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Third Sunday of Advent: A Time to Rejoice!

3rd Sunday of Advent – Year B Gaudete!  Rejoice!  Today, on the third Sunday of Advent, we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, Latin for “Rejoice” (who knew my Latin classes would pay off so well!).  It is an earnest call from the [read more...]

Third Sunday of Advent: JOY

The Third Week of Advent symbolizes Joy with the Shephard’s Candle, reminding us of the Joy the world experiences at the coming birth of Jesus Advent Prayer: We humbly beg you, O Lord, to listen to our prayers; and by [read more...]

Updated Christmas Mass Schedule

Below is an updated, more complete, Our Lady of the Wayside Christmas Mass Schedule. This is current as of December 11 2020.  Please note that this is subject to change, based on State of Illinois and Archdiocese COVID-19 directives. PLEASE [read more...]

Invest in Kids at OLW!

There is an amazing opportunity for you to support Catholic education at OLW AND significantly reduce, or eliminate, your state tax bill at the same time. It is the Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship Program, “Invest in Kids” and it provides [read more...]

Praying Together this Christmas

Praying Together At Our Lady of the Wayside, we are blessed with several ways to unite in prayer and devotion. As we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, I invite you to join your OLW family [read more...]

OLW 2020 Cookbook – Just in Time for Christmas!

If there are any rays of sunshine from sheltering-in-place during this COVID-19 pandemic, it is that Our Lady of the Wayside’s parishioners have been doing some creative cooking — as families, couples and individuals. And, during this time, OLW’s CFM [read more...]

Christmas Programming: Share YOUR Smiles, Photos, Videos!

Christmas is fast approaching and, as we all know with COVID-19’s rules and regulations, our parish celebration is going to be “togetherness-challenged.”  With challenge comes opportunity, and we have a plan to draw our parish family together virtually.  WE NEED [read more...]

Today We Celebrate the Feast Day of St. Juan Diego

Today is the feast day of St. Juan Diego.  Deacon Jerry Brennan gave a beautiful homily about the Saint, to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared, on three occasions, in the 16th century.  St. Juan Diego is the first Saint [read more...]

OLW School Early Childhood Registration Guidelines, 2021-2022 School Year

A $150 non-refundable registration fee is required for all students at the time of registration. Without the registration fee, the child will not be put on any class list. The registration fee is only refundable if you move out of [read more...]

A New Beginning For Our Lady of the Wayside

Dear Friends, Perhaps it is only fitting that installation of our new livestreaming video system was completed just prior to the Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary —  Our Lady of the Wayside’s [read more...]