Month Archives: March 2026

As we enter into Holy Week, I want to encourage everyone to attend sacred ceremonies, as they can. The practice of an annual spiritual retreat is impossible for many with the exigencies of modern life, but Holy Week can really be set aside to serve this purpose. I would prevail upon those who are able (I am aware that gas is very expensive and the demands of work and family life are many) to attend what ceremonies they can attend, including: Where there is a legitimate impediment to assisting at …

Confessions during Holy Week   I highly encourage all who wish to confess during Holy Week to do so early in the week, if at all possible. Expect very long lines during the Sacred Triduum. First Friday & First Saturdayin Holy Week   Holy Week represents a difficult or even insurmountable challenge to satisfying the requirements of the First Friday and First Saturday devotions. On Good Friday, we enter into the disposition of loss of Our Lady at the foot of the Cross and, therefore, we do not receive Holy …

Passiontide Veils   On behalf of the whole parish, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to all of the women who worked many hours to sew the new veils, to Mike Cao – who volunteered his design and workshop teams for the pulley system, and to Tom Scarry, who built much of the other hardware and contributed in many other ways. Book Sale & New Nursing Room   This Sunday (and next), we will be selling used books from the “Amazon” room, behind the classroom office. We have closed …

Retirement of Tish Gallagher   Tish has announced her retirement from her position at the parish. On behalf of the community, I would like to extend our warm gratitude and deepest respect for her many, many years of tireless service to the parish. She has been an integral part of our community since its inception, has founded a successful parish bookstore that has benefited innumerable souls, and has been of invaluable assistance to the priests in pursuing the pastoral and evangelical mission of the parish. Many parish activities relied heavily …