Upcoming mass

Fr Andrew Szymakowski is coming back! Mass at Chapter House this Friday evening and will offer a votive mass of St Thomas More, martyr and defender of religious freedom.

Retreat with Fr Kelber

Formation Director Stephanie DeNinno sends the following:

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Sorry this is so late.......with all the confusion with our beloved Prioress's funeral plans, etc and our not connecting with OLV to see if we could use the Chapel for a Mass with Fr. Kelber here is what we've come up with!

Friday: - following the Funeral Dinner at OLV on Friday....not sure what time. Those who want can come out to Homedale for a get-together with Fr. Kelber, Les, Rozetta, Gayle, Peggy Backlund, and Margaret Warner. LADIES WILL BE IN THE DOMINICAN BUILDING AND THE MEN WILL BE WITH LES AT HIS HOUSE. So far, I know that Maria and John with Timmy are going to be staying Saturday night.

Saturday: Regular meeting times and potluck (Bring something wonderful to eat and share) BE READY TO START THE MEETING AT 11:00AM SHARP.....PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

·         10:30 - 11:00am Gathering and set up for potluck

·         11:00 - 12:00 Office for the Dead and the Rosary

·         12:00 - 12:45 Potluck - sharing of LPC meeting and discussion of the necessary election procedure to fill Kathleen's position.

·         12:45 - 1:30 First presentation by Fr. Kelber

·         1:30 - 1:45 Break

·         1:45 - 2:30 Second presentation by Fr. Kelber

·         2:30 - 3:00 or so Discussion of presentations

·         3:00 or so Confessions for those of us with Fr. Kelber

·         4:30 Gather in the church to prepare ourselves for the 5:00pm Mass

·         6:30 Dinner at Mr. V's in honor of Kathleen and the many times we've there to celebrate!

For those who will be staying out in Homedale or whoever wants to join just us will be doing our usual "Wine and Star Gazing" Saturday evening!

Sunday: - Homedale, Dominican Building 10:00am - Dominican Rite Latin Mass. Following Mass we will have brunch and relaxing time. Please let me know if you will be staying either Friday or Saturday nights. The Sacred and Immaculate Hearts are in control of these days of our remembrance of Kathleen and our retreat.

Yours in the spirit of St Dominic and "Little" Margaret,

Stephanie DeNinno

when holy water isn't?

Fr Z has an interesting and disturbing post about the blessing of holy water (outside of mass) which is found in the book of blessings. Is it really blessed, if there is no explicit blessing? perhaps taking the holy water out of the stoops in Lent wasn't so bad after all, being more honest because what was there, probably wasn't?

Read the item here