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This Sunday is Catechetical Sunday honoring and praying for our beloved Catechists and Catholic School teachers. They do an excellent job of helping our children to gain the Faith. I think of them as my right arm to fulfill my duty as Pastor, the functions of teaching, sanctifying and governing the faithful entrusted to my pastoral care. The theme chosen by the United States Bishop’s Conference for Catechetical Sunday celebration this year is “Enlisting Witnesses for Jesus Christ." As I appreciate our DRE Heidi Reale and her team of dedicated volunteers in our parish, I invite all our parents, family members and the larger parish family to help them with our prayers and practice of faith. Thank you Catechists and may the Lord bless you and reward you for your service.
Prayer for Catechists
God, our Heavenly Father, you have given us the gift
of these catechists to be heralds of the Gospel to our
parish family. We lift them up to you in thanksgiving
and intercede for them concerning their hopes and
needs. May we be attentive to the presence of your
Word in them, a Word that lifts up and affirms, calls
forth and challenges, is compassionate and consoles.
We pray that our parish family will always be
blessed with those who have responded to the call
to share in Christ’s prophetic mission as catechists.
May we too be open to the universal call to service
that Christ addresses to all of his disciples, contributing
our gifts to the communion of faith, the Church.
We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen
