June 7, 2026

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, A joyful Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ to all! In Holy Week and Easter, we celebrated the events of our salvation. Last week, with Trinity Sunday, we celebrated the Triune God of love who revealed himself through those events. And this week, we celebrate the generous gift and on-going mystery of how we share in the Cross and Resurrection of Christ: by eating the Body and drinking the Blood of the Lord Jesus, by sharing table fellowship with God himself as both host and sustenance. I always look forward to the special devotions specific to this day of the Church’s life: bringing the sacramental presence of Christ in the Eucharist from the altar to the midst of the people, and from there out into the world itself. For all of those able to join us for those devotions (at the end of the 8am Mass and the 12:30pm Mass this Sunday), I will gratefully appreciate your presence, as we thank God in a special way for the profound gift of what Christ gave us in the Upper Room. You probably received the word last weekend, but I wanted to repeat it in this space, so that everyone is aware: the Bishop has officially announced that now-Father John Gardiner will be remaining at St. Thomas as our parochial vicar. I’m thrilled to have him with me as a collaborator in ministry, and I know we’re all excited about the expanded sacramental and ministry opportunities that having a stable associate pastor will enable. His official start date is July 1, so we will see him very soon! In the meanwhile, let’s keep Fr Gardiner, Fr John Paul Stepnowski, and Fr Andrew Vickery in our prayers, along with all our seminarians. The wondrous gift of the Eucharist continues through the ministry of priests, and we are grateful to God for providing for us. Through the intercession of Our Lady, Queen of Vocations, and our patron St. Thomas, we continue to pray for many more men of God to help supply everyone with our daily bread. God bless,

Father Jantz