I hope you were able to watch Pope Francis blessing yesterday. It was very solemn and very moving. We are all in the same boat. How often do all the people of the world have that realization? Here is a link to the text of his homily:  https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/urbi-et-orbi-pope-coronavirus-prayer-blessing.html

Some parishes are having outdoor Adoration in their parking lots. The people stay in their cars, though. I would be happy to have that here. Are you interested? If so, let me know with an e-mail: tlahood@stmaryum.org. I can try to arrang it for tomorrow (Sunday). We need some kind of elevated platform, perhaps the bed of a pickup truck. Does anyone have a pickup they would lend for this? Again, send me an e-mail. I will update this Pastor’s Page if we can pull it off.

How strange to watch shows and movies where people are congregating together. So soon it seems so strange that we would to that. After just a little more than a week our lives seem so different. As the Pope said even though we feel alone, Jesus is always with us. Whether we have Adoration or not, we can always call on His Name and know that he is in the boat with us. God bless, Fr. LaHood