We celebrated a funeral Mass for Frances Culkin on Friday, December 10th. I remember speaking to her over 4 years ago when she told me that her husband was dying of cancer, and I went to anoint him at their home. She cared for him during his many years with cancer and so we pray that she may join with him now in the kingdom of heaven. Her husband’s name was also Francis, and they went by Frank & Fran. We express our sympathies to her sister and brother and to her many nieces & nephews. May she rest in God’s peace.
Last weekend I invited those who were watching us via livestream to reach out to us through a simple form I put on the homepage of our website, leothegreat.org. It just asks for your name & a short message (including your phone number and/or email if you’d like us to respond to you) so that we might know how you are doing. Due to COVID we still have many people who are praying with us in spirit but who do not feel comfortable coming to church. We just want to know how you are doing & to see if there is anything we can do for you during this time. We would be able to bring you Holy Communion at home if you are OK with a visitor or I can come to anoint you if you are seriously ill or advanced in age & need the grace of that sacrament of healing. But even if you just want to let us know that you’re OK, we would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks to those who have already written and know that we are keeping all of you in our prayers.
Just another reminder that I am available for confessions on Saturdays from 3pm until a few minutes before the 4pm Mass and on Sunday morning from 10:15am until a few minutes before the 11am Mass.
This 4th Sunday of Advent provides me with the last opportunity to remind you of our Christmas Mass schedule (also on our website & available in our greeting if you call the rectory office). Our last Advent Mass will be this Wednesday, December 22nd at 8:30am, and we will have our usual Thursday morning Communion Service this Thursday, December 23rd. On Friday, December 24th, our Christmas Eve Mass will be at 4pm, but we will not have a 7pm or 10pm Mass Christmas Eve due to the lower numbers coming to church because of COVID. On Saturday, December 25th, Christmas Mass will be celebrated at 8am and 11am, our usual Sunday schedule. But please note that there will be no 4pm Vigil Mass (as instructed from the Diocese) on Saturday, in anticipation of Sunday, December 26th. Mass next Sunday, December 26th, the feast of the Holy Family, will be at our usual times, 8am and 11am. Since January 1st falls on a Saturday, it will not be a holy day of obligation for the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. We will have our usual 4pm Vigil Mass on Saturday, January 1st, in anticipation of Sunday, January 2nd, the feast of Epiphany, when we will have our usual Sunday Masses at 8am and 11am. Now read that to someone quickly & quiz them on it! It will be much easier next year when Christmas falls on a Sunday. We look forward to seeing many of you here in person if your health permits you to physically join us for the great feasts ahead of us.
A couple of other last minute reminders: We have Oplatki available in the rectory office for those who would like to break bread (actually white or pink wafers made out of flour & water resembling the hosts you receive at Mass) which you can share before your Christmas dinner at home. We also have gift cards available for purchase which make great Christmas gifts for those on your list you haven’t bought for yet.
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Cleveland OH 44109
216-661-1006
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