En la primavera de 1994, no fui discípulo de Jesús. Yo era un estudiante universitario que había crecido como Católico, y podría contarte algunas cosas sobre Jesús. Pero no estaba comprometido con una relación personal con él; No le había entregado mi vida a él y decidí seguirlo.

In the spring of 1994, I was not a disciple of Jesus. I was a college student who had grown up Catholic, and I could tell you some things about Jesus. But I was not committed to a personal relationship with him; I had not turned over my life to him and decided to follow him.

Signup for Children's Choir in the fall is now open. All children grades 2 through 8 are invited to take part in the choir. The fall dates are September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15 all at the Sunday 9:30am Mass. Singers come to the Choir Room at 8:30am before Mass to prepare. All children must be signed up through the website: saintraphael.org/childrens-choir. Please email Jeff Rice at jrice@saintraphael.org with any questions

All are welcome, children, teens, and adults. We meet in the Lewis room after the 5:30 pm Vigil Mass to recite the Holy Rosary, meditate on the life of Christ and share in a voluntary potluck dinner as a family with other families. Our next gathering will be on Sept 7. Please come join us. Contact Elizabeth Godbolt at (919) 247-5010 or st.raphaelfamilyrosary@gmail.com or Philip Godbolt Sr, at (919) 696-1177 or godboltpg@gmail.com for more info.

The first Saturday Holy Hour will take place on Saturday, September 7th, following the 9AM Mass. Please join us in adoration, prayer and song to praise and honor our Lord.

Allan Badulis has moved in a new direction in his career and has stepped down as Pastoral Council Chair. Allan’s served as Chair since 2017 and led the Pastoral Council’s part in developing the parish vision statement, facilitating discussions among parish, school, and preschool leaders about our vision, and beginning work for parish long-range planning. He will continue to be involved with the Council, including possibly leading some planning sessions.

Cisma es un término que se emplea para hacer mención a la separación o división de los miembros de una organización o comunidad.

As the summer comes to a conclusion, I hope that you enjoy a restful, long weekend together with family and friends, and maybe one last beach excursion! At the same time, let's not overlook the reason for the extra day off, to reflect on the value and meaning of work in our society, how it is meant to be something that adds value to one's life, and not something that should be exploited.

The parish office and meeting rooms will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.

There will be no 7:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Mass on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

The funeral for Katherine Gallagher is Thursday, August 29. Visitation at noon and funeral at 1:00 pm in the church.

Listen to Fr. Phil's latest homily - Good Guy or Bad Guy?

Take some time out for you while connecting to other moms in community, faith, service, and learning more about our Catholic faith. Our next meeting is Thursday, Sept. 12 from 9:30 am – 11:30 am in Room 112. Includes social time, prayer time, and guest speaker. Come for all or part of the meeting!

Join us on Monday, September 2 at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate a special Labor Day Mass with music in the Chapel. ​​​​​​​This will be the only Mass on September 2.

La apostasía es la acción y efecto de apostatar. Apostatar, por su parte, significa abandonar o romper públicamente con la doctrina que se profesa.

Many roles in the Liturgy are exercised by lay people who place their time and talent at the service of the liturgical assembly as altar servers, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, cantors, choir members, instrumentalists, leaders of song, and ushers.

Santa Mónica oró para que su hijo Agustín conociera a Jesús ... ¡y ahora él también es San Agustín! (Sus días de fiesta consecutivos son esta semana). Santa Teresita de Lisieux oró por un criminal condenado y se acercó a Jesús antes de morir. Mi abuela oró por mí ... ¡y me hice sacerdote! (Entonces hay esperanza para cualquiera... )

St. Monica prayed for her son Augustine to come to know Jesus, and now he’s also Saint Augustine! (Their back-to-back feast days are this week.) St. Therese of Lisieux prayed for a convicted criminal and he reached out to Jesus before he died. My grandmother prayed for me, and I became a priest! (So there’s hope for anybody… )

Listen to Fr. Phil's latest homily - Communion of Saints

El término "herejía" viene del griego heresis (=elección) que en la Sagrada Escritura aparece con el sentido de grupo o facción, o también de división. En este sentido adquirió ya un carácter negativo y condenatorio en los primeros tiempos de la Iglesia...