1st Sunday of Advent – Year B I would like to wish you all a happy new year! Today is the first day of a new liturgical year in the Catholic Church, and in today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks about His [read more...]
Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 am in our Church. Thanksgiving Mass provides an opportunity for reflection, acknowledgement of our blessings, and to give thanks to our Lord. While 2020 has proven to be a difficult year [read more...]
Good news! Despite our Governor’s shelter-in-place order that took effect at 5:00 pm today, most Catholic Churches in Illinois remain open for Masses — at least for now. Below is Our Lady of the Wayside’s Christmas Mass Schedule as of [read more...]
Due to the current Archdiocese of Chicago pandemic restrictions, the annual Advent multi parish reconciliation service has been cancelled. At Our Lady of the Wayside, specifically, two priests will be available for confession during Advent. Saturday December 5 – 10:00 [read more...]
A truly beautiful painting of our Lady and her Son, no? So many treasures in our church that we sometimes overlook. Perhaps in this season of quarantine and concern, we might slow down, even if only briefly, and take inventory [read more...]
On Thanksgiving Day, we gather together as a parish and as a nation to thank God for all of the good He has done for us. Each of today’s readings speaks of gratitude to God. But, in order to be [read more...]