Welcome! to the website for St. Valentine & St. Mary Parishes of Peru, IL.
This is a beautiful Easter antiphon which honors the Blessed Virgin Mary. Scripture does not tell us explicitly that Our Lord appeared to His Mother after He rose from the dead. But Scripture supposes understanding. Surely, Mary would have been among the first to receive an apparition of her glorious Son, Who triumphantly rose from the dead!
It is customary to pray (or sing!) this antiphon in place of the Angelus during the Easter Season.
Regina caeli laetare, alleluia
O Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia
for He whom meetly thou barest, alleluia
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia
He is risen, as He said, alleluia
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
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Bishop Jenky's Call to Heroic Catholic Witness... Jesus Christ is Lord!
Bishop Jenky upholds the Kingship of Jesus Christ in his sermon at the recent Catholic Men's March in Peoria. Read the full text of the Bishop's comments here: Heroic Catholicism.
Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat!
Christ wins! Christ reigns! Christ commands!
Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) Study
St. Valentine and St. Mary Parishes are (Cluster)ed with St. Joseph Parish (and St. Bede Abbey) in the Peru area planning process. Recently the Peoria Diocesan Planning Commission has declined to accept the Cluster's Suggestion to maintain three parishes in Peru. Instead, the Commission is recommending that St. Valentine and St. Mary Parishes be merged into a new parish located at the current site of St. Valentine Church. The process allows opportunity for input and rebuttal to the Recommendation. Read more...
New Website
Welcome to our new Website for St. Valentine & St. Mary Parishes.
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