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Church
Information
St. Francis Seraph Church
on Liberty and Vine
Franciscan
Friars from St. Francis Seraph walk the Way of the Cross in downtown
Cincinnati.
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St. Francis
Seraph Church
1615 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-6400
(513) 721-4700
Sunday
Mass - 10:00 A.M.
Morning Prayer - Monday
through Friday - 7:40 A.M.
Eucharist - Monday through Friday - 8:00 A.M.
Obligatory Holy Days - 8:00 A.M.
Mission
Statement
Saint Francis Seraph Church, a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati established by the Franciscan Friars of the Province
of St. John the Baptist in 1859, welcomes all people of faith. Through
our celebration of Word and Sacrament, and in sharing our gifts
in service to others, we are renewed, transformed and empowered
to be instruments of reconciliation and peace in the Franciscan
tradition.
We are located
at the Northwest corner of Liberty and Vine Streets. The
church is handicap accessible. The handicap entrance to
the church is on the east side of the church on Liberty Street,
through the gate between the church building and the garden. The
gate leads to the side entrance to the church. Inside, there are
rows of chairs and with room for wheelchairs. A ramp provides access
to the sanctuary.
Parking is
available along Vine Street, in front of the church on Liberty Street,
or limited parking in front of the St. Anthony Messenger building
on the west side of the church. Please don't block the garage doors
in front of the St. Anthony Messenger building because several priests
who must get out on Sunday mornings to say Mass at parishes all
around the city park their cars in that garage. You can also park
in the St. Francis Seraph School lot on the other side of Vine Street
or in the Husman's lot next to the school lot. Enter off of Liberty
Street onto Moore Street on the east side of the school building.
St. Francis
of Assisi, A.K.A. St. Francis Seraph!
Many people ask us here at St. Francis Seraph Ministries, "Who
is St. Francis Seraph?" We have a wonderful answer!
The first of
the nine choirs of angels mentioned in scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas
placed the seraphim closest to God. Described with six wings aflame
with love for God, the seraphim encourage others to such love.
Well known for his love for all of God’s creation, St. Francis
of Assisi’s heart also was aflame with his love for God. St.
Francis Seraph refers to the mystical vision of the six-winged seraph
that our patron, St. Francis, had when he received the marks of
the passion of Christ in his body.
Fr. Pat McCloskey, OFM, Franciscan scholar and regular columnist
for the St. Anthony Messenger magazine, notes that St. Francis Xavier
Church already stood in downtown Cincinnati when the Franciscan
friars built their church in 1859. In order not to confuse this
principal church of the Franciscan Province of St. John the Baptist
with the already existing St. Francis Xavier Church, and to honor
the author of their Franciscan Rule, the friars named their church
St. Francis Seraph.
St. Francis
Seraph Ministries proudly claims St. Francis of Assisi as our patron.
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