From the Pastor's Desk...

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
 

     Fatherhood is a vocation, a calling from God. On this day, we honor you and pray for you. God’s call is also a commissioning. Perhaps we can see in Saint Joseph (patron saint of fathers) both the calling and the sending in this important vocation.
     During this special Year of Saint Joseph, it is good to recognize that foster and adoptive fathers are called to the same holiness and work as biological fathers. The foster father of Jesus answered God’s call to protect, teach, guide, and support his Son. From the gospels we know that Saint Joseph knew joys in parenting with Mary as well as situations of danger, fear, and hardship.
     May God bless all fathers with a closeness to God that will allow them to celebrate the joys and persevere with virtue in their vocation.

 

Yours truly in the Sacred Heart,
Father Patrick M. Crino,
Pastor