Letters from Fr. Andre

A New School Year Under Mary’s Care

As the new school year begins, I started thinking about patron saints. Students have Saint Thomas Aquinas. Teachers have Saint John Baptist de La Salle. Catechists have Saint Charles Borromeo. And since Father Ted, our Pastor, is a Jesuit, I had better not forget Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who taught us to find God in all things—even homework.

That is quite a heavenly faculty!

But this is the Church of St. Mary. So this year, I would like to place our students, teachers, and catechists under the care of our Blessed Mother. We remember the children of St. Mary School, our Religious Education students, young people attending schools throughout our community, and those beginning or returning to college.

We pray for our teachers and catechists. May God give them patience, wisdom, and perhaps a little extra energy on Monday mornings.

As this new school year begins, we place everyone under Mary’s care. Mary knew the joy and worry of watching Jesus grow.

May she watch over our young people, care for their teachers and catechists, and lead everyone closer to her Son.

Mary, Seat of Wisdom and patroness of our parish, pray for us.

Fr. Andre Beltran

Associate Pastor