{"id":1013,"date":"2025-09-17T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petersburgcatholics.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:45:12","slug":"harvest-is-in-the-air-in-menard-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petersburgcatholics.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/harvest-is-in-the-air-in-menard-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Isidore & Maria Pray for our Harvest!"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Isidore, you lived a humble life working the land.
\nYou attended Holy Mass each morning which jeopardized the employment
\nthat allowed your family to eat.
\nThe Lord repaid your love by sending his angels to plow the fields
\nwhile you were at Church.
\nDear Isidore, ask Our Lord Jesus to place deep faith in our hearts
\nand water it each day with your prayers that we may progress in holiness as you did.
\nPray that as our heart grows in love and humility we may be a living sign of Jesus
\nto those around us.
\nAs a farmer who used his hands to bring forth nourishing food please ask Jesus to bless us with a bountiful harvest.
\nPray that our hands and bodies will remain strong that we may farm the land God has given us.
\nAsk Jesus to care for our gardens as he tends our hearts.
\nPray that weeds will be kept far from our fields and likewise give us an aversion to sin.
\nHumbly we ask that you carry the petitions we hold in our heart to our most loving and generous Lord. – Amen<\/em><\/p>\n

Fall is a time to rejoice in the changing in the leaves, Friday night lights, and bonfire weather. Another of God\u2019s seasonal changes is the farmer\u2019s harvest. He blessed this land with wonderful men and woman who are up well before most of us, doing work in the wee hours of the morning until late into the day that most of us could not fathom. Although in a hurry and faced with a large piece of farm equipment traversing the country roads to the next field can be frustrating, let us remember that this is a necessary job and that farmer has a family to get home to, homework to help with and miles of fields to plan for before they go to bed. Let\u2019s give some space and grace to ourselves and our farmers\u2019 equipment in those moments. Thank you, to our parish farmers, for all you do!\t<\/p>\n

Learn more about Saint Isidore & Maria:<\/strong>
\nIsidore and Maria, Patron Saints of Farmers<\/a>
\nLearn more about Illinois\u2019 Ag: <\/strong>
\nIllinois Department of Agriculture<\/a>
\nCounty & Illinois Harvest Activities 2025:<\/strong>
\nPetersburg Harvest Fest September 20th
\nSt. Peter Parish Picinic & Chilli Cookoff September 28th – See calendar for more information.
\nIndian Creek Farmstead Petersburg, IL https:\/\/www.indiancreekfarmstead.com\/<\/a>
\nJefferies Orchard (just south of Athens on 29) Springfield, IL https:\/\/www.jefferies-orchard.com\/<\/a>
\nSpoon River Drive (10\/4-5 & 10\/11-12) https:\/\/spoonriverdrive.org\/<\/a>
\nMust-Do Fall Activities in Illinois | https:\/\/www.enjoyillinois.com\/plan-your-trip\/seasonal-adventures\/fall-in-illinois\/amazing-fall-activities-illinois\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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