Tag Archive: #arthurmarat

We Gather With Joy!

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...]

Mass for Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time

Father Arthur Marat presiding with Deacon Peter LeTourneau assisting.

Father Arthur Reflects on All Saints, All Souls Days

Today’s Gospel presents us with special program of life according to the eight beatitudes. Jesus truly lived according to the beatitudes: He was poor in spirit; He mourned; He was meek; He longed for righteousness; He was merciful; He was [read more...]

A Call To Pray the Holy Rosary During October

27th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A  There are approximately seven billion people in the world. Only a little more than one billion of the population is Christian. Yet, we all share the same concerns and worries about our [read more...]

Pastor’s Letter: Happy Happenings

Dear Parishioners, With great joy I share happy news, along with sincere appreciation, for God’s blessings on Our Lady of the Wayside Parish.  We have had a busy and fruitful week! I would like to begin by thanking Joe Farwell [read more...]

Father Arthur Shares a Litany of Humility

26th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks of the son who says, “I will not [work in your vineyard]” to his father, but then changes his mind and works in his [read more...]

Seek a Deeper Relationship With God To Better Comprehend His Love

25th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Often times, my brothers and sisters, we are like the Israelites in today’s first reading; we see everything exclusively from a human perspective. We think of God and what happens in our [read more...]

Seek Peace In Christ’s Merciful Love and Forgiveness

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do [read more...]