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A Message from Our Pastor

April 13, 2025

Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,

If we had been living in Jerusalem on the First Palm Sunday, would we have taken our family out into the streets to welcome Jesus to the Temple? Maybe, we face that same decision every Sunday and Holy Day.

If Jesus had invited us to the Last Supper to receive His Body and Blood in Holy Communion, would we have said no or it takes too much of my time? How about Mass and Communion every Sunday now.

If Jesus had invited us to spend an hour with Him in Prayer in the Garden, would we have said yes? Well, Thursday night, we have that opportunity in a visit to the Church, to pray with Jesus.

If we had been on the streets of Jerusalem on Good Friday, would we have called out Crucify Him, Crucify Him, I don’t like His message of how to live our lives. Can we spend an hour and a half on Good Friday listening to Jesus Seven Last Words from the Cross? Well, 2:00 to 3:30pm, we can come to Church and listen to His words.

If we had been at the foot of the Cross on Good Friday, would we have venerated that Cross and said, thank you, Jesus for dying for me to be able to go to Heaven.

If we had risen on Easter Sunday to visit Jesus’ tomb and saw that He was risen from the dead and preparing to go to Heaven to be with His Father, God. Well, then we should not let anything keep us from going to Mass on Easter Day.

Holy week, let us go to Confession and have our sins removed.

Let us see how Jesus showed us how to forgive and show mercy.

On Thursday, Friday and Easter Sunday, do we celebrate that beautiful gift?

Will we carry on Jesus ministry today, by supporting St. Patrick Parish with our Easter Offering?

Also, will we support the 2025 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal.

On behalf of all of St. Patrick Parish, a very Blessed and Holy Time during Holy Week and let us rejoice and have renewed Hope in our Catholic Faith.

              

God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Your Pastor


 

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