Sacred Vessels

Jan 19

Letter from the Pastor
January 21, 2024

Sacred Vessels

Last weekend I thanked everyone who made donations to our Christmas collection, the Christmas Flower Fund, and the diocesan Annual Catholic Appeal. Because space was limited, I could not include an additional thanks to everyone who responded to our Sacred Vessels Appeal! On December 7th, we launched this appeal and by December 8th it was finished! It happened so fast you might not have even realized it took place! Michele Beck, our Director of Liturgy and Music, posted the appeal just before noon on Dec. 7th and by 10 AM, Dec. 8th, all but two chalices and two cruet sets were memorialized. By the end of the day, they had been memorialized.

As a community of faith our common prayer is central to who we are, and the liturgical life of the church is part of the richness of our Catholic identity. “Lex orandi, lex credendi,” (The law of what is prayed [is] the law of what is believed.) This phrase is often quoted when speaking of our liturgical life. It speaks to how our prayer and belief are integrally related. Our liturgy informs our theology, and our theology informs our liturgy. “The law of prayer is the law of faith: the Church believes as she prays. Liturgy is a constitutive element of the holy and living Tradition." [Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1124]

Because our liturgies are paramount to who we say we are it is only fitting that we try our best to make our liturgical life at St. Francis a priority. We are still waiting for delivery, but once they arrive, the new vessels will be used at the four churches of St. Francis of Assisi Parish. Thank you to everyone who responded to our Sacred Vessels Appeal. It is the most wonderful parish!

To View the Secret Vessel donor list, please click below:

Sacred Vessels Donor List