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...]
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...]
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...]
Christmas 2020 Today we gather in our Church with great joy to celebrate the birth of Jesus. To some people, Jesus is an unwelcome intruder. Herod and the Pharisees are a perfect example of those who had this point of [read more...]
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 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...]
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...]