PASTORAL TEAM Rev. George Omwando, Pastor Rev. John J. Carolan, Pastor Emeritus Mr. James Hargadon, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Shelby Boblick, Pastoral Associate Ms. Gail Rohmann, Director of Music Sr. Marion Cypser, RSM, School Principal SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Amanda Pomareda, Office Manager / Adm. Ass’t. Mrs. Fannie Cooper, School Secretary Mr. Michael Cypser, Maintenance CONTACTING THE PARISH Rectory 38 N. Austin Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Telephone: 708-386-8077 Email: apomaredascsloffice@comcast.net Web: www.stcatherinestlucy.org Hours: 8:30 AM-8:00 PM—Monday, Tuesday & Thursdays

Wednesday & Fridays: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—12:30 PM

School - 27 Washington Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Telephone: 708-386-5286

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment. Weddings: Please contact a parish priest to set a wedding date. Allow at least 6

months for preparation. Baptisms: Baptism of infants and young children is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd

weekends of the month. Parents are asked to attend a Baptism preparation session/class prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory to register for the preparation and set a baptismal date.

RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a sacramental process,

celebrated in the midst of this Faith Community. This process assists adults, as well as children over the age of 7, in learning about the Catholic Faith. Through its witness, worship, service, and teaching our Faith Community offers the invitation and support necessary for initiation into the Catholic Church.

Ministry to the Sick, Hospitalized and Shut Ins: Please notify the Parish Office so that we can visit and minister to your

confined loved-ones. Newcomers: Please fill out a registration form after Mass, or come by the Office during

the week.

April 12, 2015 Divine Mercy Sunday

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Thoughts From the Pastor Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today is the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday. As pope, St John Paul II made the surprise announcement of this change in his homily at the canonization of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska on April 30, 2000.

Sister Faustina was a young, uneducated nun in a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Krakow, Poland, during the 1930's. She came from a very poor family that struggled on their little farm during the years of World War I. She had only three years of very simple education, so hers were the humblest tasks in the convent, usu-ally in the kitchen or garden. However, she received extraordinary revelations or messages from Our Lord Jesus. Jesus asked Sr. Faustina to record these experiences, which she compiled in notebooks. These notebooks are known today as the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska and the words contained within are God's loving message of Divine Mercy.

Pope John Paul II declared: "It is important then that we accept the whole message that comes to us from the word of God on this Second Sunday of Easter, which from now on throughout the Church, will be called Divine Mercy Sunday.” By the words "the whole message," Pope John Paul II was referring to the connection between the "Easter Mystery of the Redemption" — in other words, the suffering, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, followed by the sending of the Holy Spirit — and this Feast of Divine Mercy, the Octave Day of Easter. This Mystery of Redemption fulfills the grace of atonement as lived through by Christ Jesus and offered to all who come to Him with trust. During his homily, St. John Paul II also made clear that the image of The Divine Mercy, which St. Faustina saw, is to be venerated on Divine Mercy Sunday. It represents the Risen Christ bringing mercy to the world (see Diary 49, 88, 299, 341, 570, 742). Pope John Paul II said: "Jesus shows His hands and His side [to the Apostles]. He points to the wounds of the Passion, especially the wound in His Heart, the source from which flows the great wave of mercy poured out on humanity.

Today, my Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we continue to rely on Saint Faustina as a constant reminder of the message to trust in Jesus' endless mercy, and to live life mercifully toward others. We also turn to her in prayer and request her intercession to our merciful Savior on our behalf. More than ever, our world needs human mercy, the mercy amongst ourselves is lacking. Let us strive to be merciful to others in what we do or set out to do.

Fr. George Omwando

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

WE, THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA-ST. LUCY PARISH, SEEK TO DEEPEN OUR RE-LATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND TO CELEBRATE GOD’S PRESENCE IN WORD AND SACRAMENT. BY AC-CEPTING ALL INTO OUR FAMILY WE SEEK UNITY IN CHRIST AND SEEK TO PROCLAIM HIS GOOD NEWS IN THE DISCIPLESHIP OF OUR LIVES.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS:

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Madonna Sloan and Joyce Wade, Co-Chairs

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL John McGuire

SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMISSION Faith & Fellowship: Connie Rakitan Liturgy Committee: Cantors: Gail Rohmann Celebration Choir: Gail Rohmann Praise Choir: Julius White Greeters & Ushers: Tom Frank

