Father's Day is here once again. This is a time for all fathers to reflect upon their duties as responsible men. Our nation is in urgent need that all fathers be true and loving men who will give themselves unconditionally until the day the heavenly Father calls them to their eternal reward Real fathers are real men. As Christian disciples on this Father's Day, we recommit ourselves to support fathers in their most important vocation. Fatherhood today is not easy. It probably never has been easy, but it seems to be getting more difficult in recent decades.

The dogma of faith which forms the object of the feast is this: There is one God and in this one God there are three Divine Persons; the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. Yet there are not three Gods, but one, eternal, incomprehensible God! The Father is not more God than the Son, neither is the Son more God than the Holy Spirit. The Father is the first Divine Person; the Son is the second Divine Person, begotten from the nature of the Father from eternity; the Holy Spirit is the third Divine Person, proceeding from the Father and the Son.

Ascension Day is officially celebrated on a Thursday on the 40th day of Easter, or 39 days after Easter Sunday. Some churches in the United States join forces to celebrate a combined Day of Prayer and Ascension Day service, which may include a time for reflection. A few churches also organize a "church crawl", where people travel from one church to another and experience the different prayer events.

This coming week, May 6 – 10, there will be masses at 7 a.m., but there will be no masses at 8:30 a.m. due to Father Chris traveling to Poland. We will have Morning Prayer and Communion Service Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m. Morning Mass will resume on Saturday, May 11th.

Fr. Chris, our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this time of great sorrow with the loss of your mother. We pray for you to find healing through the Lord’s infinite love. Lend Him your worries and be comforted knowing He is always by your side.