Dear Friends,

This has been quite an eventful year. We have much to look back on and ponder, much to feel and do in the present, and a future to keep in view. I know there is a great deal of anxiety out there, because I have heard it. I have felt it, myself. This is where our prayer life, our relationship with God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and our love of neighbor (greatest commandment of all) come into play. We need to hold fast to these things in our navigation of present and future and we need to learn from the past. One of my favorite prayers that I need to say right now is this,

“May the peace of God that passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen”

You might want to do the same as we move into this next year. There is so much to pray for and the most important of these is peace and justice for every human being on earth, and that includes all of God’s creation.

Have a blessed Christmas (hope to see you at one of our Christmas Masses-at least)
And a blessed start of a new year.

Warmly and with many blessings,
Mother Lily