December 21, 2025

Dear People of St. Patrick Parish,

Today at Mass, we see Four Advent candles burning and telling us to seek love in our lives and in the whole world. This concept of love cannot be real unless we have love for the God who created the whole world and each one of us. Then, we try to show that same love to all people even when it might be difficult to do.

December 25th, The Holy Feast of Christmas the Birthday of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. We will look at the Parish Manger and renew our hope in the child, God the Father sent to us, to make the world a true place of joy and happiness.

We hear the prophet Isaiah tell us, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: The Virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him EMMANUEL” (God is with us.)

We pray and reflect on how Mary had to believe and trust in God in order to accept what God was asking her to do.

We think of Joseph being told by the Angel not to fear accepting Mary, with child, that he did not create. Again putting trust in what God asks of them.

This week we still have four days to attend Simbang Gabi Mass, go to Confession, invite families and friends to go to Mass with us on Christmas and hope they can and will receive Jesus in Holy Communion.

Another way to show our love for God the Father and God the Son is to give a very generous offering to them in our Christmas gift known as the Christmas Collection.

For those of you who may not be in town on Christmas, we wish you a very Blessed and Holy Christmas and know we will miss you but will be praying for you.

Thank you, God, for sending Jesus to us so one day we can all be together in Heaven.

God Bless,
Fr. Larry Young
and
the Pastoral Team of St. Patrick Parish