Fr. Ron posted: “Dear Parishioners, This Friday, May 1, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. This is the second feast of St. Joseph in our liturgical calendar. The first being March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus.
This Friday, May 1, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. This is the second feast of St. Joseph in our liturgical calendar. The first being March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. This feast day which was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 was made to promote the dignity of labor and to encourage a spiritual dimension to labor unions. Pope Pius XII emphasized the importance of work to the Christian life in building up the kingdom of God. The worker is not to be degraded or be used for material gain but to be respected for his gifts and labor. For a practical application to this feast day, perhaps we can reflect on ways that we can add a spiritual dimension to our work day. How can we be like Jesus who worked as a carpenter? How can we live a virtuous life in our places of employment?
I share with you a letter that I received this past week from Cardinal Seán;
Congratulations on reaching your 2015 Catholic Appeal goal at St. Joseph Parish.
The Catholic Appeal is the primary means through which we sustain essential ministries that build up our community and encourage all of our people to live together in faith. Thank you for your support of this important effort.
The generosity of your parishioners is a sign of their recognition and appreciation of our pastoral leadership. I am truly grateful for their commitment and support of the work of the Church. Please share with them my heartfelt thanks for continuing to be joyful signs of God’s boundless love and compassion to all.
Thank you for your generous response to the Catholic Appeal. I also thank you for your continued generous support to this parish. Again, I encourage you to consider the spiritual activity of tithing, giving your first 10% of your income to the Lord. I ask that you support this parish with part of your tithe and to give the rest in support of other worthy organizations to help those in need. Also as you can see with our financial monthly reports, most of our parish support comes from our offertory and less from our electronic giving. It would be nice if we could reverse that in order to help us prepare for our yearly budget.
I will be available to hear confessions on Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
May Jesus continue to shepherd you in all of your needs.
The phone rang on Tuesday evening at around 9:15 pm and it was my brother S and he said that our friend Donna S. Passed away on April 8, We did not know. Donna was our family friend for the last 20 or so years. We met her through St.Basils and she was so perfect in her love for everyone. God radiated through her life and she served everyone.
Donna, worked very hard in her life despite having had a whole lot of physical limitations. She kept going and never stopped. She was young but had a terrible lung desease that required her to have oxygen at all times. she carried that tank around with her daily as she served everyone in need.
She loved God and believed in every word that he spoke that is written in his good book. . She lived those words and did not complain about her restrictions. She just reached out.
Donna and I talked often and she visited us here a few months back for dinner. It was very special as always. She would say Dan, God is useing you in a powerful way and I would say Donna you are the amazing one.
She cared, she was smart and she was humble and caring like Mother Teresa was.
She was also current and fun and would laugh at my danny jokes.
Donna was our friend, Donna was on a mission and Donna was an angel on Earth.
Rest in peace, we love you and will see you again . Amen.
Donna’s life was one of beauty.
Donna went to God rejoycing, oh the beauty she must have seen. We will miss you honey.
Just Danny Speaks 