St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church has been serving Catholics and the people of Estill County, Kentucky since 1932. Our parish is small, but our hearts and people are larger than life. We are located at 322 Fifth Street, the very top of the street, in Ravenna, Kentucky. Sunday Mass: 9:00 AM Weekday Mass: 6:00 … [Read more…]
Our pastor, Fr Enrique Montoya, is taking a well-deserved vacation from August 11th through August 25th, and Fr John Becerra is celebrating our Sunday Masses on August 16th and August 23rd. His Mass this morning was very good and he delivered an excellent homily. Due to Fr Montoya’s vacation, there will be no weekday Masses … [Read more…]
From EWTN News: “Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass cannot be replaced by virtual participation The pontiff’s Aug. 12 general audience focused on the importance of the liturgical year. By Ishmael Adibuah,·Vatican Bureau | Sunday, August 12, 2026 | 7:00 AM EDT VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to prioritize attending Sunday … [Read more…]
On Nov. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the life and example of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a medieval noblewoman who responded to personal tragedy by embracing St. Francis’ ideals of poverty and service. A patron of secular Franciscans, she is especially beloved to Germans, as well as the faithful of her native Hungary. As the … [Read more…]
With the federal budget stalemate, many people in Estill County are facing some real food insecurity problems. St Elizabeth’s Church maintains an emergency Food Bank, though we are currently fairly low on stock. If you can help, there are ways to do this: You can donate money, by clicking on the Donate to St Elizabeth’s … [Read more…]
On October 4, the feast of St Francis of Asssi, St Elizabeth hosted a Care for Creation service in the Fr Al Fritsch Garden on church grounds. Several parish members and members of the Herb Club ,a long time group that meets monthly at St Elizabeth, attended. Brother John and his family from St Mark … [Read more…]
We are a very small parish, and cannot do the hugely fancy stuff others can for decoration, but this is our church on Easter Sunday. The Lord is in the great churches, but He is there with us in the small parishes as well.
St Elizabeth parishioners living their faith on Fridays during Lent at St Elizabeth.
Las Posadas is a novenario (an extended devotional prayer). It is celebrated chiefly in Latin America, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and by Latin Americans in the United States. It is typically celebrated each year between December 16 and December 24. Latin American countries have continued to celebrate the holiday, with very few changes to the tradition. Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to … [Read more…]