The Blessed Mother of God, our patroness, has blessed us with immense gifts of grace. We are certain despite all the naysayers that we will REMAIN OPEN BECAUSE God wills it. I am not to crazy. I can catch a baseball, read a story, tell a joke and pass on the Good News of the Gospel, which is Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Almighty appointed a woman, a virgin, to give birth to His Divine son and therefore she was granted the sublime privilege of being assumed into Heaven Body and soul. How do we know this? The Church so proclaims this Truth. So does the Baltimore Catechism which I began to memorize as a child. How wonderful were those classes at St. Laurentius. They lasted longer than the schedule read because the sisters (click here too) knew what was and is Good. That's all we had to know really. That was the reason for being born.

How silly are all the meetings the chancery has now to convince us that saving our souls and getting to Heaven is not an important reason for existence. The bishop wants us to reject the Truth because we weren't living correctly until he came to the diocese. His "Mission Statement" is all about generalities in regard to the world, built in speculation. It is similar to the political statements contained in the Republican or Democratic platforms. Jesus is given a back seat. Heaven is not mentioned because Bishop Galante and his lackeys believe in the worldly pursuit of power and control. That is why they refuse to have an objective arbiter, i.e. the Holy See, make a judgment on their destruction of the diocese which is taking place. The destruction is taking place because the bishop has abandoned the pastoral plan given to us by Our Lord who gave us the Master Plan just before he Ascended into Heaven:

And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to Me in Heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations: Baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. St. Matthew 28: 18-20

Praised be Jesus Christ,
Now and Forever!
Fr. Jerome Charles Romanowski, Pastor