Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2020 All you who are thirsty, come to the water! — Isaiah 55:1a Pastor’s Corner Baseball is back! I realize that you may not care about (or agree with) the fact that Major League Baseball kicked off its 2020 regular season on July 23. But please hang with me on this. So much can be learned from baseball about life. What fascinates me the most is just how old of a game it is and how little it has changed over the years. Yes, like so much else it has modernized a great deal, but I believe that the stars of 100 years ago could still compete, if not embarrassingly defeat, the stars of today. Baseball truly has a sense of timelessness to it. The Boston Red Sox have played in the same stadium for 108 years, and the Chicago Cubs have been at Wrigley Field for 106 years! Every time I have stepped into Wrigley, I felt like I was stepping back in time. A lot like when I step into a church like St Mary Basilica! There’s also a timelessness to our faith. The Truth as revealed by God will always remain the same. Every time we assist at the Holy Mass, we step outside of space and time joining ourselves with the Church Triumphant in Heaven. Every time the priest holds up the Sacred Host for us to adore, we gaze upon the very same Jesus Christ as the saints in Heaven. There have been so many modern ideas proposed and enacted to help speed up the game of baseball and make it more appealing. But in my humble opinion, adding things such as an electronic strike zone and pitch clocks will kill a lot of what makes the game so educational. Simply wanting to speed up the game proves how impatient we have become. Probably the best part of baseball is that it teaches us patience in addition to teamwork and humility. I often wonder what the greats of old think of the modernized game of today. Would we be able to follow along if St John Vianney or St Peter himself offered the Holy Mass in our church? Or have we modernized our worship so much that we’ve lost sight of what that worship should really look like? Why did we cast away such great things like chant and facing east when those practices made so many great saints? The funny thing is that if you scale back to just the bare bones of the latest Roman Missal’s rubrics, you’ll experience a Holy Mass that will look and feel much like its previous form. And that’s because the faith is eternal, and so is our worship of the eternal Godhead. Every time I go to a baseball game, I fall in love with the crack of the bat, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn, and the cheers of the fans. I step back in time to a purer age where competition wasn’t quite as driven by money or the false comforts of the modern age. And it should be the same way every time we walk into the Holy Mass with the smell of the incense, the sounds of chant glorifying God, and the ring of the bells as Jesus Christ becomes truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist. There’s a sense of timelessness to it all. And it’s there to remind us that there is something, some One, greater than modern society. And it is He Whom we worship. —Father Scott Thomas Fr. Scott and Fr. Mark trade months in offering a weekly reflection or catechesis in our bulletins. Be sure to check out what they have to share! ALTAR WORKERS FLOWER GUILD CARPENTER’S CUP August 7: Mary Lees Wilson August 8: Charlotte Sanguinetti PARISH INCOME LAST WEEKEND Weekly amount anticipated to meet budget Amount received last weekend WeeklyEnvelopes: $11,057.70 $11,433.00 (98) Loose Contributions: $326.93 $280.00 Special Collections: Saturday Vigil Mass August 8, 2020 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass August 9, 2020 10:00 a.m. Lectors: Bernita Dunbar, Manfred Eidt Eucharistic Minister: Allen Richard (Choir/Handicap) Greeters: Karen Blain, Emily Eidt, Beth Richard (Elevator) Ushers: Paul Burns, Mark Carter, Dallas Morris, Jimmy Simmons Servers: Charles Garrity, Tristan Fondren Mass Coordinators: Charles Garrity, Mark Carter Lectors: Eileen Maher, Mark LaFrancis Eucharistic Minister: Darren Cowart (Choir/Handicap) Greeters: Joan David, Drew David, Sydney McLeod (Elevator) Ushers: Paul Dawes, Donnie Holloway, Christopher Martin, Mark LaFrancis Servers: Philip Zuccaro, Izzy Dupre Mass Coordinators: Charles Garrity, Ruth Powers
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2020
All you who are thirsty, come to the water!
