Message from Msgr. Schwanger
My Dear Family of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Lent is well begun.
Ash Wednesday saw the whole parish
family gathered to “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” As
we make the Stations of the Cross, we journey with Jesus
through His passion and death and are there to share
His resurrection. Our Friday Stations of the Cross is an
opportunity to make that journey together but there is also
the opportunity to make the Stations on our own and in
small groups. The Church and Chapel are open from the
morning Mass through to the end of the evening Mass and
we have Stations in both the main church and the chapel.
We also have Stations available at any hour at the Outdoor
Altar as well our new Stations behind our Processional
Virgin that are accessible to those who are in wheelchairs.
This weekend we have moved the monthly Eucharistic Procession forward to Sunday after the 1:30 Mass so that Fr. Daubanes, the rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes, could be with us. It is always a joy to have him here and he will be the main celebrant at the 1:30 Spanish Mass.
As we look forward to this coming week, I want to highlight the Parish Lenten Mission. Fr. Eduardo will be preaching the mission this year. It is my regular practice to ask the new parochial vicar to preach the upcoming Advent or Lenten Mission. It gives us the chance to get to know him better and allows him to go more deeply in preaching Christ than is possible in a Sunday homily. Fr. Eduard will preach the mission in English on Monday, in Spanish on Tuesday, and in French on Wednesday.
What a blessing this is for us.
I encourage you not to miss it!
Msgr. Schwanger
Pastor