St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church is an active parish through liturgy, education, and service. In the tradition of the Congregation of Holy Cross, we make God known, loved, and served by our prayers and actions.
Congregation of Holy Cross Priesthood Ordinations
On April 26 at 12:30 p.m. CDT, Deacon Richard Bevington, C.S.C., Deacon Noah Junge, C.S.C., Deacon Aaron Morris, C.S.C., and Deacon David Murray, C.S.C., will be ordained to the priesthood at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. These men professed their final (perpetual) vows in Holy Cross last summer and have since been serving in Holy Cross apostolates around the country as they prepare to be ordained priests.
You are invited to participate in the ordination liturgy by joining via livestream at livestream.holycrossusa.org. Learn more about the men and mission of Holy Cross at holycrossusa.org.
St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church is served primarily by brothers, priests and sisters of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
The initials, "C.S.C.", after their names are an abbreviation for the Latin "Congregatio a Sancta Cruce", which means "Congregation of Holy Cross".
The Congregation of Holy Cross was founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Moreau, who was a priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, France. It was founded in a town named "Holy Cross" hence the name "Congregation of Holy Cross". The mission of the Congregation was to assist in Church ministries wherever needed as parish priests, preachers of missions, educators, writers, and foreign missionaries.