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A Message from Our Pastor

November 02, 2025

Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,

As we gather to remember and celebrate all our beloved dead, we thank God for
creating them and pray and hope that their souls are in heaven with God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. We ask them to pray for all of us that when we die, we can be together with them again.

Our Catholic Faith teaches us that some may be in Purgatory for a period of time and that our prayers for them may get them to heaven sooner. The souls in Purgatory can pray for us, but they need our prayers to move them closer to heaven.

Today, we want to remember that God is the judge of the living and the dead. Thank God, we do not want to be judges, judged by our peers, who may not be fair to us.

During this month of November, we really want to pray for any souls in Purgatory that they can move to heaven soon.

We want our soul to be in heaven, but if we did not love God and our neighbors, our soul may be headed to Hell.

Our Catholic Faith also tells us that our bodies should be buried in Holy Ground and when Christ comes again that body will rise from the grave and be united with our soul. Remember that Jesus Christ the Son of God died on a cross for all people was buried and raised from the dead and ascended into heaven.

Please add the names of your loved ones so they can be prayed for at every Mass celebrated here at
St. Patrick during the month of November, the month of the Holy Souls.

Let’s help each other to get to heaven where we have true joy and happiness and can all celebrate together.

God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
Your Pastor