Church of the Holy Rosary

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 2020

Happy 4th Sunday of Easter!

May is the month of Mary and we as Catholics hold this month to honor Our Blessed Mother. Mary is the Icon of God’s love, she is an image or mirror of God’s love.

“Mary’s greatness consists in the fact the she wants to magnify God, not herself.”

Pope Benedict XVI

We too are called to be an example of God’s love. If we were to ask ourselves the question, How have we done in this area of being an image God’s love? Would we be happy with our answer.

When circumstances are difficult or different that we are used too, do we still radiate God’s love? If we have been out lately for some of our essentials, have we been short with people or selfish with our needs and not thinking of others needs also? Mary was continually open for God to fill her with His love and after being filled with His love shared this with everyone, so that they to may experience this immense love God has for His beloved children. May we always be humble as Mary is humble, so that we truly can be an image of God’s love to the world. I encourage you to pray the Rosary every day asking for us to receive, as Mary did, God’s grace to be the mirror of His love.


On Tuesday the Presbyteral Council met with the Bishop to discuss the plans for slow opening of public events. The discussion was very good and many ideas, concerns, ideas, suggestions were shared with the bishop and council. Bishop Spalding has informed us that he has spoke to the mayor and governor expressing his concern of our churches being considered equal to some other essential businesses, expressing that we are unique and are essential. I will keep you informed on this process and ask you each to continue and pray for the Holy Spirit to guide our bishop and priests as we try to shepherd the flocks that have been entrusted to us.


As you know this pandemic has caused many people to experience financial hardships, please pray for those who have lost their jobs or have had their income reduced. One thing I would like to express to you at this time is our need to make sure the Church is maintained, so that it may continue operating, and not put a financial strain on the parish. The regular upkeep and maintenance continue and I ask that you please continue to be aware of the parish’s financial needs to keep the parish operating. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will be rewarded. I share this information to keep you informed on the life of our parish and to keep you aware of our needs. Our weekly budget for the Church is $12,000.

Our collections have had a couple weeks where we reached our weekly budget, however there are several weeks where it has dropped several thousand or even a couple weeks was even cut in half. As every home owner knows it is not only the mortgage payment that needs to be made every month, but also all of the regular expenses continue to be there. Please keep our parish in your prayers and continue to generous so that we can continue to grow and share the message of Jesus Christ!

In Christ, through Mary,
Father Steiner