April 6, 2025

Dear Parish Family:

Today begins a special part of Lent known as Passiontide. It is the last two weeks before Easter. Passiontide is all about diving deeper.  Even if our Lenten prayer, fasting, and almsgiving have not been the best so far, it’s a chance for us to renew and push forward with extra effort and fervor. If our Lenten get up and go has gone up and went, now is the time for us to recharge and refill. Here are some simple suggestions for a jump start as we countdown to Easter: 

· Thank God for inconveniences that come up. Unite them to the Cross. 

· Post on Facebook offering to take people’s prayers with you to Church.

· Pray for anyone who irritates or troubles you as you go through your day. And if you don’t have someone who does, say a prayer of thanks to God. 

· Skip a meal. Offer it up for those who don’t have the option of eating.

· Ask God to reveal someone in your life who needs help.  Then, help them. 

· Go through your closets and house. Pick out something you love and give it to charity.

Our Solemn Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotions was a time of great grace and blessing for us. Thank you to all who came to pray and adore, all who served at the altar and in the choir loft, and all who helped prepare and serve Tuesday’s special meal for our guests. Those special three days have helped us prepare for the most special three days (the Easter Triduum) that we approach.

Continued special thanks to everyone who makes our Fish Fry Dinners amazing and record-setting. Thanks to our kitchen crew, bakers, servers, cleaners, lobby personnel, volunteers, musicians, and everyone who pitches in week after week. This Friday is our last Fish Fry for the year. If you haven’t had a chance to come to a dinner yet, don’t miss this opportunity. 

Love and prayers,

Father Neil Sullivan