August 02, 2026

Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,

Can we identify with the words of Psalm 145 today? “The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.” The Lord is near to all who call upon him in truth.

Let us accept God’s invitation and trust, He hears us and will answer us, maybe not in the way we want, but He is God and He knows what ‘s best for us.

Are we proud of Jesus when He is grieving, the murder of His cousin, John the Baptist, and wants to pray and grieve?

Jesus sees the needs of the many people who have come to listen and learn from him. Yes, maybe, hope to witness a miracle or two.

The crowd is hungry and tired, and Jesus decides to feed them with a very big and impressive miracle.

Jesus had the crowd sit on the grass, He took the five loaves of bread, and the two fish raised them up to heaven to God the Father, the maker of the bread and fish. He blessed the bread saying the words that will work the miracle at the will of God the Father. The five thousand men and the other women and children ate and were satisfied and still had twelve wicker baskets left over.

At this Mass today, our priest will raise the bread and the wine and offer these to God in heaven and ask Jesus, to come to us in Holy Communion.

Will we be satisfied, trust that we take Jesus home with us, that He will be with us as we eat our Sunday dinner together with family and friends?

Remember the Devil does not want us to go to Mass, to receive Holy Communion and to praise God nor put our Faith and trust in God.

God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Your Pastor