Join us this Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM for a Eucharistic Adoration Hour. It will be held in the Church. All are welcome!

  This Sunday is the Solemnity of Christ the King. The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, formerly referred to as "Christ the King," was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.

On Tuesday, November 10th, Fr. Spisak had hip replacement surgery. He will be away from the parish until January 11, 2021. While he is away, Fr. Jim Bretzke, S.J. from John Carroll University will be helping our parish with Mass on the weekends. I am thankful to him for his assistance. During the weekdays, our parish will experience some changes.

Jesus tells us to “stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”  In these final weeks of Ordinary Time, the Church reminds us of the need to be prepared for the coming of the Lord.  The parable in this Sunday’s Gospel comes to us from Matthew 25:1-13.  There are five wise virgins and five foolish virgins.  The ones who were wise brought flasks of oil along with their lamps.  The foolish ones brought no oil along with their lamps.  They had to leave to buy oil and were locked out of the wedding feast.  The bridegroom had arrived for the wedding feast while they were gone. 

   This weekend, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints. The Church sets aside the first day of November to honor all those who have been welcomed into the heavenly kingdom. All Souls Day, November 2nd, is a day to remember those who have died but have not yet entered into the heavenly kingdom. These are the poor souls in purgatory.

Join us, in person, for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration, on Thursday, November 5th, at 7:00 PM in the Church.

The following link is a link to a special message on the upcoming election from Bishop Edward Malesic, Bishop of Cleveland. You will be taken to the article, located on the Diocese of Cleveland website.

Dear Parish Family, this weekend, our parish will be celebrating the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick at all the Masses.

The Gospel for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 22:15-21) describe how the Pharisees attempt to “entrap Jesus in speech.” They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. And you are not concerned with anyone's opinion, for you do not regard a person's status. Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?" Knowing their malice, Jesus said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? Show me the coin that pays the census tax." Then they handed him the Roman coin. He said to them, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?" They replied, "Caesar's." At that he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will take place here at St. Patrick Parish at the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, October 24th, and the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 25th. Q-tips will be used to administer the Oil of the Sick. This Sacrament is for those struggling with serious illness.

Dear Parish Family, I read this statement here at St. Patrick Parish at the 9:30 a.m. Mass last Sunday, October 4, 2020.

Dear Parish Family,  I would like to congratulate all of the children of our parish who celebrated their First  Holy Communion this Saturday, October 3rd, at the 4:00 p.m. Mass here at St. Patrick’s. It is always such a special day for our parish family and it was great to see families gathered to finally celebrate this festive occasion.

This Sunday is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 21:28-32), Our Blessed Lord calls the chief priests and elders of the people to task. He tells them, "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, 'I will not, ' but afterwards changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, ‘but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?" They answered, "The first."

   This Sunday is the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel comes to us from Matthew 20:1-16a. Jesus tells his disciples a parable about a generous landowner. He hires laborers at dawn, at nine o’clock, at noon, at three in the afternoon and at five o’clock. At the end of the day, he pays all of the laborers the same wage. Those hired first were not pleased with this. The landowner, however, has cheated no one. Those hired first agreed to work for the usual daily wage. They received the agreed upon wage. The landowner is free to do as he wishes with his money. He is free to be generous to those hired later in the day.

   This Sunday marks the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The first reading from Sirach (27:30 – 28:9) and the Gospel reading from Matthew (18:21-35) both speak to us of the need for forgiveness. More specifically, we cannot ask the Lord to forgive us if we are unwilling to forgive others.

     This Sunday is the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. All three readings speak to us of the need for us to care for one another. The prophet Ezekiel (33:7-9) is called to speak God’s word to “the house of Israel.” Some will accept it and others will not. Nevertheless, Ezekiel’s mission is to “warn them” and “speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way.”

Faith and fear. We are called to live by faith and not by fear. Faith liberates and fear paralyzes. Simon Peter would go on to give his life for his Lord and Savior. Still, he would  deny three times that he even knew Jesus. If we reflect on our lives, we find that faith and fear are in constant tension. We profess our faith in every Sunday Mass, yet can be afraid to live our faith boldly in our daily lives. It can be a fear of “offending” others or fear of non-acceptance (by friends or co-workers).

Beginning September 3, 2020 an hour of Eucharistic Adoration will be available at St. Patrick. Adoration will begin at 7:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm on the first Thursday of every month. All are invited to attend! Social distancing and wearing of masks is required.

  This weekend, August 22nd and 23rd, our parish is very happy to welcome a Priest from the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus. They will speak at all the Masses about the work that they do in over thirty countries of Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia.

“O Woman, great is your faith!” These are the words spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ to the Canaanite woman in the Gospel for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 15:21-28). She is a Canaanite (part of the pagan people to the west and north of Israel).