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Forming a Family of Disciples United in Jesus Christ

WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY
4:30 PM

SUNDAY
7:30 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass

5:00 PM Latin Novus Ordo Mass

DAILY MASS

MONDAY - SATURDAY

8:00 AM

CONFESSION

WEDNESDAY

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Beginning February 2026

Not on 3rd Wednesdays

SATURDAY
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Church)

SUNDAY
7:00 AM - 7:20 AM (Church)

ADORATION

every WEDNESDAY following 8:00 AM Mass

Holy Hour for Life - 1st Wednesdays at 4:45 PM

Saturday Adoration with Morning Prayer is also available each week, from 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM.

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We are eager to walk with you on you journey of faith and community.

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Wednesdays with our St. Agnes Church Faith Community is a mid-week full day opportunity to relax in prayer and spiritual enrichment. Please join us for all or part of these Wednesday events.

Day of Encounter & Glory Schedule

Wednesday 1:00pm Confessions and 7:00pm Hour of Glory have been discontinued for January.

7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Daily Mass followed by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Prayers
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for Weekly Adoration
1st Wednesdays 4:45pm Holy Hour for LIFE
5:30pm Evening Prayer, 5:45pm Benediction & Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
6:00pm Hour of Private Prayer in church
Starting in February - 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesdays 6-7:00pm Confessions
3rd Wednesday's 6-6:34pm Encounter & Glory Parish Family Dinner
Faith Formation or Sacramental Prep
- 1st Wed: 6:30pm Faith Formation
- 2nd and *4th Wed: Sacramental Prep (4th Wednesdays begin on January 29th)
- 3rd Wed: 6:00pm Encounter & Glory in the Lord Parish Family Dinner
- 3rd Wed: 6:45pm Faith Formation
- 3rd Wednesday's 7-8:00pm “Hour of Glory,” Adoration & Praise, starting in February.

St. Agnes of Rome

Feast Day - January 21st

Saint Agnes of Rome lived in the 3rd century. Becoming a Christian when Christians were often persecuted, making a promise to dedicate her life to Jesus, and refusing to marry because she wanted to stay pure for Christ, resulted in her arrest when a powerful Roman wanted to marry her. She was told to worship false gods or face death, so at only around 12-13 years old, she was martyred by the sword. Her courage as virgin martyr has greatly inspiration the Universal Church. St. Agnes is our parish patron. She is also the patron saint of young girls, gardeners, engaged couples and all those seeking purity. She is often depicted with a lamb to represent her innocence and purity, which is also reflected in her name. The Latin word for lamb is "agnus."

This year, since the Feast Day of St. Agnes falls on a Wednesday. We plan to celebrate as a parish family with an Italian themed Encounter & Glory Dinner, in the Activity Center, at 6:00pm, on January 21, 2026. Bring dessert (Italian desserts encouraged) or salad to share. Join us after dinner, in St. Agnes Church for a special St. Agnes Feast Day Holy Hour featuring a reflection by Scott Oesterle, as well as praise and worship music.

If you are available to help, in any way, please contact our Pastoral Associate for Evangelization & Faith Formation, Meghan Fleming, at Meghan.Fleming@archbalt.org.

January CR for Kids Featuring St. Agnes

St. Agnes Video

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National March for Life

January 23, 2026

St. Agnes will join with members of the nearby Pastorate of Resurrection - St. Paul to continue our long tradition of participating in the National March for Life in Washington, DC. While many will attend the March, our parish also has opportunities for those who cannot travel.

For Those Able to Attend the March:

Reserve a seat on the bus leaving Resurrection Parish in Ellicott City: www.resurrectionmd.org/respectlife and click on the bus link. For more information, please contact reslifebus@gmail.com or call 410-750-6927.
The bus will depart Resurrection Parish at 10:15am and return by 5:15pm. There will be a special March for Life Mass at 9:15am in the parish chapel followed by check-in and coffee/refreshments. Bring a bag lunch.
Those interested in carpooling from St. Agnes to Resurrection the day of the March are asked to arrive in our church lot at 8:00am. For more details, contact Paula Noeller at 443.570.5049 or pnoeller@comcast.net.

For Those Unable to Attend the March:

Pray the 9 Days for Life Novena: Copies of the Novena will be available in church. Join us January 16-24 in praying the Novena as part of the 7:30am Morning Prayer before the 8:00am Daily Mass (Sunday excluded).
Attend our Mass for Life on Thursday: Join us at St. Agnes for the January 22nd 8:00am Mass - the N ational Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children to give thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life.
Spend Time in Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration will be available all day during our weekly Wednesday Adoration (St. Agnes Feast Day - January 21st) and again before the 8:00am Mass on Friday, January 23, from 6:45 - 7:45am, as we pray for those participating and for the most vulnerable among us ~ infants in the womb, and their mothers.
Offer Personal Prayer and Sacrifice: Offer prayer, fasting, and Masses with the intention of proclaiming the dignity of human life and supporting the needs of the unborn and their mothers.

The Maryland March for Life will take place in Annapolis, on Monday, March 16th. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.mdmarchforlife.com/home-1.

St. Agnes Church follows the Baltimore County School Closings and Delays.

During the school week, if Baltimore County Schools are delayed: Mass will be celebrated according to schedule, and all parish activities will be held.
If Baltimore County Schools are closed: Mass is canceled, all parish activities are canceled, including Wednesday Adoration. The Office will be closed.
If Baltimore County Schools close early: all parish activities are canceled, including Wednesday Adoration. The Office will be closed.
On Saturdays: if we are in the midst of a winter weather event, Saturday morning Holy Hour, Mass and Parish activities will be canceled.
Determinations about Saturday evening and Sunday Masses are made by the Archbishop of Baltimore. While the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is serious, the obligation is lifted because of dangerous weather conditions. One should not put oneself in harm's way to attend Mass.

CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?

Know that we are here for you! If you or a family member is sick and in need of prayers, please call the parish office. Let us know if we can also add their name to the bulletin prayer list so your whole parish family can hold them in prayer.

Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

O God, who in Your providential design willed that Your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom You set over the other Apostles, look with favor, we pray, on our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV and grant that he, whom You have made Peter’s successor, may be for Your people a visible source and foundation of unity in faith and of communion.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Pope Leo XIV's Monthly Intention
January 2026 - Prayer with the Word of God

Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.

The Pope Video - Monthly Intentions