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Today, we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints beautiful celebration of all the unknown saints who are now in Heaven. In the Preface, the priest prays, "For today by your gift we celebrate the festival of your city, the heavenly Jerusalem, our mother, where the great array of our brothers and sisters already gives you eternal praise. Towards her, we eagerly hasten as pilgrims advancing by faith, rejoicing in the glory bestowed upon those exalted members of the Church through whom you give us, in our frailty, both strength and good example."

We are invited to draw strength from the saints through their intercession to God on our behalf and encouraged to continue on toward holiness by imitating their way of life. All you holy men and women, pray for us!

It is not too late to register for World Youth Day 2027! Click the image above for extensive details. Watch this recording to learn a little more about the pilgrimage, what the experience will be like, and what you can expect along the way.

Events Coming Up This Week

November Events at Our Lady of Grace, Edina

November Events at the Cathedral of Saint Paul

Events Happening Soon

Saturday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, WI
This year the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe falls on a Saturday, making a pilgrimage to the Shrine more feasible. The shrine has events throughout the day from 6:00 a.m. open until 5:00 p.m. close. See a full schedule of events here.

From the Heart of Our Shepherd

*Below is an excerpt from the Archbishop's most recent Weekly Word:

"Please join me in congratulating Bishop Kevin Kenney, our auxiliary bishop, as he celebrates the second anniversary of his ordination to the episcopacy. You might remember reading about a humorous moment at the press conference held the day he was named bishop. When explaining the date selected for the ordination—this week’s feast of Saints Simon and Jude—he jokingly included himself among the “hopeless causes” for which Saint Jude is so famously the patron. These two years, however, have proven him to be anything but “hopeless.” I remain so grateful to him for his extraordinary ministry as bishop and pastor of Saint Olaf, and for his leadership as the Archdiocesan Vicar for Latino Ministry. Wearing all of these hats, he has surely impacted thousands through his ministry. He’s in good company with his apostolic intercessors, Simon and Jude, who both gave their lives to the spreading of the Gospel."

Read the full article here.

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