This Week's Message
from Fr. Amesse
October 6, 2024

Mission Sunday falls on October 20th. Pope Francis wants us to go out and invite people to the banquet of the Lord. The world offers at her banquet: consumerism, selfish comfort, the accumulation of wealth and individualism. What does God offer at the Supper of the Lamb? Joy, sharing, justice and fraternity in communion with God and with others.

We go out. We invite. Do we want to do this? We have so many other things to do. And, what if people refuse to come? Well, they turned down Jesus. But many said yes to Christ. And many will answer us in the affirmative.

The Pope wants all of us to go to the “crossroads.” This is where we meet people who either do not know Christ or have stopped to follow Him. Francis warns about a Church that “imprisons” Jesus: a Church that will not let Christ out. We must not do so. We must go out and invite.

And we do so not by pressuring coercing or proselytizing, but with closeness, compassion and tenderness, and in this way reflecting God’s own way of being and acting. The Lord’s table is filled with succulent food and with fine wines when God will destroy death forever. The kingdom of God is at hand.

At Vatican II we were taught, “The time for missionary activity extends between the 1st coming and the 2^nd.” Mission Sunday is in 2 weeks. We are ready to be missionaries. We were commissioned at Baptism. We were strengthened at Confirmation. We are fed at the banquet each Sunday with Holy Communion.

I remember you at Mass!

Welcome Fr. O’Brien!

Fr. Conserva will be away until mid-October and so, Fr. Richard O’Brien will be assisting us with the noon Mass on weekdays – please make him feel welcome.

During this time, please note that weekday morning confessions will end at 11:45 am.

St. Francis of Assisi
Feast Day October 4
 

St. Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226) left a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after reportedly hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian church and live in poverty. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land.

Born in 1181 in Italy, St. Francis of Assisi was renowned for drinking and partying as a youth. During a military expedition/battle between Assisi and Perugia, he was captured and imprisoned for ransom. He spent nearly a year in prison and began receiving visions from God. After his release from prison, St. Francis of Assisi claimed to have heard the voice of Christ, who told him to restore the Christian Church and live a life of poverty. As a result, St. Francis of Assisi abandoned his life of luxury and became a devotee of the Catholic faith.

Today, St. Francis of Assisi, known for his deep love of nature and animals, is the patron saint of the environment and animals. Each October, many animals are blessed on his feast day.  ©LPi

Legion of Mary
at the Shrine

Meetings are held in the downstairs Conference Hall each week after the Sunday 12:00 noon Mass.

The Legion of Mary is a Marian movement founded in Ireland in the 1920’s. It is currently the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis’ October
Prayer Intention

We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.

In exile, you experienced living away from your country, culture, language, and environment.  The Savior helped you to adapt, learn, and grow from every event. 

St. Eugene de Mazenod, lead us to Jesus through the trials of life.

St. Joseph
Servant of Christ
Pray for us!

Full Litany of St. Joseph

Praying with the Stained Glass Windows of
St. Joseph the Worker Shrine

Part I - The 100 Year+ Windows Series
Part II - The St. Joseph Windows

May 27, 2024 - End of 40 Hours of Devotion Eucharistic Procession

Self-Guided Tour
St. Joseph the Worker Shrine

Ring the Bells of the Shrine

Everyday of the year, the “Bells of St. Joseph” ring-out God’s praise for all to hear!

Our Carillon can play Special Hymns of your choice any day of the year. At your request, our chimes will ring in honor of loved ones for the entire community to hear and prayerfully remember.Your offering of $20.00 will be greatly appreciated and will assist us in maintaining the Shrine and its ministries. Thank You!

Bell-ringing selections may be reserved for specific days & times throughout the year(s) in the Shrine Gift Shop/Bookstore.

St. Eugene de Mazenod’s Prayer to the Sorrowful Mother

 O Lord, Almighty God, you endowed the Blessed Virgin Mary with the fullness of every gift and grace. By allowing her heart to be pierced with the deepest sorrow, you crowned her merit and placed her at the head of countless legions of martyrs who, for love of your Son Jesus Christ, have shed their blood. Through the painful martyrdom endured by this gentle Mother seeing her beloved Son dying as a Victim because of his love for us, grant us the grace to bear with fortitude the disappointments and setbacks in our life, and not to fear torment or death itself, when we are called to confess our faith in Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

Confession

Mon - Friday
10:00 am - noon
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm

Saturday 
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

First Wednesday of the month

Eucharistic Adoration

The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration on -

Saturday after the noon Mass until the 4:00 pm Mass
First Fridays after the noon Mass until the 5:30 pm Mass