After our solemn commemoration of the last days and death of Our Lord, we will spend the month of April celebrating. As Spring breaks forth even nature will join us as buds and blooms begin to surface and we spend this month basking in the joy of the Resurrection. We continue throughout the entire month our cry, "Christ is risen, Christ is truly risen." The Feast of Divine Mercy offers us the opportunity to begin again as though we were newly baptized. The unfathomable mercy of God is made manifest today if we but accept His most gracious offer.

A viable option is to burn them ourselves and return them to the earth. The ideal situation would be to burn the palms by themselves, collect the ashes and bury them in a place that will not be easily disturbed. We do this because blessed palms are a sacramental. These are an ordinary object that has been transformed or elevated to a higher purpose that draws us — through their use — closer to Christ. As such, they should be treated with dignity and respect rather than simply thrown in the trash. 

Please join us for our Spring Fling event on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at St. Teresa Catholic School from 9 am- 3 pm. Activities for the whole family include an Easter egg hunt, game booths, a car show, and a plant sale. 

We look forward to seeing you at this fun-filled family event.

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven The poor in spirit are those who feel a deep sense of spiritual destitution and comprehend their nothingness before God.

On Friday, February 3rd is the Memorial of St. Blaise. There will be blessings of the throats after each Mass on Friday and after all Masses on February 4th and 5th.