— Isaiah 55:1a
Pastor’s Corner Baseball is back! I realize that you may not care about (or agree with) the fact that Major League Baseball kicked off
its 2020 regular season on July 23. But please hang with me on this. So much can be learned from baseball about life. What fascinates me the most is just how old of a game it is and how little it has changed over the years. Yes, like so much else it has modernized a great deal, but I believe that the stars of 100 years ago could still compete, if not embarrassingly defeat, the stars of today. Baseball truly has a sense of timelessness to it. The Boston Red Sox have played in the same stadium for 108 years, and the Chicago Cubs have been at Wrigley Field for 106 years! Every time I have stepped into Wrigley, I felt like I was stepping back in time. A lot like when I step into a church like St Mary Basilica!
There’s also a timelessness to our faith. The Truth as revealed by God will always remain the same. Every time we assist at the Holy Mass, we step outside of space and time joining ourselves with the Church Triumphant in Heaven. Every time the priest holds up the Sacred Host for us to adore, we gaze upon the very same Jesus Christ as the saints in Heaven.
There have been so many modern ideas proposed and enacted to help speed up the game of baseball and make it more appealing. But in my humble opinion, adding things such as an electronic strike zone and pitch clocks will kill a lot of what makes the game so educational. Simply wanting to speed up the game proves how impatient we have become. Probably the best part of baseball is that it teaches us patience in addition to teamwork and humility. I often wonder what the greats of old think of the modernized game of today.
Would we be able to follow along if St John Vianney or St Peter himself offered the Holy Mass in our church? Or have we modernized our worship so much that we’ve lost sight of what that worship should really look like? Why did we cast away such great things like chant and facing east when those practices made so many great saints? The funny thing is that if you scale back to just the bare bones of the latest Roman Missal’s rubrics, you’ll experience a Holy Mass that will look and feel much like its previous form. And that’s because the faith is eternal, and so is our worship of the eternal Godhead.
Every time I go to a baseball game, I fall in love with the crack of the bat, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn, and the cheers of the fans. I step back in time to a purer age where competition wasn’t quite as driven by money or the false comforts of the modern age. And it should be the same way every time we walk into the Holy Mass with the smell of the incense, the sounds of chant glorifying God, and the ring of the bells as Jesus Christ becomes truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist. There’s a sense of timelessness to it all. And it’s there to remind us that there is something, some One, greater than modern society. And it is He Whom we worship.
—Father Scott Thomas Fr. Scott and Fr. Mark trade months in offering a weekly reflection or catechesis in our bulletins. Be sure to check out what they have to share!
ALTAR WORKERS FLOWER GUILD CARPENTER’S CUP August 7: Mary Lees Wilson August 8: Charlotte Sanguinetti
PARISH INCOME LAST WEEKEND Weekly amount anticipated to meet budget Amount received last weekend WeeklyEnvelopes: $11,057.70 $11,433.00 (98) Loose Contributions: $326.93 $280.00
Special Collections:
Saturday Vigil Mass August 8, 2020 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass August 9, 2020 10:00 a.m.
Lectors: Bernita Dunbar, Manfred Eidt Eucharistic Minister: Allen Richard (Choir /Handicap) Greeters: Karen Blain, Emily Eidt, Beth Richard (Elevator) Ushers: Paul Burns, Mark Carter, Dallas Morris, Jimmy Simmons Servers: Charles Garrity, Tristan Fondren Mass Coordinators: Charles Garrity, Mark Carter
Lectors: Eileen Maher, Mark LaFrancis Eucharistic Minister: Darren Cowart (Choir/Handicap) Greeters: Joan David, Drew David, Sydney McLeod (Elevator) Ushers: Paul Dawes, Donnie Holloway, Christopher Martin, Mark LaFrancis Servers: Philip Zuccaro, Izzy Dupre Mass Coordinators: Charles Garrity, Ruth Powers
DIRECTIONS FOR SIGNING UP FOR MASS TIME ON COMPUTER Go to www.signupgenius.com/go/fatherscott Scroll down to Mass times Click sign up under Mass time Click submit and sign up Enter name and email address (for confirmation of your reservation) Click sign up now You will receive an email confirmation. Print a copy or take a picture to show to greeter when arriving for Mass.
