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Dear friends in Christ,
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. We remember Jesus’ ascension to the right hand of the Father where he sits in glory until he comes again, a belief we profess every Sunday in our Creed. This feast is celebrated 40 days after the Easter resurrection which by tradition would have put it on the calendar for last Thursday. Some of you may remember “Ascension Thursday” holy days from your youth. It is still celebrated on that Thursday in some of the dioceses, but several years ago nearly every other diocese, including the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, chose to move the celebration to Sunday to highlight its prominence and give more people an opportunity to celebrate. So to be clear – you did not miss a holy day of obligation! It just moved a few days down the calendar so that we might celebrate it in all its glory today.

Dear friends in Christ,
I’d like to take a moment this weekend to both look back and look forward. I’m in a bit of a reflective mood after celebrating my 19th anniversary of priesthood ordination this past week. Thank you for the kind wishes. While I’m not one to mark anniversaries too much in my own life, it’s nice to pause and remember all the people who the Lord has brought into my life since that day. My life has been enriched a “hundredfold,” to quote Jesus, as a result of His calling me to the priesthood. I give thanks for it every day. And to spend the last 13 years of it here at CtR is just icing on the cake!

Dear friends in Christ,
We wish a blessed and happy Mother’s Day today to all of our mothers. Moms hold a special place in our hearts and we need only look at the example of Jesus to know that love and respect for mothers is an age-old tradition in our faith. From the wedding feast at Cana to the hill at Calvary, Mary was always present in the life of her son. In a special way we ask the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on all mothers, both living and deceased. And let us not forget the wonderful gift of life that grandmothers, adopted mothers, step-mothers, foster mothers and godmothers offer their children.

On May 7 we celebrated our Groundbreaking Ceremony for our new Redeemer Activity Center (RAC).

Dear friends in Christ,
After a phenomenal Spring Festival last weekend (much more on that in a moment) we turn our attention this weekend to the Groundbreaking for our new Redeemer Activity Center (RAC). It’s being held today, Sunday, May 7. Please make plans to join us on the field behind the back parking lot near the playground after the 11 a.m. Mass. You’ll see a big tent erected and the outline of the building staked on the ground.