This past Monday I received word from the Clergy Personnel Director that Cardinal Seán O’Malley has reappointed me to another six-year term as your pastor. Since I did request the opportunity to continue here as pastor, for the reappointment process I had to do a written self-evaluation of my first six years here and mention both my strengths and weaknesses. This letter went to the Clergy Personnel Director and then on to the Cardinal. Since the South Region of the Archdiocese does not have a bishop overseeing this region, the Episcopal Vicar of this Region, Father Robert Connors, interviewed either in person or by phone the priests and permanent deacons assigned here, the Principal of our School, members of our Parish Staff, and representatives from our Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council. Fr. Connors then met with me to share the observations he received from those interviews. Cardinal Seán received from Fr. Connors his report and assessment of my ministry here and his own recommendation about my continuance here. I am very grateful to all those who were interviewed during this process, and appreciate their candor and kindness in their evaluation of me and my ministry. Ever since I began to serve as pastor in 2016 I have felt blessed and honored to lead such a large, vibrant, and faith-filled community of disciples of Jesus. Since that time, we have faced the COVID-19 pandemic together, and have begun our celebration of our Parish’s Centennial together. There is still plenty of work to be done to draw many more brothers and sisters to join with us in worship of God, service to those in need, and in bearing witness to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, while relying throughout on the prayerful intercession and heroic example of our Patroness Saint Agatha. As we pray in our Centennial Prayer, may St. Agatha intercede for our parish so that we may “grow as a community strong in faith, hope, and love.” Through her prayers and the power of the Holy Spirit, may we all take full advantage of our parish’s 100-year anniversary to attract and welcome others to faithful, loving, and active discipleship of Jesus our Savior.
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O Heavenly Father, who raised Agatha to the dignity of Sainthood,
we implore Your Divine Majesty by her intercession to give us health
of mind, body and soul. Free us from all those things which hold us
bound to this earth, and let our spirit, like hers, rise to your heavenly courts. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You, forever. Amen.
Pope Francis’s Prayer to Mary during Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
(Adapted from Vatican News.)