Saturdays Confession at 3:15pm. Holy Eucharist at 4pm.
Sundays Holy Eucharist at 10:30am.
Weekday’s Masses Tuesday at 12:00 (Novena to St. Francis of Assisi) Friday at 12:00 (Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
About our Patron
St. Francis of Assisi grew up in a prosperous cloth merchant family in Assisi, Italy in the late 1100’s; he gave up his possessions to work with the poor and the outcasts, especially the lepers. His entire life was guided by simplicity and humility. He was a joyful person who loved people and nature. He dedicated much of his life to promoting respect and appreciation for the environment, especially birds and animals, and to this day St. Francis is considered the patron saint of ecology. St. Francis was guided by a deep love for God and everything God created. He was also a troubadour who wrote many hymns and prayers and knew the joys that music brings to the world. One of his deepest spiritual experiences was when he heard the call to renew the church. In the beginning he thought the Lord meant for him to repair a building. However, he soon realized through prayer and reflection that this was not the care for buildings but God’s people. Francis was moved to embrace the poor and outcast in the person of a leper. He preached the gospel to all who would listen and embraced an intense prayer life as a hermit while building a new community which continues to this day.
