St. Andrew the Apostle

Wednesday, January 19 begins the 10th annual “9 Days for Life” Novena, sponsored by the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, taking place now through January 27.

Visit https://www.respectlife.org/9-days-for-life for the daily prayers & intentions, or to sign up for email/text alerts each day. 

Catholics nationwide are invited to take part in this novena for the protection of human life.

“This pro-life novena is an opportunity for recollection and reparation in observation of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade — the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States,” said a news release. “The overarching intention of the novena is the end to abortion.”

Novenas in the Catholic Church consist of prayers or actions over nine successive days. Each day of “9 Days for Life” has a prayer intention accompanied by a reflection, educational information and suggested daily actions “to help build a culture of life,” according to the website.

On November 19, 2021, the Michigan Health Department released the following public health advisory:

All persons in indoor public settings are advised to wear a face mask, regardless of their vaccination status.

With a large uptick in Covid-19 cases in Michigan, and with the well-attended Masses we expect this Christmas season, we are asking everyone to consider this public advisory while attending Mass and while inside the Church building.

To assist in your planning, this is the attendance from last weekend’s masses:
  
Saturday 5:30pm:  170
Sunday 9:00am:  343
Sunday 11:30am:  255
Sunday 5:30pm:  183