Last Updated on March 31, 2025 by web manager

PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST!

SCHEDULE AND OFFICE HOURS
For information concerning times for Mass, Confessions, Adoration, Family Faith Formation and Office Hours, click here.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES
For What’s Happening for Youth, click here.

LENT
In keeping with the Church’s ancient tradition, all Catholics are called in a more direct way to repentance and conversion during this time. By acts of prayer, penance and almsgiving, we strive to grow in our love of God and neighbor and to overcome our sinful habits. For more details, see our Lenten page here.

LAETARE SUNDAY
The fourth Sunday of Lent is often known by its Latin name, “Laetare Sunday.” This name comes from the first words of the Entrance Antiphon at Mass, “Laetare Jerusalem.” They mean “Rejoice, O Jerusalem.” The Fourth Sunday of Lent marks the halfway point on our journey to Easter. As a reminder of this, special signs of joy are permitted during the liturgy to encourage us as we continue on with our Lenten penances. Flowers can be placed on the altar and rose colored vestments can be used at Mass in place of purple ones. These things emphasize the contrast between Laetare Sunday and the other Sundays of Lent, and they are symbolic of the joys of the next life. For now, our joy is restrained and is mingled with a certain amount of sadness, but our joy will be fully revealed when we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection at Easter.

EXTRA TIMES FOR CONFESSIONS IN LENT
The Sacrament of Penance is a gift from Jesus to us. In this Sacrament, we have both an opportunity and obligation to receive God’s forgiveness and mercy. Make sure you receive this Sacrament and go to Confession before Easter. Besides the regularly scheduled times, there will also be extra times for Confessions during Holy Week. These times will be posted and in an early April bulletin. Also, we will be having two priests hearing confessions at Saint Patrick’s on Palm Sunday, April 13th from 6:00 to 7:00pm.

FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
Family Faith Formation (FFF) meets at Saint Luke’s on Wednesday, April 2nd. St Patrick’s has At Home learning until the next class on April 9th. Each session starts at 5:30pm with a family meal followed by classes from 6:10p until 7:20pm.

The main FFF webpage has At Home class sheets and other information here.

FATHER’S THOUGHTS
Occasionally, Father Sirba has written his thoughts on various subjects. For example, he recently wrote about the right to have an opinion. He has also written about questions we should ask and current customs, social norms, abortion, and much more. To see these, click here. The most recent is from November 17th, 2024.

MONSIGNOR JOSEPH BUH
Meet Monsignor Joseph Buh, the Duluth priest who could become America’s next saint.

ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?
If you are new to our area, or if you are a summer parishioner & consider this your spiritual home during the summer months, please join us & become part of our parish family. We value your time, treasure & talents. Contact the parish office to get a parish census form.

ARK BUILDING continues
See our Ark Builders menu and page here for more.

EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES
Eucharistic Miracles happen as Blessed Carlo Acutis shows us here! God does indeed seek to help us believe that he is truly present in the Eucharist.

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The Chosen is an artistic portrayal of the life of Jesus and the Apostles. As “The Passion of the Christ”, the creators of this series attempt to show how things might have been if we had been there … using the art of cinematography. It is worth watching, but with the idea that not all of the words, actions, or ideas presented are known to be true. Consider it like looking at a work of art attempting to portray the parable of The Prodigal Son. As we watch “The Chosen,” we turn to prayer and the Gospels for “the truth” but realize the lives of those portrayed must have been amazing! Here is a video where Bishop Barron and Jonathan Roumie attempt to describe the series and faith and their relationship:

The following videos discuss two of the most popular Podcasts in the country done by Father Michael Schmitz with help from Jeff Cavins: