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6/12/22 Father Owen's Bulletin Message
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Dear Parishioners,
Every time we enter and leave the church, we bless ourselves. When we pass a church, the Catholic custom is to bless ourselves and we see many athletes blessing themselves before games. All Catholics, both Roman and Eastern rite, bless themselves in the name of the Trinity. Each time we do this, we consider:
· The Father, our creator of the world, of every animal and plant life in the world, and human beings who are made in his precious image.
· The Son, Jesus our Redeemer who has saved us from sin and who is our judge at the end of time.
· The Holy Spirit who empowers us, gives us wisdom and courage to live out our Christian vows.
This special feast of The Most Holy Trinity is a mystery which is hard for us human beings to comprehend. However, in faith we trust that God who has always existed and always will exist and is equally divided into three personalities, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three distinct personalities, each with the same mind. How blessed are we to consider that we, human beings are made in God’s image, that we human beings are empowered by Christ, that we human beings are strengthened by the Holy Spirit.
So many people have worked so hard in the revitalization of our beloved church. Last week, the floors were regrouted, cleaned and buffed. On Monday, June 13th, the pews will be installed. This will take approximately three days, we look forward to having the church reopened on this Friday, June 17th. We look forward to having Bishop Emeritus Serratelli on Friday to confirm our 10th graders at 6:30 pm. We welcome Bishop Serratelli with Fr. Kevin Corcoran.
Time flies when you are having fun. On Monday, June 13th, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, I will be your pastor three full years. St. Anthony of Padua has always been one of my favorite saints. He was a fearless preacher and brought many back to God. Many people don’t know that he was Portuguese by birth. He was actually born in Lisbon. His intent was to convert the Moors, “Muslims” in North Africa but was shipwrecked off the coast of Sicily. His response being, “I am here. This is where I will do God’s work.” From Sicily he moved north to Padua, preaching and teaching as he went. St. Anthony is remembered for bringing the lost sheep back to God but more commonly people remember him as being the finder of lost things. He is beloved and we must always remember to thank him when things that are lost have been found. Through the generosity of you, my beloved parishioners, we have been able to sell Carl Lane, buy the rectory and in the next few weeks, with great excitement, unveil our beautiful, revitalized church which will stand as a beacon of God’s love for the future. Thank you and God bless you. St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us.
Fr. Owen