We've certainly had a lot to celebrate the past two months! Together, we've
celebrated the Easter Season with all of its holy days, Fr. Spisak's 40th Jubilee,
the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, and the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. These have been some tremendous
celebrations where we've honored our Lord through His work in particular people
in our parish and at particular moments of our salvation history such as the
Resurrection and Pentecost. As we enter back into Ordinary Time, we now look
at the entire mystery of our salvation rather than at a particular feast or celebration
of our faith. I would like us to focus not on 'settling' into Ordinary Time, which often
happens over Summer for many Catholics, but rather finding opportunities in this time to reignite the fire in our hearts for a relationship with our Lord.

National Eucharistic Revival 2022-2025
One particular way we can reignite the flame of faith is by joining in prayer and increased devotion through the National Eucharistic Revival that will be gaining steam from now through the Summer of 2025. The mission of this Eucharistic Revival is to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The vision is to inspire a movement of Catholics across the United States who are healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and who are then sent out on mission “for the life of the world.” I invite you to visit https://www.eucharisticrevival.org to sign up for weekly newsletter updates and access some awesome video content to learn more about the supreme gift of the Eucharist and increase your devotion to our Eucharistic Lord.

Make some time each day to spend with our Lord in prayer, come to a daily Mass here on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:45 am, and come to spend time in Adoration here on the first Thursday of the month from 7-8 pm, or at an Adoration time at another local parish. St. Mary's in Chardon has Adoration each Wednesday starting after the 12:00 pm Mass until 6:45 for Benediction and reposition.