Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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To learn about Rogation Days, consider listening to this Rector's Weekly Message from 2011.

That we should remember to be thankful for, and good stewards of, the earth on these three days before Ascension Day makes a good deal of sense. After all, on Ascension Day we commemorate Christ's ascent to the right hand of the Father, thereby leaving us to go forth throughout the world, and (among other things) to care for the world.

So Rogation Days remind us of our placement in time and space, and prepare us for the physical absence of Christ, who will come again, but who for the present moment is not with us in the way he once was. He has sent the Comforter to guide us in our work, and Christ remains with in the Eucharist, and the Father provides all we need, the Father and Christ remain accessible to us through prayer. Yet, the work we have been given is for us to do, and it is very much tied to our lives as physical creatures in time and space. Therefore, Ascension Day, and these Rogation Days leading up to Ascension Day, ground us.

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Saint Thomas Church is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Our Sunday hours are determined by our service and events schedule. We hope you will join us for our Monday-Saturday noontime service of Mass in the Lady Chapel, preceded by Shrine Prayers. We also offer space for Private Prayer in the back of the Nave.

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