Ministers of the Eucharist: Jeanne Visteen Ministers of the Word: Jeanne Visteen Servers: James Hargadon Ministers of Care: James Hargadon Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: (RCIA): James Hargadon Women’s Ministry: Shelby Boblick

HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION Peace & Justice Committee: Mary Sim & Martin Senica Transportation Committee: Tom Farwell

EDUCATION COMMISSION Baptism Committee: James Hargadon Bible Study: Russ McCaughey Religious Education of Children: Christine Wedekind

St. Catherine/St. Lucy School: Principal: Sr. Marion Cypser School Board Chair: Gloria Baxter PARISH DEVELOPMENT & SERVICES COMMISSION Collection Counters: Carol Kallok Facilities Committee: Fr. George Omwando, Amanda Pomareda Fundraising Committee: Pat Nelson / Cynthia Weaver

WEEKLY MASS

SCHEDULE

Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday - 8:30am Saturday - 9:00am Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening - 5:00pm Sunday Morning - 8:30 & 10:30am

BEQUESTS

PLEASE consider remembering our parish in your will or trust. We have been blessed in the past by the generosity of so many parish-ioners and I am hopeful this will continue into the future.

-Father George

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Monday, 4/13 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 4:00-7:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6:30PM-9:30PM - F&F Mtg. - LMC

Tuesday, 4/14 9:30 AM - Bible Study - RRT 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 7:00 PM - PPC-Agenda - RRT 7:00-7:30 PM - Praise Choir - MMR

Wednesday, 4/15 10:00 AM - Staff Meeting - RDR 10:00 AM - Quilting Group - RD 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 9:30 PM - Celebration Choir - CH

Thursday, 4/16 1-3:30PM & 7-9:30PM- F&F Mtg. - LMC 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 4:00-7:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6:00-8:00 PM - A.A. Meeting - RD 6:50 PM - Cub Scout Meeting - M

Friday, 4/17 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C

Saturday, 4/18 9:30 AM - Rosary Group - CH 10:00 AM - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd— Liturgy of Light - LMC

Save the Date

Friday—Sunday April 17-19 -3:00 PM - OS

Women of the Word Retreat, Lake Geneva, WI

Sunday, May 3 -2:00 PM Annual Crop Walk (Pilgrim Church)

Saturday, June 6, 9:30 AM– 5:00PM - OS

Parish Outing to Four Winds Casino

New Buffalo, MI

Saturday, July 25 Donut Day

(Pilgrim Church)

Have you purchased 500 Club cer-tificates for the 2015-2016 year? Certificates are $25 each and your certificate number(s) will be includ-ed in every weekly drawing for one year, even if already selected. Most weekends the drawing is for $25 but there are three $500 drawings during the year. If we sell all 500 of them, there will a fourth drawing for $500. Certificates can be purchased at the rectory or by mail.

~The Fundraising Committee

500 CLUB WINNER

$25.00

April 12, 2015

THE DURHAM FAMILY # 150

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: NEXT WEEKEND at all Masses!

Over the past years, he Church, to whom Jesus entrusted the sacra-ments, has revised the rituals or rites of the sacraments.

In the current sacramental rites, the Anointing of the Sick emphasizes the Sacrament’s healing power and is conducted in an atmosphere of joy and hope. Those who receive the Sacrament are promised God’s help with the deep spiritual and emotion-al problems related to sickness, old age, and impending death.

The Anointing of the Sick is for an-yone in the assembly who asks God’s grace in their suffering, be it of body or of spirit. Although many of us, both young and old, face trou-bles and difficulties in life, this Sac-rament is intended for those among us with serious illness and disease.

Of One Heart And Mind

Reading about the faith of the early Christian believers can be a real inspi-ration to those of us who have been Christians for a long time, as well as for those who are newly baptized. Can you imagine people of this world being “of one heart and mind” as was the first community of believers? To-day’s First Letter of John seems to hold the key to how this can be ac-complished. Keeping God’s com-mandments and loving all of God’s children seems to be the start of being “of one heart and mind.” We live in a world that stresses differences—differences among religions, among races, between genders, and among economic classes. Today we are sum-moned to focus on what we all share in common on this fragile planet of ours.

—Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Thank you Confirmation Candidates

We are truly blessed to have the young men and women preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirma-tion so obviously involved with “parish life.” For two (yes two!) Saturdays in a row (!) they took time to help clean and prepare our beauti-ful worship space for the Easter Season. Our thanks and gratitude to: Leslie Agbefe, Crystal Bahena, Richard Bongeorno, Christen Conley, Skylar Jackson, Grace McGuire, Sebastian Perez, Callie Sullivan.

MON. APRIL 13 8:30 † MARLENE POLASEK BY: EVIE STOCKINGER TUE. APRIL 14 † RICHARD KELLER BY: BIBLE GROUP WED. APRIL 15 8:30 † DICK VANEK † BARBARA FELDT BY: SUE VANEK THUR. APRIL 16 8:30 TROY AND KATHLEEN SOROKO BY: A FRIEND FRI. APRIL 17 8:30 † BARBARA FELDT BY: MINISTRY OF CARE SAT. APRIL 18 9:00 † CORNELIA MAURELIS BY: MINISTRY OF CARE 5:00 † THOMAS J. KELLY BY: MINISTRY OF CARE SUN. APRIL 19 8:30 † JACK TOBIN BY: BRIDGET HERALD 10:30 † WILLIAM RYERAFT BY: DEBORAH MASON

Readings for the Week

Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48

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LITURGICAL MINISTERS APRIL 19, 2015

5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM

ALTAR SERVERS

Mr. Richard Graf Ellen Legatzke Mr. S. Legatzke

Miles Jackson Mr. Martin Senica Mr. Walter Washington

Mr. D. Detmer Henry and Owen Detmer

MINISTERS OF THE WORD

Christine Wedekind Frank Pond

Mary Jane O’Brien Renee Smith-Quinn

Terry Sullivan Marva Anderson

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST

Jack Kernan Jim Hargadon Pat Koko Susan Kumler

Kevin Kell Bill Cragg Fannie Cooper Ginny Jones Claudia Zinanni Gordon Bell

Diane Cameron Mary Howard David Geffe Doris Brown John McGuire Bill Holmes

Saints and Special Observances

Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy); Julian Calendar Easter Monday: St. Martin I Wednesday: Income Tax Day Thursday: Yom Ha-Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

Our Parish Stewardship

St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church March 22, 2015 $ 4,235.00 Weekly Budget $ 7,308.00 Amount Under Budget $ (3,073.00) March 29, 2015 $ 5,982.00 Weekly Budget $ 7,308.00 Amount Under Budget $ (1,326.00) April 5, 2015 $ 14,686.00 Weekly Budget $ 7,308.00 Amount Over Budget $ 7,378.00

Thanks for your continued financial support!

. . . And Let It Begin With Me

Human life and all creation are a divine trust. To turn over the resources I have been given to finance wars and the preparation for wars is a betrayal of this trust and a theft from those who need these resources to sustain their lives. —Billy Ramsey, a tax resister

EASTER ALTAR MEMORIAL FLOWERS

Easter Memorial Flower envelopes are still available at the doors of the church. Please consider making a donation in honor of a loved one. Fill out the envelope and then drop it in the regular col-lection basket in the next few weeks.

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Our Living Word: For Reflection

Take time each week to reflect upon the CURRENT Sunday’s Scripture. We are fed by the Word so we can live out the Word.

APRIL 12, 2015 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY)

The obstacles that block my be-lieving in the Presence of Jesus in my life are . . .

The person(s) in the “upper room” with which I identify most is . . .

Each week “introductions” to the 1st and 2nd Readings for the Upcoming Sunday are offered. Their sole purpose is to help us all of us “receive” and “hear” the word of God.

APRIL 19, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

First Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Chapter three of the Acts of the Apostles describes how Peter and John healed a lame man who sat begging each day at the gate of the temple. The people were astonished at this miracle. Peter used the oppor-tunity to give a sermon encouraging the people to believe in Jesus. We hear a portion of that sermon in tis reading.

Second Reading: 1 John 2:1-5 Each Sunday during this Easter Sea-son, we are reading from the first letter of John. It was written for the community from which the fourth Gospel emerged. At the time, this community was seriously divided. Some members believed that as long as you had faith in Jesus, it didn’t matter what you did in daily life. This passage deals with that issue.

Praying for the

Sick In Our Parish

Winifred Ballew, Rich Bongeorno II, Margaret Cragg, Lillian Czaplicki, Niki Glass, Netrika Grays, Dolores Jindella, Kamile Kalina, Terrie Kalina, Virginia Keenan, Jim Lewis, Dolores Malkowski, and Robert Schappert.

