The Canons were present at the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame banquet where our very own Fr. Al Tremari was inducted on Saturday, October 24th. Fr. Al was one of the highest profile boxing judges in the world during his career, judging scores of fights around the world during the 70’s-90’s, including many world championship bouts.

Join the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius for nine days of prayer for the faithful departed, reflections about the meaning of death, and practical wisdom for facing our own final days with Catholic hope and joy. novena.canons-regular.org

November is dedicated to the Faithful Departed, those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, awaiting the glory of the Resurrection. Enroll your departed loved ones in our novena of Requiem Masses that begins on All Souls Day. The names of the enrolled Faithful Departed will be placed at the foot of the cross. cantius.org/post/enroll-love…

Blessed feast of St. Pope John Paul II In 1997, the pastor of St. John Cantius Parish, Father C. Frank Phillips, C.R. announced his plans to rededicate the parish to Our Blessed Mother for the approaching third millennium and that he would like to accomplish this by making a new set of crowns for Mary and the Christ Child. Eager to help in this project, many parishioners soon began to donate jewelry and “old gold,” which were then fashioned into new crowns by a local goldsmith. In April of that year, he and a small delegation from the parish took the crowns to Rome. After attending the Holy Father’s morning Mass in his private chapel, Pope St. John Paul II met with them in his private study and blessed the new crowns. As the Holy Father was exiting the audience hall, he turned back to the group from St. John Cantius Parish, raised his right arm, as if in solemn pronouncement, and declared: “Matka Boska z Chicago,” that is, Our Lady of Chicago!”

All Souls Day Requiem Mass 🕯️ Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 pm Bishop Joseph Perry will be the guest homilist for this liturgy. Come pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. Fidelium animae, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. Amen

On the feast of St. John Cantius, we remember the pilgrimage that the priests and brothers took to his tomb in Krakow during the 25th anniversary of the founding of their order. St. John Cantius is laid to rest inside the Collegiate Church of St. Anne in Krakow, Poland. The Mausoleum of St. John Cantius, was built in 1695-1700. Fr. Sebastian Piskorski was the author of the concept of the appearance. The project was drawn by the royal painter, Jerzy Eleuter Szymonowic-Siemiginowski, while the work was created by Baltazar Fontana's workshop and stonemason, Jan Liskowicz. There are impersonations of four faculties of the University – Theology, Law, Medicine and Liberal Arts – in the centre, holding the coffin with the cherubs statue surrounded by clouds.

“We look with reverence to the Church, in order that we might have life with the Saints.” - St. John Cantius Today is the Traditional Feast of St. John Cantius. May God continue to bless our religious community and our parish. St. John Cantius, pray for us.

Join us for a special High Mass (1962 Missal) tomorrow on the traditional feast of St. John Cantius. Mass will begin at 7:30 pm and will be followed by an indoor Eucharistic procession that will conclude our 40 Hours Devotion. All are welcome!

“Do not let this opportunity pass you by. Do not view it as just another option among many. These are invitations from our Lord to spend quality time with Him. To rekindle that love. Today consider your relationship with where you are with God and where you would like to be. Have courage to give yourself to him. Because heaven is not simply a place we hope to enter Heaven is a union of love with God who has already given himself completely to us.” - Fr. David Yallaly

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen

Our 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration begins tomorrow ❤️ Sunday, Oct. 18 - Mass of Solemn Exposition 12:30pm - Solemn High Mass (Votive of Blessed Sacrament) (Commemoration of Twenty first Sunday after Pentecost) 2:15pm - Solemn Vespers Coram Sanctissimo 4:45pm - Simple Reposition 5:00pm - Mass/Compline 6pm - Simple Exposition

This Sunday we begin our annual 40 Hours Devotion. A period of 40 hours in front of the Most Blessed Sacrament. This will conclude on the traditional feast day of St. John Cantius, October 20th. Come spend time in adoration, join us throughout for the Rosary, Vespers, or a special High Mass (1962 Missal) on Tuesday at 7:30 pm to mark the end of our 40 Hours Devotion.

All Souls Requiem Mass at St. John Cantius🕯️ Come pray for all the souls who are undergoing purification in Purgatory on Monday, November 2nd. The All Souls Mass will begin at 7:30 pm and the music will be one of Mozarts final compositions, his haunting Requiem in D minor, K. 626.

“The most brilliant ideas come from meeting God face to face (at adoration). The Holy Spirit that presided at the Incarnation is the best atmosphere for illumination.” - Blessed Fulton Sheen Forty Hours Devotion is a special time for our parish every year. It is a time for each of us to come before the Blessed Sacrament and to thank God for his graces, to make reparation to Him for our past sins, to pray for the sick, and to beg God’s protection of our nation. St. John Cantius Church will hold our annual Forty Hours Devotion beginning Sunday, October 18th through Tuesday, October 20th. Sign ip for adoration: cantius.org/post/forty-hours…

High Mass Tonight! 7:30 pm with a Rosary Procession following the conclusion of Mass.

Meet our Music Intern Jonathan! Jonathan Esser is an organist and church musician currently in his junior year at Loyola University Chicago. The Milwaukee native is pursuing degrees in Liturgical Music and Philosophy, with minors in Theology and Catholic Studies. Jonathan’s work in the Church has centered on the Catholic liturgy, serving as a substitute organist for several parishes in the Milwaukee area as well as working as a sacristan in Madonna della Strada Chapel and Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. At Loyola, he participates in the University Schola Cantorum and has pursued further study in Catholic sacred music, liturgy, and conducting. He also holds the Service Playing Certificate from the American Guild of Organists.

Night of Love to accompany the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima tonight. 9:00pm Exposition - 12:00 Midnight Reposition. The intention for these 3 hours of adoration will be: Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The format for prayer time will include a variety of: Recited prayers of Reparation (e.g. Litany of the Sacred Heart, Seven Sorrows Rosary, etc.) Time for silent/personal prayer Hymns and chants Guided meditations