From the Desk of Father Mark - Our Pastor
March 29, 2026 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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From the Desk of Father Mark - Our Pastor
April 18, 2026 - Third Sunday of Easter

"The two recounted what had taken place on the way
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread."

The recognition of Jesus in the Eucharist is central to our faith as Catholics. I offer below a reflection from the Roman Missal.

“Bread and wine are presented by the faithful and placed upon the altar by the priest. These are simple gifts, but they are foreshadowed in the Old Testament and chosen by Christ himself for the Eucharistic sacrifice. When these gifts of bread and wine are offered by the Priest in the name of the Church to the Father in the great Eucharistic Prayer of thanksgiving, they are transformed by the Holy Spirit into the Body and Blood of the only begotten Son of the Father. Finally, when the one bread is broken, the unity of the faithful is expressed and through Communion they receive from the one bread the Lord’s Body and from the one chalice the Lord’s Blood in the same way that the Apostles received them from the hands of Christ himself. Hence the importance of the words of the hymn adapted from the Didache:

As grain once scattered on the hillsides
Was in this broken bread
So, from all lands your church be gathered
Into your kingdom by your Son.” (Roman Missal)

May you continue to experience the risen Christ!

Have a great week!

Fr. Mark Walter
Pastor of Our Lady of the Ridge - St.Linus Parish