Our parish is living a Year of St. Paul, a sacred time to grow more deeply in our faith and discipleship, inspired by our great patron. While this year began on January 1, we will gather together for our first parish-wide observance on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, celebrated the weekend of January 24–25.

This feast commemorates St. Paul’s dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus, an event that transformed his life and set his heart on fire for the mission of the Gospel.

To mark this important moment in the life of our parish, two relics of St. Paul will be available for veneration in the church after all weekend Masses on January 24–25. I encourage you to plan to remain after Mass to pray through the intercession of our patron and to ask for the grace of deeper conversion in your own life. Following Mass, parishioners who wish to venerate the relics and receive an individual blessing from the priest or deacon are asked to remain in their pews. Once those who need to depart have exited the church, two lines will be formed down the main aisle for individual blessings and veneration of the relics.

In the January 24–25 bulletin, I will share more about the meaning and purpose of our Year of St. Paul and how we can allow his witness to inspire our parish throughout the year ahead. I hope you will join us as we mark this sacred year together.