Happy Sunday!

This Sunday the Church celebrates the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of the Lateran Basilica. Commonly called St. John Lateran, this church is the Pope's cathedral. It is one of the four major basilicas in Rome and is a beautiful place of pilgrimage. Lining the main aisle are six columns on either side with a different apostle in each column. Some of the apostles hold the instrument of their martyrdom, others have symbolic features from their life, each of them is massive.

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Happy All Souls' Day!

Today the Church celebrates the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Indeed, throughout the month of November the Church prays for the deceased in a particular way. This has been a practice of the Church from the beginning. I remember visiting the catacombs in Rome and seeing the different graffiti throughout the underground tunnels. Families used to gather at the tombs of their loved ones to pray and would also bring a picnic.

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Happy Sunday!

We are less than a month away from the first ordination to take place in our new parish church. On November 22nd Bishop Dolan will be here to preside at the diaconate ordination of Nathan Blanchard. Many of you know Nathan and his family, his father is Dcn. Greg Blanchard. We feel so privileged to host such a wonderful event. It will take place at 11:00am on Sat 22.

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Happy Sunday!

Today is the calendar feast of the North American Martyrs, St. Isaac Jogues, St. John de Brebeuf, and Companions. These saints were French Jesuits who ministered in current upstate New York to the Huron Tribe. Writing back to France to encourage more Jesuits to join them, St. John de Brebeuf wrote thus, "When you reach the Hurons, you will find us with hearts full of love. We shall receive you in a hut, so mean that I have scarcely found in France one wretched enough to compare it with.

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Dorothy Day, the great Catholic activist, doubted God's existence. At least in her early adult years. But something changed when after giving birth to her daughter, she experienced an overwhelming gratitude. She later described how, as she held her daughter, the only appropriate response was a kind of unlimited gratitude. She had done nothing to deserve such a gift - this tiny, miraculous life - but there she was, flooded with gratitude, completely undone by the love of such a Giver.

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Happy Sunday!

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of our patron Saint Francis of Assisi. His feast is October 4th and since he is our patron we are able to celebrate it as a solemnity on Saturday and Sunday. Thus, if you typically follow along with the readings in your missal, you'll notice the readings are different today. St. Francis was born around 1181/82 in Assisi, Italy to a wealthy family of textile merchants.

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