In Heartfelt Gratitude: A Message from Bishop Burbidge

In Heartfelt Gratitude: A Message from Bishop Burbidge

In Virginia, there are nearly 675,000 veterans. Every day, and especially today, we offer them our profound thanks for their heroic service and sacrifice.

Whenever we encounter veterans, we should be mindful of the great gifts they offer and express our heartfelt gratitude for all they have done and for the outstanding contributions they continue to make.

We acknowledge the considerable sacrifices they offered in service to our country and in protection of our fundamental freedoms. These veterans often have families who also made countless sacrifices. Oftentimes these mothers and fathers were singularly responsible for caring for children and giving them a well-rounded life while their spouse was deployed.

Know that we keep you in our prayers and in our hearts. Your duty of not only supporting the servicemember through the good and the bad, but also doing the work of two people, is one we will not forget.

So today, and every day, we ask God to watch over all our 19 million American veterans. May He bless them with His love and hope in these ever-challenging times. It is because of them we are afforded the privilege of being Americans who can praise and follow God without fear and enjoy the freedoms safeguarded in the United States Constitution.

Thank you, veterans, for everything you do. May God bless you today, tomorrow and always.

 

From Our Pastor

From Our Pastor

Dear Folks,

I will be leaving for the Holy Land this Thursday. As in the past, I’d love to take your prayer intentions with me.

If you want to email me prayer intentions send them to frmosimann@stmaryfred.org or send them to me on Facebook. I have a post on there where you can add prayer intentions to my list.

My plan will be to pray for all of your intentions in two ways:

  1. The ones that I have early enough, I will print out and put them on the altars at each stop where we offer Holy Mass.
  2. I hope to find time to spend several hours in the Church on Calvary to pray for all of the intentions specifically. Last trip I was able to make an all night vigil in the tomb and on Calvary, so I had plenty of time to accomplish this!

Additionally, below you will find info about the trip to Ireland next spring! Margaret Ford and FredTravel have put together a lovely itinerary so that we can see Ireland with a real Irishwoman! Contact her for more info.

Pax et Bonum,

Father John Mosimann

November 6, 2022
Open House at HCA!

Open House at HCA!

Have you been considering a different path for your child’s education?  Holy Cross Academy (K-8) will be hosting an open house on Sunday, November 6 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Tour the school and learn more about the mission and vision of Holy Cross Academy.  All are welcome!  Please contact Mrs. Deena Lanier (540-286-1600 or dlanier@holycrossweb.com) for more information.