DIRECTIONS FOR SIGNING UP FOR MASS TIME ON TELEPHONE If you do not have access to a computer, please call Barbara Lomasney at 601-334-1200 between 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., and she will make your reservation for you. She can message you with a confirmation for your
Mass time. You do NOT have to sign up for a weekday Mass.
Attending Holy Mass In Our COVID-19 World
In deciding whether or not to attend Holy Mass
*If you wish to attend at St Mary Basilica either Saturday evening or Sunday morning, please sign up ahead of time. Directions may be found below. [You do NOT have to reserve a spot for the weekday Masses.]
*To keep social distancing, we can only use 44 pews in our church right now. This is about 1/3 of our capacity.
*The obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sunday is still dispensed. Those who are sick and symptomatic should stay home. Vulnerable adults, those 65 and older, and those with underling health conditions should continue to shelter in place.
*If you are unsure about your safety, then do not feel bad about staying home. That is perfectly understandable.
*Sunday’s 10:00 a.m. Holy Mass is still being livestreamed and remains available to watch afterwards at your convenience. [St. Mary FaceBook page and greenwavesports.live]
*The Cry Room and Nursery still remain closed at this time.
When Arriving for Mass
*Masks are mandated by the diocese. You must wear one upon entry, and it must cover your nose as well as your mouth.
*Ushers will help you find a seat. Please do not congregate and cause a crowd. Please be respectful of others and their personal space.
*Greeters will be ready to administer hand sanitizer upon your arrival.
During Mass
*Please keep your mask on for the entirety of Holy Mass.
*Missalettes remain available as a gift to you. You may grab one for each person in your family. Please keep them and bring them back for your own use whenever you return.
*Ushers will direct you for Holy Communion. There will be one line and we will respect social distancing. Only the priest will be distributing Holy Communion. After the priest gives you the Sacred Host, please step aside and at that time remove your mask to consume Holy Communion. Then replace your mask. You may NOT wear gloves to receive Holy Communion.
When Departing After Mass
*Please take your time leaving. Ushers will help everyone keep their distancing. Perhaps consider praying a few minutes after Mass to thank God for the opportunity to participate in the Holy Mass.
The following friends and members of our parish need our prayers. Please add these names to your prayer list. Contact the church office at 601-445-5616 to have names added to the prayer list. Names will be removed after four weeks.
Jack and Doris Kerwin Brian Warren Lance Gaude Mary Gunning Clarene Guercio Suellen Barnett Tommy O’Beirne Ben Butler Loveta Byrne Sissy Eidt Browning Wanda Mulvihill Mimi Maier Kate Ferguson Sonny Vance Walter Maier Pat Dale Ron Gaude Mimi Sandel Murphy Ken Ezell Peyton Murphy Ricky Woolfolk Chut Billingsley Isaac McIntosh Walter Harrison ************* Orvis Marlow John Barnett Mary Brasher Louis Dallalio Johnnie and David Galer Paul Vaughan John Taylor Clint and Elizabeth Smith Ken Beesley, Sr. Anita Souderes Gayle Anders
Margaret Cooley Charles Garrity Millie Weathersby James Weathersby Carolyn Krueger Selah Willard Michael Shaidnagle Richard Olier Cynthia Dollar Maureen Irby Ron Brumfield Patrick Biglane Karen Gardner Missy Brown Julius Carter Sue Melton ************** Barron Black Cole Doughty Ken Beesley, Jr. Anne Giadrosich Dinah Ricks Daniel Miller Bobby McLean Phillip Mardis Willie Rymer Diane Golden Gwen McCalip Betty White Edna Rose Bellan Paul Vaughan Al Walker Anne Allmand Walter Sandel Kate Spencer Jabbia Linda Sevin ************** Charlene Rushing Pete Cantu Dennis McDaniel
Erin Myers Barbara Burke Paisley Mardis Dennis Christian Connie Louviere Elsie Evans Kenny Nosser Delphine Prestridge Gerald and Yara Pitchford Bob McWilliams Fr. David O’Connor Butch Brown Anne Tebbetts Mullins Dr. Sam Tumminello Ed Eidt Jessica Leblanc Patrick Krueger Missy Brown Talor Little Andrew Hill Buddy and Pam Frank
PRAYERS FOR MILITARY and LAW ENFORCEMENT
We pray for those listed below who serve in the military or in law enforcement at this time, especially any of those who are serving in Iraq or in other dangerous areas of the world. Con-
tact the church office at 601-445-5616 to have names added.
