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"Regarding Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's most recent statement, I stand by my July 2014 memo to Bishop Lee Piche. I welcome a thorough accounting of the matter." Father Daniel Griffith, August 28, 2018.

Lord, to whom shall we go? You alone have the words of eternal life. This rather painful exchange occurs in today’s Gospel. It serves as the conclusion of the Bread of Life Discourse which we have been reading over the last 4 weeks. This discourse founds our whole Theology, our understanding of the Sacramental nature of our Church and of the Eucharist in particular.

Pope Francis has responded to new reports of clerical sexual abuse and the ecclesial cover-up of abuse. In an impassioned letter addressed to the whole People of God, he calls on the Church to be close to victims in solidarity, and to join in acts of prayer and fasting in penance for such "atrocities".

Ralph Strangis, long time member of Our Lady of Lourdes parish and former trustee, passed away Wednesday, August 15th. The Wake will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes on Tuesday, August 21st from 4 til 8 pm. The Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Cross on Wednesday, August 22nd at 10 am. The parish office at Lourdes will be closed at 3 pm Tuesday, and will open again at 1 pm, Wednesday afternoon.

That is “R.C.I.A.,” an acronym for The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. This is the ordinarily prescribed catechetical, liturgical, and sacramental process by which adults are initiated and incorporated into communion with the universal Catholic Church. The R.C.I.A. is designed primarily for adults who have never been baptized. It can also apply to baptized non-Catholics who seek to be in full communion with the Catholic Church and to baptized adult Catholics who may not have completed their initiation (first Communion and/or Confirmation.) Additionally, fully initiated Catholics can participate as “sponsors” or “companions” as a way to deepen and enrich their own understanding and practice of the faith

Father Lucio will be with us for the Masses the weekend of August 18th and 19th. He will share more about the important work being done by the Oblates in this mission in Tijuana. A second collection will be taken at these Masses for the mission. Following the 11 am Mass, Father Lucio and some of the young leaders in his team will be joining everyone at the parish picnic at Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Northeast Minneapolis. Everyone is welcome!