Hello, people of St. Stanislaus!

02/04/2024  |  From the Clergy

Hello, people of St. Stanislaus!

Can you believe it is already February of 2024, and that Lent starts on February 14th?

I guess I am getting old as people tell me the older you get, the faster time goes by. Fr. Sergio has been back in Columbia since January 7th; I will be back in both Spanish and English Mass rotation once Lent begins because he will return just before Ash Wednesday.

January has been another busy month of funerals, as it tends to be. Please remember to keep praying for our beloved dead and for their families who mourn their loss. Between funeral Masses, committals, and anointing's and last rites, I feel like that has been all I’ve been doing lately. Most of you are very good about it, but I just wanted to remind you of the importance of the sacrament of anointing of the sick, and if your loved one is close to death-don’t wait until the last minute in asking for their last rights and prayer asking God to allow them die in peace. Make sure you call a priest sooner rather than later and remind your family members to do that for you if you are the one who is ill.

This weekend’s Gospel tells us of Jesus healing Simon’s mother-in-law. We then hear that he went off to a deserted place to pray. I pray for you, our parish and our school very early each morning; my pup is in the chapel with me also. Please remember to pray for me too!