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Mass Schedule:
SATURDAY: 5:00 PM
SUNDAY: 9:00 AM
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MON-FRI: 8:00 AM -
Sacrament of ReconciliationConfessions are heard in the
Reconciliation Room near the
Baptismal Font on
Saturdays from 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. -
Communal Penance
St. Patrick Church will offer Communal Penance at 1:30 p.m. on March 26, 2023.
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Holy Week Schedule
Holy Thursday: St. Mary Magdalen Bloomfield at 7:00 PM
Good Friday: St. Patrick
Ottumwa at 3:00 PM &
St. Mary Magdalen, 7:00 PM
Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil):
St. Patrick at 8:30 PM
Easter Sunday: St. Patrick, 9:00 AM &
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Life Teen Blog
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It was a Thursday night, and I remember sitting on my bathroom floor weeping, thinking to myself, “I wonder how long it will take them to notice?” I was 16, newly licensed, playing high school...
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It was tempting because nobody would find out. I also needed the money. And it was one paper. I remember the moment clearly, standing at my locker and contemplating the offer. $20 for a paper. My...
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St. Patrick Church
Mission Statement:
We, the community of St. Patrick Church, gather to know Jesus Christ and to proclaim his gospel as members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vision Statement:
We, the Catholic Community of St. Patrick's, affirm our commitment to Jesus Christ, His mission and His message. As a presence of Jesus Christ in the Ottumwa area we:
-Worship God through common liturgy, prayer and sacramental celebrations.
-Grow In Our Faith through continuous religious formation.
-Share Our Faith with those seeking entrance and those alientated from the Church.
-Serve Others by sharing our time, talents and resources.
From St. Patrick Catholic Church Ottumwa, Iowa 2002 -
Word on Fire
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National Catholic Register
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Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN The Stations of the Cross were very meaningful to the foundress of EWTN.
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KEVIN SCHWEERS | CATHOLIC HERALD A statue of St. Michael the Archangel is one of several opportunities for outdoor veneration at the Basilica of the...
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National Catholic Register Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in Vatican City's Paul VI Hall on Feb. 22. Francis has underlined that...
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Maximilian von Lachner Bishop Franz-Josef Bode of the Diocese of Osnabrück served as vice president of the German bishops' conference from 2017 to 2023. ...
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Josef August Untersberger (1864-1933), “Christ on the Mount of Olives” God himself does not change, but God wills change in his creation — and he...
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Catholic Link
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“Christian Singer-Songwriter bringing hope to broken and weary souls.” That’s how Taylor Tripodi’s website describes her, and it is certainly true. One listen to her music, and your soul will be...
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? – Edgar Allan Poe The film, The Pale Blue Eye, opens with...
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The cord of St. Joseph is a powerful devotion that grants special graces to those who wear it with faith. These graces will help you grow in your spiritual life. Delving deeper into the tradition of...
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, during the season of Lent. Each year, during this season of the Church, Pope Francis provides wisdom and encouragement for our Lenten journey.
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In addition to giving her life in service to God and the education of young people, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM is a March Madness icon. In 1994 she became the chaplain for the Loyola University...
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News from the Vatican
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Of the past five priest secretaries to former popes, only Gänswein remained in Rome with a Vatican position after the pope he served was no longer in power – and that was primarily to be at Benedict...
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Italy’s Postal Police have arrested an unnamed 54-year-old man from Frascati for scamming an unemployed Italian youth and his father by promising to get the young man a job with the Vatican Gendarmes...
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Though it may seem ironic that the Vatican should be launching its own shopping mall under a pope who’s a stern critic of the excesses of capitalism, there are some distinctive “Pope Francis” touches.
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