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Couples preparing for marriage need to attend a Pre-Cana Day. The next Pre Cana here at St. Albert the Great will be on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Please call the parish office to make your reservation, 440-237-6760.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the United States, is always a holy day of obligation. A vigil Mass for the immaculate Conception may be celebrated on Friday, December 7th after 4:00pm. All Masses before 4:00pm on Saturday, December 8th celebrate the Immaculate Conception. Masses after 4:00pm on Saturday, December 8th anticipate the Second Sunday of Advent.

On December 16th and 17th, a Bambinelli Blessing will be held during all of the Masses at St. Albert the Great. “Bambinelli”, plural for the word “bambinello”, refers to the “Baby Jesus” in a Nativity scene. The Bambinelli Blessing is a thirty year old tradition that was started in Rome at the Vatican. Every family is invited to bring their “Baby Jesus” from their Nativity Scene to the Mass they attend on the Third Sunday of Advent and receive a blessing alongside the parish Bambinelli. The Bambinelli Blessing will incite us to experience God’s true joy and love that comes to us from the infant Jesus. Come and rejoice in God’s love for you in this new Advent celebration with your parish family.