Ashley Bennett Tyler Wheeler Andrell Hardy Benjamin Long Delayne Bush Lee Best Josh Jackson Casey Snyder
Brandan Bordelon Christopher Shaidnagle Marcus Estes Aaron Moore Matthew Henderson Matthew Voss Xander Miller
Priester Byrne Mike Chapman Travis Patten Josh Gamberi Conner Burns Luke Eidt Brian Hughes Albert J. Hughes, Sr. Frank Smith
ST. MARY OFFICE HOURS The St. Mary Basilica office has new hours in anticipation of hopefully starting more programs in our parish. New office hours are: 8:30 am-12:00 pm Monday 8:30-3:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:30-12:00 pm Friday Thank you for your patience during this time. God bless us all.
ALTAR FLOWERS THIS WEEKEND
The beautiful flowers on the altar of St. Mary Basilica this weekend, August 1 and 2, 2020, are donated by Pam and Mark McCann in loving honor of all parishioners with August birthdays.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER! The Catholic Church has reaffirmed that gloves may NOT be worn to receive Holy Communion in the hand. A fragment of the Sacred Host (within which Jesus Christ is truly present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity) could stick to the glove. Then, when disposing of the glove, the Holy Eucharist will also be thrown in the trash. You may wear gloves to Mass, but you must remove them when you approach to receive Holy Communion in the hand. Thank you for your understanding. —Fr. Thomas
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has resumed at St. Mary Basilica. It begins every Monday immediately following the 12:05 p.m. Mass. Adoration will conclude at 5:20 pm with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Come to a quiet place and spend an hour with Jesus. During Eucharistic Adoration
hours, someone must be in Church at all times. The Blessed Sacrament can never be left unattended!
PLEASE NOTE: If you have been tested recently for Covid-19 and have not received your test results yet, please DO NOT come to Mass or participate in any group activities until you receive a negative test result. You should be self-quarantining if you have been tested and have not gotten the result back yet. Thank you. Mary Woodward, Chancellor Diocese of Jackson
"Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want." —Mother Teresa
During this time of the Coronavirus Pandemic, our elderly people truly need help.
STAPLES FOOD DRIVE AUGUST 1 and 2,2020
During the first full weekend of every month, our parish collects staple food items to help feed the
elderly needy in the local area. A box has been placed in the vestibule of the church for all food donations during the month.
If you prefer, you may make monetary donations. Please drop all cash/check donations in the mail slot by the Rectory front door or mail your donations to St. Mary Basilica, 107 South Union St., Natchez, MS 39120. [Make checks payable to St. Mary Basilica.]
Collections have been VERY SLIM! Although we are very short on almost everything, we are most in need of these food items at this time: Cornmeal, Flour, Powdered Milk Packets, Canned Fruit.
Thank you so much for all donations!
Miss Lou Community Support Group for those grieving loss due to suicide
Monday, August 3, at 6:30 p.m. Masks and Social Distancing.
Grace United Methodist Church 2 Fatherland Rd., Natchez, MS
Jan and Pete Mills, 210-737-4759
FORMED
Who Do You Say That I Am?
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SIGN UP FOR FREE AT FORMED.ORG/SIGNUP
1. Visit formed.org and then click Sign Up 2. Select “I belong to a Parish or Organization” 3. Type in St. Mary Basilica Natchez,MS 4. Enter your email—and you’re in! Call Ruth in the church 601-445-5616 if you have any
questions.
PICK OF THE WEEK
Grief and Loss Support Group
WHEN: Second Monday of each month at 5:30pm WHERE: Grace United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with Masks and Social Distancing
2 Fatherland Rd, Natchez
Open to the Public
Next Meeting: Monday, August 10, 2020
WELCOME We welcome into our faith community through infant baptism this Saturday, August 1, 2020, Campbell Marie Willard, daughter of Peyton and Cameron (Middleton) Willard.
