As most of you know, I am a part of a program with the Mathis Liturgical Leadership Program at the University of Notre Dame, a two-year program that just started its first cohort this summer. I went to the Notre Dame campus in July for the orientation and our on-line classes start in couple of weeks. As we are celebrating the centrality of the Eucharist in a special way throughout our Diocese and throughout the universal Church these next couple of years, including a Eucharistic congress, the theme of this leadership program of developing a stronger eucharistic culture in our parishes and our Catholic institutions is hopefully going to influence me a great deal as pastor of Holy Savior and Immaculate Conception and as Vicar General of the Diocese. In our Gospel today, Jesus talks to us about making a total commitment to our faith, about carrying our crosses as we follow Jesus as his disciples. For us Catholics, the Eucharist, the Mass, and our prayer life are called to have a central role in this total commitment we give to Jesus and to our faith. We cannot over-emphasize the importance of the Eucharist in our life of faith as Catholics.
I want to remind all of you that this Wednesday, September 7, we are having Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Holy Savior at 6:00 pm in the church, which will conclude with Benediction just before 7:00 pm. I will be available for confessions during this time as well. We are offering adoration one evening a month right now. We invite you to spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament with our faith community during this time. Also, we will have Labor Day Mass this Monday at 8:30 am when we will pray a special prayer for workers during that Mass. Blessings to all of you this Labor Day weekend. Father Lincoln.
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