The Holy See has designated Jubilee Days throughout 2025 to recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church. Pope Francis’ message to people with disabilities at the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities: “We come to realize that we exist as an us and not a them whenever disability, whether temporary or due to natural aging, affects ourselves or someone for whom we care. Then we begin to look at reality with new eyes and we see the need to break down even those barriers that at first seemed insignificant. Nothing, however, can detract from our certainty that no disability – temporary, acquired or permanent – can change the fact that we are all children of the one Father and enjoy the same dignity. The Lord loves us all with the same tender, fatherly and unconditional love.”
The Jubilee of People with Disabilities is celebrated on Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29. To kick off the Jubilee, our office will host a Mass on Sunday, April 27th with our Chaplain for the Deaf Community, Fr. Charles at St. Rita School for the Deaf chapel at 11 AM. Light refreshments will follow.  On Tuesday, April 29th we will join St. Michael the Archangel Family of Parishes at St. Luke, Beavercreek for Adoration and Benediction starting at 6 PM. Please join our community for light refreshments following in Kramer Hall. All are welcome to attend Mass and Adoration to give thanks for all our blessings and celebrate our friends with disabilities.
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Prayer for Persons with Disabilities
(Diocese of Green Bay)
God our Father, who created all people in your
image: give persons with physical, cognitive, or
emotional disabilities opportunities to do all that
they are able to, and strengthen them to
overcome challenges.
Jesus, who showed great compassion for those
who suffer: comfort all who feel like their gifts are
not used or that their value is not understood, so
that they might take courage in your affection.
Holy Spirit, who fills believers with all good gifts:
help me to reach out to persons with disabilities
through friendship, care, and working to be sure
that our church includes them in everything that
we do and to break down barriers to inclusion in
society.
We ask this in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.