May 26: Memorial Day

Please join us for a Memorial Day Mass on Monday at 9am.

Memorial Day is an opportunity, as a nation, to remember and appreciate those who have died so that we might live freely. The civil blessings of stability, prosperity, and freedom which we enjoy are a testament to the price they paid. As Catholics, it is always a privilege to remember those who have gone before us and pray for their souls. Obviously, honoring the fallen is important for us, especially given that we sometimes tend to take our blessings for granted.

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In gathering at the Table of the Lord, remembering what He did, what all of His saints have done in memory of Him, and what others have done as well, we are reoriented to "what life is really all about." It is then that we are more likely, in our turn, to love without counting the cost and for the good of others. At its best, Memorial Day is an echo of a profound theological truth: that God, “who is love,” sacrificed Himself so that we might live (1 Peter 2, 24).

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Celebramos hoy el Día Festivo (nacional) de los Caídos en el Servicio Militar. La celebración de un día como hoy nos lleva a dos pensamientos: la memoria y la esperanza. La memoria porque recordamos a todos los que nos han precedido defendiendo nuestra libertad. Asimismo, la conmemoración de los difuntos es siempre una oportunidad para vivir nuestra vida desde la esperanza, para “mirar hacia adelante, nuestro camino, nuestra senda.” 

Habrá Misa hoy a las 9am. Todos están invitados.