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Daily Mass Monday-Saturday: 8:00 AM
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM
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The Our Lady of Grace Clergy & Staff thank you for your continued support! You are in our prayers!

~ Week of January 23, 2022 ~

Dear Friends,

The Gospel passage for today’s liturgy contains two sections. Saint Luke, in that first section (1:1-4), states his purpose in writing the Gospel. He wants to present the mission of Jesus “after investigating everything accurately anew.” He presents the mission in an “orderly sequence” so that we “may realize the certainty of the teachings you [we] have received.” He addresses this introduction to Theophilus whom he also addresses in the introduction to Acts of the Apostles, his other work. The text is to bolster our faith in Jesus and His mission but also to help us understand that mission. The texts from the Gospel According to Saint Luke will be used during Ordinary Time this year, pretty much in sequential order. The second section of this passage recalls the beginning of the public ministry in Galilee. Two items to notice, which we will see unfold as we continue hearing from the Gospel are: a) the role of the Spirit working with and through Jesus in His ministry; and b) the time of fulfillment is now; the coming of Jesus, the Messiah, was prepared through the covenant with Israel, now is the time of salvation. Jesus comes to free us from all that binds us: poverty; captivity; blindness, and oppression. As the ministry unfolds we will see that these four items are not just related to the obvious physical or material but something deeper. The freedom He offers has one major purpose – to give us the ability to love.

Welcome to everyone who is joining us this weekend on our “Invite a Friend” weekend. Please know you are welcome here. Many people, during the past year and one half, have been pressed hard by the Covid situation. Questions arise that may have not in the past. Questions related to life, purpose, God and community. The questions are not new to the Church as we’ve been pondering them, and continue to ponder them, as the centuries go by. As individuals, there are different points in life that we revisit or go deeper into our understanding of the answers. In the coming weeks we will be offering a program called “The Search” which helps identify the questions and explore some possible “leads” in answering those questions for ourselves. Maddie Appleby, our Director of Pastoral Services, will be leading the program which will use a well prepared and engaging video series. Please see this bulletin or our web-site for more information. All are welcome to attend.

Thanks to everyone who helped out last week for the MLK, Jr. Day. The weather wasn’t the greatest but fortunately we missed the brunt of that storm. Hopefully next year we’ll be “back in person” for the service projects.

Thanks to the Hospitality Committee and everyone who provided refreshments for today. You’re doing a wonderful job in providing hospitality and helping to build the community.

Congratulations to the men entering the Knights of Columbus today and welcome to the Knights from other parishes in the area who are participating in the exemplification.

God bless,
Monsignor Prior