Dear Brothers and Sisters, We’re blessed to have with us a special guest at Mass this weekend: Fr Wilgintz Polynice. He is a priest from the Salesian order and connected with Food for the Poor, an organization that works to relieve of international hunger. Please give him a warm welcome to our parish, as he speaks about how we can be involved in helping those in need around the world! As we reflect on our part in the proclamation of the Gospel throughout the world, I’d like to pass along a prayer from Pope Francis, found in his 2013 letter titled “The Joy of the Gospel.” In it, he gives the Blessed Mother the title of “Star of the New Evangelization,” and he asks us to call upon her assistance in the great project of making sure every human being knows God’s love: Mary, Virgin and Mother, Star of the new evangelization, help us to bear radiant witness to communion, service, ardent and generous faith, justice and love of the poor, that the joy of the Gospel may reach to the ends of the earth, illuminating even the fringes of our world. Mother of the living Gospel, wellspring of happiness for God’s little ones, pray for us. Amen. Alleluia! Through the intercession of Our Lady and our patron St. Thomas, let’s commit to fully living out our calling to be instruments of God’s mercy. God bless,