The name of your close relative will remain on this list for four weeks. After that, you will have to call us again to reinstate it into the list. If you wish to include a name of a sick member of your family here, please call Amanda at the rectory during office hours. Thank you.

“Easter Time Table Talk” for families (“Families” are what you define family to be!)

This is based upon the reading from John (20:19-31) we heard today. Here you go!

Think of a time or event in your life when you experienced doubt in a relationship, in your faith or in God. 1) What questions did your experi-

ence of doubt raise for you about relationships, about your faith or about God?

2) How did you move from doubt to faith?

3) What can this family (community) do to help walk with you in your doubt?

Communion and Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Rectory at 708-386-8077 to let us know if you or a mem-ber of your family is in need of the sacrament of anointing of the sick or would like to have Holy Communion brought to your house or nursing home or both. It is up to the family to notify us.

It’s Easter!! We’re On Our Own Road to Emmaus as a Faith Community—But What Does That Mean?

Our Faith Community is made up of 5 parts: identity, listening, affirma-tion and confrontation (in love!), mission, and celebration. You may want to add more, or even question these. But during this Eastertide (season) let’s look at each part. This week we reflect upon IDENTITY. We begin with a simple question: who are we as a people? What binds us together? Jesus helped people to find their identity in a community. We cannot find ourselves in isola-tion! Who do we tell others we are? Jesus said “Come and See.” Service to and a deep involvement in each other’s lives as a source of healing of brokenness ought to be part of who we are. We can do this by gathering the people, telling the story, breaking the bread. Sound familiar? Yes, we strive to do this each week at our lit-urgies. The question for us now is: how sure are we of our identity? Next week: listening.

Will You Be My Prayer Partner?

Many of the youth in our parish family are preparing to celebrate Reconciliation, or 1st Eucharist, or Confirmation. At both the Austin and Washington entrances you will find baskets with the names of these young folks and the sacrament they will celebrate. Why not consider taking a name or two from the bas-kets and keeping that child or chil-dren in prayer?

Every Tuesday at 9:30 am here at St. Catherine of Siena- St. Lucy’s Rectory.

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Today’s Readings

First Reading — With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus (Acts 4:32-35). Psalm — Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). Second Reading — The victory that conquers the world is our faith (1 John 5:1-6). Gospel — Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed (John 20:19-31).

The English translation of the Psalm Re-sponses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commis-sion on English in the Liturgy Corpora-tion. All rights reserved.

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Lenten Oureach As our Lenten and April outreach, we are still collecting spe-cific items for the food pantry (that helps many of our school families). The food pantry has asked us to bring canned beans, peanut butter and canned meats. You can bring these food items to the school office. Thank you!!

Report Cards Report cards will go home with stu-dents tomorrow Monday, April 13th. Parent-Teacher conferences are optional.

Prevent Child Abuse Prayer Service Friday, April 17

The Office of Assistance Ministry and the Safe Environment Office, along with the Healing Garden Committee are hosting their annual Prevent Child Abuse Prayer Service at the Healing Garden, located at Holy Family Parish, 1080 West Roosevelt Road in Chicago. The Prayer Service will be held on Friday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m.

For information, contact Sean Mag-wire smagwire@archchicago.org or 312-534-2013, or Megan Rake at mrake@archchicago.org or 312-534-8793.

The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at 2:45 PM, at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Couples married in 1965 interested in attending this celebration should contact their parish rectory to register.

For further information call the Family Ministries Office at 312.534.8351.

Caring for Our Church Can you help us keep our church neat? Your help is needed following each of our Masses to leave your pew clean of kleenexes, missalettes, etc. Also, please straighten the books in the pew racks. Just these two actions will help tremendously in taking care of your church! Remember that a clean church is a way to honor God.

Annual CROP Walk

The Annual CROP Walk will step off Sunday, May 3rd

from Pilgrim Church, 460 Lake St., Oak Park, at 2PM.

If you wish to walk, pick up a walker envelope from a parish recruiter in the Gathering Area after Mass. If you wish to sponsor a walker, ask the re-cruiter to which parish walker you can make a donation. A recruiter will be available after all Masses through the end of April.

Proceeds from the Walk go towards feeding and housing the hungry around world. In addition 25% of the money goes to local charities like West Suburban PADS, Pine Avenue, OPRF & Columbus Park Food Pantries, and the Cluster Tutoring Program.

