Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe

Dear Parishioners,

    This Sunday we will commemorate the feast of Christ the King. This Feast marks the end of the church year. We also look forward to Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. 

    As we move from one year into the next, we have anxiety, and we feel gratitude.  There have been many challenges that we have had to overcome, and this continues to be the case. Right now, there are worries about inflation and supply chains. Will we get all the stuff we usually have for Christmas?  The worry is that if we don’t this will depress our mood some more.

     Our Christian spirituality could help us through.  Jesus taught us that our happiness does not have to depend on what we own.  Didn’t our savior say, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”   The virtue of holy indifference is something that many saints taught about, people like St. Francis, St. Ignatius Loyola, and St. Mother Teresa.

     Advent might be a time to live a little more simply.  We can move around more freely than last year so we could revert to hyperactivity the next four weeks. Maybe this is the year to say no to excess.

May Our Lady and all the Angels and saints watch over you.

Fr. Mark

Thanksgiving Meal Prayer

May this food restore our strength,

giving us new energy to tired limbs,

new thoughts to weary minds.

May this drink restore our souls,

giving vision to dry spirits,

new warmth to cold hearts.

And once refreshed,

may we give new pleasure to you,

who gives us all.

Amen.

Join us at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on

Thanksgiving Day as we give thanks

for the many gifts God has given us this

past year!