As we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary let us reflect on the words of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey To Romania in 2019.

Pope Francis reminds us that “…. from Nazareth to the house of Zechariah and Elizabeth was the first of Mary’s Journeys, as related by the Scriptures. She will journey from Galilee to Bethlehem, where Jesus will be born; she will go down to Egypt to save her Child from Herod; she will go up again every year to Jerusalem for the Passover (LK2:31), and ultimately she will follow Jesus to Calvary. These journeys all have one thing in common: they were never easy; they always required courage and patience. They tell us that Our Lady knows what it means to walk uphill, she know what it means for us to walk uphill, and she is our sister at every step of the way.   She knows what it is to be weary of walking and she can take us by the hand amid our difficulties, in most perilous twists and turns in our life’s journey.”

As we celebrate Memorial Day we would like to remember the lives of Fr. Robert Brett, SM (dec.) and all chaplains who have died while serving in the armed forces.