Saint Hippolyte/Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church

EASTER WEEKDAY Let your life be your witness How do you live your faith? Some days may be harder than others, but rarely, if ever nowadays, will the effort to be a faithful follower of Jesus land someone in jail or cost them their life. Yet that was the fate of the early disciples who insisted on proclaiming the stories of Jesus’ life, death, and rising. There are 20th-century martyrs as well (Blessed Stanley Rother, Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, the martyrs of El Salvador am...ong others), but faith calls all of us to kindness to all people, fairness in the face of injustice, trust in God’s promised Spirit, and a constant willingness to see the face of God in our neighbors. Do people recognize you as a follower of Jesus by the way you live? Today's readings: Acts 5:17-26; John 3:16-21 (269). The men whom you put in prison are in the temple area and are teaching the people. See more

Please take note that our current weekend Mass schedule has been changed. Until further notice, Masses will be held on Sunday mornings at 8:00am at Our Lady of Lourdes and 11:00am at Saint Hippolyte. We are unable to offer a Saturday Anticipated Mass at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience.

MEMORIAL OF MARTIN I, POPE, MARTYR The dilemma of indifference The Eastern Church began exploring monotheletism, the notion that Jesus had only a divine will, despite being both human and divine, in the 600s. Pope Martin I issued a reprimand, opposing this heresy. This angered the Eastern emperor, who had the sickly Martin dragged to Constantinople for trial. The pontiff was beaten, starved, and exiled, leading to his death. But Martin also blamed a Western Church that never ...came to his rescue. I am surprised at the indifference, he wrote, of those who belong to the church of Saint Peter. Ask for Martin’s intercession today, for all who suffer indifference. Today's readings: Acts 4:32-37; John 3:7b-15 (268). The community of believers was of one heart and mind. TrueQuest Communications, truequestweb.com

EASTER WEEKDAY Stand with those who stood for you Though you may not remember it, your Baptism was an extremely important day in your lifethe beginning of your life in Christ. Your godparents represented you that day, speaking on your behalf if you were a baby. Perhaps later you became a godparent to others. Whether you’re still close or have drifted apart over time, reach out to your godparents or godchildren and reminisce about that day. Talk about the role you have played in each other’s spiritual life and pray together for deepening conversion. Promise to keep on praying for each other in our ever-growing identity as children of God. Today's readings: Acts 4:23-31; John 3:1-8 (267). Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.