October 01, 2023
Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,
In the Gospel today, a father asked his two sons to go work in the family fields, one said no, I will not, but later changed his mind and went. The other said yes, I will go, but never did. Do we act like that to God our Father? We need to be honest in our answers.
Do we really accept Jesus as our Lord and follow His teachings with honesty and real love of God? Do we say prayers, but ignore the teaching of Jesus and his Church? Are we faithful to going to Mass and receiving the Seven Sacraments? Words and genuine actions are what God wants from us.
Jesus points out to the chief priests and the elders that John the Baptist came to instruct, but they refused to accept and believe. Yet, he says that other people who were not living the best way of life did come to believe and that they will get to heaven.
Today, we might ask ourselves do I accept the teachings of Jesus and His Church, or do I pick and choose what I want?
Yes, we do sin and make mistakes, but this loving God is willing to help us change and do the right thing so that we will enter into eternal life in heaven.
This is also Respect Life Sunday and means that we must respect all lives even if we don’t want to. First of all, we must respect the life God gave us, take care of it.
We may not like what some people do, but we cannot hate them and want to see them in hell. We need to pray for them to correct their bad behaviors.
The month of October reminds us to pray the Rosary, The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is Saturday, October 7th. The Rosary helps us to meditate on the Life of Christ and ask the Blessed Mother to pray for us and especially our world in this difficult day.
Fr. Jun Manalo is leading a Sacred Pilgrimage and will be away until October 14th, let us all pray for those on this Spiritual Journey.
God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
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Week-At-A-Glance
Saturday, September 30
Feast of St. Jerome
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
St. Patrick Catholic School Alumni Mass, 10:00am
Reception – Tour after the Mass
Confessions, 3:30-4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Two Collections – Regular Parish Maintenance
Sunday, October 01
Twenty–Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respect Life Sunday
Masses in the Church
7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Two Collections – Regular Parish Maintenance
Hospitality after, 7:30 and 9:30 Masses
Gift Shop Open
Walk-up Distribution of Holy Communion, 12:30 – 1:00pm
Confirmation Session, 1:30-2:30pm In the Church
Youth Ministry Class, 3:00 – 4:00pm
Monday, October 02
Feast of the Guardian Angels
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Fr. Larry’s Bible Class, 8:15 – 9:15am
Book of Proverbs, Chapters 18
Tuesday, October 03
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Fr. Larry’s Bible Class, 7:30 – 8:30pm
Wednesday, October 04
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Mother of Perpetual Help Novena, 8:00am
St. Patrick Catholic School Mass, 9:00am
Thursday, October 05
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Faith Formation Class (PreK-Gr.5), 5:45 – 7:00pm
Edge Middle School, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Friday, October 06
First Friday of the Month
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Holy Hour and Benediction, 8:00 – 9:00am
Happy Birthday, Kelly Stevens – St. Patrick School Principal
Saturday, October 07
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
First Saturday of the Month
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Blessing of Statues of Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of Fatima Rosary, 8:00am
Confessions, 3:30-4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Two Collections – Catholic Voice
Start of the October Count
Couples For Christ in the Parish Hall, 6:00-10:00pm
Sunday, October 08
Twenty–Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses in the Church
7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Two Collections – Catholic Voice
Start of the October Count at all Masses
Walk-up Distribution of Holy Communion, 12:30 – 1:00pm
Blessing of Animals in front of the school, 1:30pm
No Confirmation Session
No Youth Ministry Classes