St. Catherine—St. Lucy Parish

2015 Annual Catholic Appeal

Goal: $23,164.20

“Finding Joy in the Gospel in Times of Change” With Sr. Dianne Bergant speaking on Pope Francis' letter

Monday, April 20, 7:15 PM at Ascension Parish—Pine Room, 601 Van Buren, Oak Park

Discover some theological under-pinnings of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, with noted scholar and popular lec-turer Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA. Light refreshments. Elevator acces-sible. Call 708-848-2703 for more details.

Catholic Charities Collection on Mother’s Day

When Christina, a single mother, left the Army after multiple deployments, she needed a way to support her fami-ly. Within a month, Catholic Chari-ties helped her land a job as a custom-er service supervisor. She was one of 9,107 veterans we served last year.

Please give to Catholic Charities on Mother’s Day to help veterans with housing, counseling, and job place-ment. Learn more at www.catholiccharities.net.

“Charity, patience, and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.” - Pope Francis

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A Dialogue of Hearts A Concert of Classical Music and Children’s Story Telling

Sunday, April 19, 2012, 3:00 PM — First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake St., Oak Park, Illinois

An afternoon of beautiful, inspiring music to benefit Shem Center for Interfaith Spirituality, an Oak Park or-ganization promoting world peace through understand-ing and respect among the world’s religions. Featuring:

Jean Bacom-Detmer, flutist Jeffrey Wagner, pianist

Michael Surratt, organist, Presenting the music of:

John Carmichael, J. S. Bach

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Clifford Demarest

Walk-ins are welcome. Your donation appreciated. For further information call Br. Joseph Kilikevice, OP, Director, 708-848-1095.

YEAR OF THE SACRAMENTS One Word at a Time

As each of the four Gospels ends, Jesus sends his disci-ples into the world. They are on a mission. They have a purpose. And that mission and purpose is to continue what he has begun. When we realize that Jesus sends not only his first disciples but us as well to continue his work as his disciples today, we stand amazed and over-whelmed by the scope of our calling. But we are not alone. The Holy Spirit of Pentecost empowered the first disciples to begin their mission to carry the mission of Jesus to the ends of the earth. That same Holy Spirit ena-bles us through the sacrament of Confirmation to take up and effectively fulfill the great task entrusted to us. The Lord Jesus truly sends us but not without the grace to fulfill our mission. He sends us, his confirmed disciples, in the Holy Spirit.

VISION OF HEALING AND COMMUNION Archdiocese of Chicago / Strategic Pastoral Plan

Misericordia Candy Days - Friday and Saturday, April 24-25

Volunteer for Misericordia Candy Days to help raise money for children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities. For more information, call Tessa at 773-273-2768, email:candydays@misericordia.org, or visit www.misericordia.org.

Archdiocese of Chicago Office of the Archbishop

Dear brothers and sisters in the Risen Lord,

With our celebration of Easter, we proclaim "Christ is risen," and call each other and the world to renew our hope. That call to hope is actually a very daring invita-tion. So much of what we experience in the world points us in another direction—most often, to sad resignation.

Worldwide armed conflict, lethal gang violence in our neighborhoods, families trapped in poverty, immigrants uncertain about their future, young people robbed of a future because of drugs and poor education, and the most vulnerable among us—the unborn, the chronically ill, the secretly abused, the elderly, the dying—who have become in the words of Pope Francis "disposable"—all this suggests a dim future.

Who are we, then, to proclaim hope? How do we dare to say that there is a reason for hope? Our response is sim-ple, and our conviction is firm. We have come to know Jesus, the Risen One.

We have come to know Jesus in his word and in his sacraments. We have known him in each other, in the faces of those whom we love and in the faces of the poor and marginalized. Our knowledge of him has brought us before his cross on which he destroyed sin and death. Our knowledge of him has brought us to stand before him as the Risen One who breathes the new life of the Spirit into those who believe in him.

We dare to hope, because the eternal Word of God dared to take our flesh and passed through death to new and glorious life. He opened the way for us to embrace eternal life. And so we dare to hope and, even more, dare to share that hope with a wounded struggling world.

Pray for me as I pray for you that our faith and confidence in the Risen Christ will bless this world with the renewed hope that it desperately needs.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich Archbishop of Chicago