“Now, Master, you may let your servant go
in peace, according to your word,
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people Israel.”

Luke 2:29-32 (From today’s Feast of the Presentation of the Lord)

This Week’s Fr. Patrick Holy Homework

This week, continue to be sure to read Sacred Scripture for 15 minutes each day, and specifically ask Jesus to teach you more deeply about His love and how to let it seep into every corner of your life.

Annual Celebration of World Day of
Prayer for Consecrated Life on February 2

The Catholic Church will hold its annual celebration of World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life on February 2, and parishes will commemorate the event over the weekend of February 5-6. This event is a special time for individual parishes to celebrate the gift of consecrated life and pray for men and women discerning a consecrated vocation with the global Catholic Church.

Instituted by Saint John Paul II in 1997, World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life is celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, which commemorates through the blessing and lighting of candles that Christ is the light of the world. So too, those in consecrated life are called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all peoples.

Bishop James F. Checchio spoke of how the example of consecrated men and women should spur all of the faithful on to greater holiness. “With lives of poverty, chastity, and obedience, consecrated men and women provide us with an example of complete dedication to Christ. They remind us that regardless of the vocation the Lord calls us to, we are all called to union with Christ and to do our part to build up the Kingdom of God.”

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Baby Shower -- Shower for Mother Mary

 Shower for Mother Mary
Jan 9, 2022 - Feb 27, 2022
Sponsored by
Knights of Peter Claver
Ladies Auxiliary Court #247

The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court #247, is hosting a virtual baby shower through Feb. 27^th to support the work of the Image of God Crisis Pregnancy Center which is housed at the Corpus Christi Activities enter.  We are accepting gift cards from Target, Amazon and Walmart.

E-cards can be sent to [email protected].   Please place your gift cards in the box labeled ‘Shower for Mother Mary’ at the back of church.  Image of God Crisis Pregnancy Center offers free pregnancy tests, maternity clothes, parenting classes, baby clothes and other baby items. 

Professional counseling to assist with educational, employment, family and spiritual goals is also offered.

Thank you for considering donation to this worthy organization.

Please Pray for …

Our prayer list continues to grow for the deceased, the ill and the homebound. Please visit our parish bulletin for the current list on page 3. … and then raise a prayer for those on the list and your own special intentions.  Simply click on the Bulletin button at the end of this email.