Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
Posted on June 28, 2023
Father Arthur Marat presiding. 
Charity Baseball Night for Addie’s Angles NFP
Posted on June 27, 2023
Addie’s Angels NFP — a local 501(c)(3) charity founded by a former Saint Viator student — invites you to a Chicago Dogs Charity Baseball Night at Impact Field this Friday, June 30th at 6:30 pm. Their mission is to raise [read more...] 
Celebrate 70 Fun Fact: Heights Catholic High Club
Posted on June 27, 2023
May 4, 1953, was the first meeting of the Heights Catholic High Club, which consisted of high school girls from Our Lady of the Wayside and St. James parishes. The first order of business was to install officers, and the [read more...] 
Celebrate WYD in NYC (with Little Sisters of the Poor)
Posted on June 27, 2023
Single Catholic women (ages 18-35) who are unable to celebrate World Youth Day in Lisbon are invited to celebrate, instead, with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Queens, NY! Mass, Sacraments, Adoration, catechesis, Stations of the Cross, and the [read more...] 
Join the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Posted on June 27, 2023
You’re invited to help celebrate the 130th Anniversary of the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, located at 23rd and Augusta Streets in Melrose Park. A Solemn Novena will be prayed nightly from Friday, July 7th, through Saturday, July [read more...] 
Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Posted on June 27, 2023
Father Arthur Marat presiding. 
Do Wives Have to be Submissive?
Posted on June 26, 2023
“Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22) Woah! Come again? On the list of controversial and misunderstood Bible verses, this is near the top. When it swings through in the cycle of Mass readings, folks [read more...] 
Hierarchy of Values
Posted on June 26, 2023
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says: He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take [read more...] 
Closed for the Holiday
Posted on June 26, 2023
The OLW Parish Office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. Business will resume on Wednesday, July 5th. 
When I Was Hungry…
Posted on June 26, 2023
Sunday, July 9, is our next monthly food drive for St. Mark’s Parish. Drop off non-perishable food at the parish garage from between 9 am and noon. Most-needed items include: pasta noodles & sauce canned tuna & chicken canned vegetables soup [read more...]