May God bless this child as she continues to grow in her Catholic faith, and may God bless her parents, her grandparents, and her godparents Judson Willard and Abby Laird.
WHO DO YOU SAY
THAT I AM?
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
INDULGENCE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND This weekend is the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels, and an opportunity for faithful Catholics to obtain a special Indulgence. It is a feast with particular importance to Franciscans and those with a special devotion to St. Francis of Assisi. The small chapel of St. Mary of the Angels (Our Lady of the Angels) was very dear to St. Francis of Assisi. He referred to it as the Portiuncula (the “Little Portion”) and it is considered the cradle of the Franciscan Order.
In 1209 St. Francis obtained from the Benedictines the use of the Portiuncula, for which he paid a basket of fish. The chapel and the surrounding small parcel of land were in disrepair. St. Francis rebuilt the chapel, adding small huts (cells) and enclosing it all in a protective hedge. It was there St. Francis received St. Clare and began the Second Order, the Poor Clares. He held the annual meetings of the friars (Chapters) there and it is where he spent his final earthly moments; dying in his cell October 3, 1226.
St. Francis felt that the Portiuncula was a place filled with God’s grace. In 1216, at the request of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Honorius granted special privilege (plenary indulgence – a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins) to all those who would visit the little chapel. Pope Paul VI later expanded the Indulgence to any parish church. To receive the Indulgence one must visit the church on August 2nd and
1. Recite the Apostle’s Creed and the Lord’s Prayer 2. Pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. 3. Receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist within a few days. 4. And be free from any attachment to sin, even venial sin.
Fraud Prevention Hotline
The Diocese of Jackson’s Department of Tem-poral Affairs has engaged Lighthouse Services to provide an anonymous financial fraud, compli-ance, ethics and human resources hotline. This hotline allows for an appropriate method to re-port occurrences related to the temporal admin-istration within parishes, schools and the chan-cery office. www.lighthouse-services.com/jacksondiocese English speaking USA: 888-830-0004. Spanish speaking USA: 800-216-1288
THIRST You have put salt in our mouths that we may thirst for you. —St. Augustine
PRAYER AND HUMILITY Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes. —St. Dominic
The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy was built around the Portiuncula.
During this Coronavirus pandemic, we thank all our parishioners who have mailed or dropped off their donations to help with our parish’s everyday operating costs. We must still pay our bills! Here are a few alternative suggestions that will help keep much needed offertory support going.
US Mail – simply drop your check in the mail (107 S. Union St., Natchez, MS 39120) Bill Pay – many banks provide a bill pay service. It is a simple process, and your bank can easily walk you through if you have questions. For many it can be set up on your bank’s website. On-line – go to our website (www.stmarybasilica.org) and set up an online donation by using your credit card, debit card or directly from a checking or savings account. ACH Draft— St. Mary offers a once per month ACH draft. You no longer need to write weekly or monthly checks or use your offertory envelopes. Please call Mary Flowers at the St. Mary church office (601-445-5616) or email her to set up this service at [email protected] or to change the amount you are currently having drafted.
Thank you for your generosity. We pray that everyone stays healthy during this difficult time. May God bless us all.
FIRST COMMUNION CELEBRATED THIS WEEKEND
Please pray for these children as they receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion as a class this Sunday, August 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary Basilica. Mrs. Katherine Callon has been the sacramental coordinator for these children this year.
James Brown Alice Martin Aiden Messmer Camille Anderson Camille Daniel Alex Rojo Mary Virginia Waycaster Vivienne Gibson Grayson Tossspin Rivers Atkins Brooklyn Rayborn Macy Carter Grace Biglane Audrey Janette Tyler Orr Laura Verucchi
YOUTH WORK CAMP CONTINUES Because of COVID-19, our CYO group could not travel to one of the Catholic Heart WorkCamps this summer as they have done in past years. Therefore, during the weeks of July 20 and July 27, 2020, groups of CYO members and adult sponsors worked to beautify the outdoor areas of Cathedral School and the yards of elderly and homebound individual parishioners as well as help with the local Habitat for Humanity project. Last week the pictures of the beautification projects done by our youth at Cathedral School were featured in the bulletin. This week we hope you enjoy seeing the work that our youth did at individual homes and at Habitat for Humanity. Your parish family is proud of you!
