We’re halfway through the season of Ordinary Time. Halfway through the season of Advent we celebrate "Gaudete Sunday" and we are called to rejoice. Halfway through the season of Lent we celebrate "Laetare Sunday" and we are reminded to be joyful. Our Tradition never has assigned a name to the Sunday halfway through Ordinary Time.

I propose that the Sunday halfway through Ordinary Time be celebrated as "Surgite Sunday." Somebody please notify the Vatican. 

Surgite is Latin for “Get up” or “Rise up!” That's what we need at this time of the year. We need a surge of spirit. This is the time when we muddle through the “Dog Days of Summer.” John Brady, a nineteenth century author, described these days as a time when, "the sea boiled, the wine turned sour, dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and frenzies." It's a time when the children grow bored, the days grow shorter, the vacations are over, we give in to sluggishness, and it seems that all that is left of the summer are the bitter dregs. That's when Christ tells us, "Surgite! Get up, take strength. The season is already half-spent. Behold the glory." 

We also face so much turmoil in our culture and country. We need Jesus to exhort to our sour, mad, languid, feverish, and hysterical spirits to rise up and to grasp the lasting truths of our faith. 

Take some extra time for prayer. Study the faith. Do some spiritual reading. Make a good Confession. Come to daily Mass. Let the glory of Jesus revive your drooping spirit. I love Surgite Sunday. 

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor

Mass Times
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM
Saturday: 5:00 PM 
Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Note: The weekend Mass recording will be available online from Saturday evening until Sunday at Noon. 

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday - Friday: 7:30 - 7:50 AM
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:15 PM

Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - Noon

This project will begin in late July or early August and will last 1-2 weeks. See below for parking and travel areas during the project. 

Part-time positions for the upcoming School Year:

• After School Care Program Assistants 
Contact:  Alannah Moran

• School Lunch Assistants
Contact: Jennifer Watson

If you are interested in either of these positions, please reach out to the contacts listed for more information.