St. Mary’ s Book Club will begin its Fall season by reading PRIESTS BARRACKS, by Guillaume Zeller: Dachau 1938 to 1945.
At that time, in the Concentration Camp, there were thousands of Priests whose true stories of heroism and death make for excellent reading for all Catholics. We will meet on Tuesday, September 11 in the John Paul II house, downstairs, at 10:00 AM. For more information, please call Mary Kenney 540-898-0372.
Dear Folks,
Happy Labor Day. Rest up. Celebrate the end of summer and the easing back into the ‘normal’ schedule for the year. Parents are rejoicing, and children are mourning as school bells are ringing once again. Remember that when you work and study, you are using the gifts that God has given you. He doesn’t give gifts without a purpose. Work has inherent dignity, that is often lost on modern man. We store up for ourselves the fruit of our labor in order to be able to provide for the future and live in a dignified manner. Moreover, work finds it ultimate reference when directed to God and we participate in the mystery of building up civilization in love and peace. Work took on an even greater dignity in the incarnation: God himself labored and earned His food by the sweat of his brow. I pray that you find great peace in your labors, that you not be enslaved by the demands of the workweek, and that work always be prioritized behind your faith and family. Our worth is not determined by our job titles, but by our love. May Saint Joseph the Worker intercede for us. Have a happy and restful Labor Day.
Prayers of reparation for Sins of the Clergy:
Monday September 3rd, Labor day:
6:00 pm Holy Hour of Adoration followed by
7:00 pm Mass to pray for the victims of abuse and in reparation.
There will be no 6:30am Mass on this coming Monday, September 3, Labor Day. We will have our usual 9am and 12pm Mass, as well as a special Holy Hour at 6pm followed by a 7pm Mass in Reparation for the Sins of Clergy.