ST. MARY YOUTH PROGRAMS
CYO (9th-12th grade) Last week and this week our CYO had a Mission Work Camp around town! We had over 45 youth participating and over a dozen parents. Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday we worked on the yards of some parishioners, and Wednesday we worked with Habitat for Humanity, and Friday we worked on St. Mary’s Prayer Garden. [Photos on this page and previous page]
Next Tuesday (8/4) the CYO will have Taco Tuesday! Youth are invited to go to Memorial Park – bring a beach towel and water guns/super soakers – and we’ll eat tacos, play music and have fun – socially distancing, of course. We will be there from
7-8 pm.
As school is about to begin I will be posting information in the weekly bulletin about upcoming events. At this time only JCYO and CYO will be meeting, due to Diocese guidelines. While these have been very difficult times, for some more than others, we must think of the things that we are grateful for. We mourn the loss of friends and loved ones and are sad about events and other things that were cancelled. Our community has stayed strong together and I believe that while life may be different when we come out of this strange time, God’s hand will be seen in our lives. I continue to keep all of you in my prayers. Always remember - we are all in this together for we are each an important member of the One Body of Christ.
Blessings, Carrie Lambert, Youth Minister
Continued from previous page
MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW [Due to the tremendous response to our Blood Drive last Tuesday,
a 2nd Blood Drive has been scheduled if you could not donate then!]
ST. MARY PARISH 2nd BLOOD DRIVE
Wednesday, AUGUST 12, 2020 1:00-6:15 pm O’Connor Family Life Center (613 Main St.)
Call Regina at the church office (601-445-5616) to make an appointment or schedule your appointment online at www.vitalant.org. (United Blood Services is now Vitalant.)
At our Blood Drive last Tuesday, July 28, 2020, our goal was 30 units of whole blood—we are proud to announce that we collected 60 units of blood! See pictures. We thank all donors for giving and Susan and Steve Nielsen and members of the Community Services Commission for their hard work to make the drive so successful!
Mass INTENTION INTENTION DONOR DONOR
12:05 p.m. Mass Monday-Friday
August Monday, 3
Kaiser Hails (D) Winnie Kaiser
Tuesday, 4 Madelyn Barnett (D) Suellen Barnett
Wednesday, 5 Pat Gamberi (D) Mary Estelle Sanguinetti
Thursday, 6 Pat Ray (D) Hedy Boelte
Friday, 7 Sonny Sanguinetti (D) Family
Saturday, 8 8:00 a.m. Latin Mass Charles Whitam (D)
August 2 Gary Guido Mary Kay Doherty Grant Carlton August 3 Augusta Smith
Parishioners, please contact the parish office if your birthday is not listed. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
August 7 James Bright Monty Mayo John McCullough Emilia Romero Suzannah Branton Jennifer Bunch August 8 Rita Tebbetts Michael Puddister James Coley Kakki Gaude
August 4 Gigi Johnson Thomas Matthews Patricia Eidt Dru Godfrey Nell Godfrey Clare Meng August 5 Freddie Maier Andrell Hardy August 6 Helen Flowers Kelly Graning
MEETINGS and ACTIVITIES REMAIN CANCELLED Although St. Mary Basilica and Assumption Church have begun public Masses, everything else remains cancelled. Our weekly and monthly meetings, exercise programs, parish meals, and other types of gathering continue to be cancelled for the time being. We fully intend to resume all of our parish’s wonderful activities and commission projects as soon as we are confident that we can do so in a safe and healthy manner.
Our priests and staffs of St. Mary Basilica and Assumption Church thank you for being so wonderful and supportive during these challenging times. One thing we know for sure is that our Church cares about each and every one of you. God bless you all, and hopefully, we will begin our activities in the near future.
GOD BLESS OUR
COUNTRY!
“Where most men work for degrees after their names, we work for one before our names: 'St.' It's a much more difficult degree to attain. It takes a lifetime, and you don't get your diploma until you're dead.” ― Mother Angelica
