Last Updated on March 9, 2026 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 details and What’s Happening for Youth, click here.

LENT
Lent is a great time of year to dig deep into our souls and see what needs some fixing up. For a newer Lent video, scroll down towards the bottom of this page.

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.

Take some time to reflect on how your life will be different during Lent. What changes will you make in your daily routine? What spiritual exercises you will undertake as you prepare to celebrate the great Feast of Easter? With God’s help, make plans to grow in His love during Lent. If you aren’t in a small group, try one out. See here for all our groups.

FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
The next session is on March 11th at SP and on March 18th at SL. Note that this year there will be full meals at both parishes during Lent. For at home sheets (for off weeks) and other FFF information, click here.

FROM THE PASTOR
After the past few weeks of reflecting on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, I thought it appropriate to spend a little time looking more specifically at a couple prayers of the Mass; particularly those of the Roman Canon (a.k.a. Eucharistic Prayer #1) which I almost exclusively use. In reading and reflecting on the most important prayer of the Mass, I got a bit of a spiritual kick in the pants, which seems entirely appropriate for the penitential season of Lent.

For some reason, something that I’ve heard multiple times over the past few years, and something that we were taught in seminary, hit me particularly hard. Throughout much of the Roman Canon, and all of the Eucharistic prayers for that matter, the prayers are addressed to God the Father and refer to Jesus using third person pronouns. “HE took the bread…” and then, at the words of institution, there is a shift.

The priest, at the time of consecration, then … (click here to view Father Kris’ entire message).
—Pope St. John Paul II, pray for us.

FIRST SATURDAY MASSES
We now offer Masses in honor of the First Saturday devotion at St. Luke’s at 9:00am. The Mass is followed by normal Confession time. The First Saturday devotion is in keeping with the Blessed Mother’s request to St. Lucia to offer prayers of reparation for sins committed throughout the whole world.

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: