From the Desk of Father Schaller - April 4, 2021

The Lord is truly risen, Alleluia. To him be glory and power for all the ages of eternity, Alleluia, Alleluia! (Easter entrance antiphon). The forty days of Lent - of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving - now yield to the rejoicing and feasting of Easter. We should feast, and with the same zeal with which we fasted during Lent. Even nature beckons us to rejoice at new life! The Church has always considered the Resurrection of the Lord to be the principal Feast of our Faith. That is why the Easter season lasts fifty days. So, rejoice and feast – especially during this Easter Week! May the Lord bless you and your family today and throughout this Holy Easter Season!

Next Sunday is observed as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” Sister Faustina Kowalska was canonized on the Sunday following Easter during the Great Jubilee Year of 2000 by Saint Pope John Paul II in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. A Polish nun, Saint Faustina was the first canonized saint of the new millennium! It was through Saint Faustina that Jesus encouraged this special devotion in which we emphasize the Divine Mercy of the Lord. I will speak more about Saint Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion in next week’s bulletin.

Due to the Wuhan virus situation, Bishop Callahan has delegated to pastors the right to confirm their own parishioners. Therefore, I will be conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation to 7 young people from our parish next Sunday at 12 Noon. All parishioners are invited to the Confirmation Mass (which fulfills you Sunday obligation). Come, Holy Spirit!

On behalf of Deacon Jerry Ruesch and the parish staff, I want to thank all our parishioners for the kind gifts and cards we have received on the occasion of this Easter Feast. May the Lord bless you and your family today and throughout this Holy Easter Season!!

May God bless you!
Fr. Schaller 

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