Prayers for our Holy Father Leo XIV The Lord bless you and keep you.May He show His face to you and have mercy.May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace.The Lord bless you!–St. Francis of Assissi to Brother Leo
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JPIC Summer News
Bread for the World Offering of Letters Campaign Dioceses across the U.S., including my own, Joliet, IL, participate in an annual letter-writing campaign on hunger issues sponsored by Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice which urges our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. The policies are well-researched, non-partisan, and rooted in faith. …
From the Minister’s Desk
May the Lord give you peace! I read the following from letter Pope Francis wrote to the priests in the Diocese of Rome: Besides, our priestly ministry is not measured by pastoral successes (the Lord himself had fewer and fewer of them as time went by!). At the heart of our life is not even the…
Important Updates
Some Save the dates! More information will be coming up soon. ● Feast of Portiuncula—August 5th at Mayslake● September Formation Day—Sept 30 at Mayslake● Mother Cabrini Celebration—Nov 13–Crystal Lake
Minister’s Message for the Feast of the Portiuncula
May the Lord give you peace! On the Feast of the Portiuncula, I took some time to reflect on the following words of Thomas of Celano: Although Francis realized that the kingdom of heaven is found in every dwelling on earth, and though he believed that heaven’s graces are imparted everywhere to God’s chosen ones, he had…