up an appointment, please call our parish office at (614) 274-1121, or send an email to ACARRIER@SAINTMARYMAG.ORG. No names will be written down; an "X" will be put on the schedule so the priest knows when to expect you. If you leave a voicemail or email, please provide at least two days that you are available and we will confirm your appointment as soon as possible. Here are resources for making a good examination of conscience based on your state in life: http://www.usccb.org/…/penan…/examinations-of-conscience.cfm Please contact the office if you have any questions
Confession schedule at St. Mary Magdalene will be M-W-F 3:00-4:00 PM and Tue-Thurs 8:00-9:00 AM. Enter by West Church Door and follow instructions. By appointment only, please call the parish office to schedule.
Father Pat's sister is making free masks for any parishioners who are interested. Contact her at MaggieT388@yahoo.com. When we reopen, we will also have a supply at the churches.
In this time of social distancing, it can be difficult to make your weekly offering to the Church. Faith Direct can help make sure the parish gets your gift to help continued operation in these tough times for us all. Parish Codes: St. Aloysius OH638 St. Mary Magdalene OH624
Please join Fr. Pat each day at 3:00 to pray a Holy Hour for the Sick and Dying. This recorded Holy Hour includes the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Rosary.
Following private Masses, palms will be blessed and distributed at all three churches from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. This will be a drive by pick up in your cars.
Lighting a Candle: Anyone who would like a candle lit for a special intention at St. Mary Magdalene is welcome to email acarrier@saintmarymag.org or call the Parish Office (614)274-1121 and Alice or Carol will light the candle for you!
The priests will be celebrating private Masses and will include the scheduled Mass intentions. If you would like a Mass intention to be rescheduled, please call the parish office (614)274-1121 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. M-F
Fr. Toner encourages everyone to use their devotionals... rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Miraculous Medal Novena, Station of the Cross, etc. St. Mary Magdalene Church will be open for anyone to visit from 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. every day.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, After serious consideration of the grave health risk involved in public gatherings and in order to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, the bishops of Ohio have decided, effective immediately, to suspend temporarily all publicly celebrated Masses/liturgies, at least through the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter. The bishops of Ohio dispense the Catholic faithful who reside in their respective dioceses and all other Catholics currently in Ohio from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass through Easter Sunday. This decision is not taken lightly and, as your bishops, causes us great sadness. However, after consultation with the governor and health officials we are convinced that this is the most prudent and necessary action. Science has proven that participation in public gatherings significantly increases the risk of contagion. This poses a serious danger to those especially most vulnerable. As Catholics, in every Sunday Mass we celebrate the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord. The Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. In this moment, we are experiencing in a unique way the passion of our Lord as this pandemic prevents us from gathering for the Sunday Eucharist. In this very difficult time, we encourage the faithful to turn to the Church’s treasury of prayer. Sunday remains a holy day, and we encourage the faithful to pray using the rich resources of our faith, including praying as a family or individually the rosary, divine mercy chaplet, the Liturgy of the Hours, stations of the cross, etc. We also urge you to participate in prayer by way of radio broadcast or televised or live-streamed Mass and make a spiritual communion. Please join us in praying for all who are suffering from illness or disease of any kind, for all health care workers, and for an easing of the anxiety and tension caused by this situation. Relying on the Motherly care of Our Lady, we unite our sufferings to those of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our healing and our hope. Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr Chairman Catholic Conference of Ohio Archbishop of Cincinnati Most Rev. Joseph R. Binzer Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Cincinnati Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan Bishop of Columbus Most Rev. Jeffrey M. Monforton Bishop of Steubenville Most Rev. George V. Murry, S.J. Bishop of Youngstown Rev. Donald P. Oleksiak Diocesan Administrator of Cleveland Most Rev. Daniel E. Thomas Bishop of Toledo