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Jan 8, 2020 · A vibrant caring Catholic community of more than 4,000 households on Bellflower Rd. near Lake Catholic High School. Mass times, clergy, and parish information are available on the website.
The Vision of Saint John Vianney Catholic Church is to use our diverse community and Eucharistic Centered Faith to follow the servant example of Christ and nurture His loving spirit, so that all parishioners are empowered to practice and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- West Meets East
- Being Byzantine
- Byzantine Liturgy: A Whole New World
- Uniform vs. Universal
Recently we had a visitor at Vespers on a Saturday evening at my parish. It’s not one of our well–attended services, so a visitor’s story is usually interesting. When I introduced myself to this woman afterwards, she thanked me for letting her attend as she had thought she was coming to a Catholic service. I tried to assure her that we were Catholi...
True, we do sing “Lord, have mercy” a lot. And at the core of Byzantine spirituality is the Jesus Prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.” In fact, a rich and multidimensional understanding of “mercy” is one of the distinctive traits of our liturgical and spiritual theology. Mercy is not just for sinners; it is how we ...
The emphasis on mercy may not be the only strange thing that you would notice in a Byzantine liturgy. The music with which the liturgies are sung echoes from traditions as old or older than Gregorian chant. Russian and Ukrainian polyphony are usually the easiest on Western ears. But in Melkite, Maronite, Armenian, and Coptic rites, as well as the S...
Some Catholics over the centuries have valued liturgical ritual and tradition primarily for their unifying and universalizing effect. Unity, for them, is strengthened by uniformity and weakened by diversity. A friend of mine, after I took him to a Byzantine service, said, “I am glad that there are different rites in the Catholic Church. I just thin...
The Diocesan Community Arena, later St. John Arena, was completed in 1960. St. John Vianney Seminary was founded by Bishop Mussio. It began at the property known as the Villa Maria on North Seventh Street, Steubenville, and later was established in Bloomingdale.
Worship with us online or in person at 59 East Mound Street each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All services are streamed live on our Facebook Page. Archived worship services are on our YouTube Channel. You can also find us on Instagram.
St. John Vianney Parish 10497 Coloma Road Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Map & Directions
700 S. Third Street. Columbus, OH 43206. 614-444-8994.
