Blessed Karl Welcome and Parish Outreach
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Our Blessed Karl Guild is here to help!
If you are:- A new parishioner who would like to learn more about the parish
- Sick, elderly or homebound who would like a friendly or helpful home visit
- A family who would like help with wedding or funeral preparations or meals, or other services
- Someone who wants to learn more about our parish and Rapid City before making a move
- Someone who wants to learn more about the Traditional Latin Mass
Use this form to send us a message and we will schedule time to meet with you.
If you are an existing parishioner and need assistance with other matters, please call the parish office.
Please note: This is not the registration form for new parishioners. If you wish to register as a parishioner please complete or download the form at this link.
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About Blessed Karl
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A Man Devoted to God, Family, Country, and Peace
Blessed Karl was an emperor and king, but his first vocation was as a husband and father who sought to get everyone to Heaven.
Karl of the House of Austria was born in Persenbeug in 1887. On October 21, 1911, he married Zita of Bourbon-Parma. With his wife and children he led an exemplary family life — a true domestic church, shaped by his intimate love for the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1916, in the midst of the First World War he became Emperor of Austria and was crowned King of Hungary. He strove for a fair and lasting peace, and promoted equity and justice. After the revolution of the Provisional National Assembly in 1919, he was banished into exile, lived in poverty and bore his illness with a profound trust in God. He died on April 1, 1922, in Funchal on the island of Madeira, while calling upon the name of Jesus. On October 3, 2004, Pope Saint John Paul II proclaimed Karl of Austria “Blessed”— one step closer to being proclaimed a saint of the Catholic Church.
BLESSED KARL OF AUSTRIA
PRAY FOR US!
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