September 13 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325-4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
September 13, 2026
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday (Sep 13) 9:00 am + Phyllis & Peter Josephitis by Dave Josephitis
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm No Service
Wednesday 7:30 am No Service
Wednesday NO Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm No Service
Friday 7:30 am Poor Souls by Gerry & Suellen Hubbard
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Sunday (Sep 20) 9:00 am H&W Mike & Pat Livsey on 50th Wedding Anniversary

SILVERTON
Saturday (Sep 12) 4:00 pm For Parish

Saturday (Aug 29) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: September 20th
Lector: Mark Stovicek

Collection: St. Daniel 9/6/2026 $ 3358.00
St. Patrick 8/22/2026 $ 784.00 8/29/2026 $ 564.00

Praying for Difficult People

Years ago, I lived with a Jesuit (now deceased) who disliked me intensely. Now, I hope that doesn’t disedify anyone who imagines religious orders as places of consummate harmony, but occasionally, because of human nature, these things happen. I hasten to add that it happens exceedingly rarely: I love my Jesuit brothers, and I hope that they love me too. My vocation as a Jesuit is one primarily of joy.

But my vocation did not bring this other Jesuit much joy. For most of our time living together, he refused to talk to me, sighed heavily when I spoke during meals, and occasionally cursed me when we passed in the hall. For some reason, which I could never fathom (I tried asking, but he refused to speak to me), he despises me. I know I’m not perfect, but this went above and beyond a natural dislike into hatred.
In despair, I asked a wise older Jesuit in our community for advice. “You can do two things,” he said, and I hung on his next few words. “You can always be cordial to him. And you can pray for him.” It was a lifeline for me. And I started immediately to do both.

My spiritual director said, “Ask God to see him as God sees him.” A few weeks later, a fellow Jesuit saw this man mistreating me rather harshly. And he said, sadly, “He must be in so much pain to treat you like that.” Finally, I saw him as God saw him: hurt, wounded, and lashing out in pain. It didn’t excuse what he did, but it helped me to understand him and be at peace. Now that he is in heaven, I hope he feels the same reconciliation that I do -James Martin, S.J.

Blessing of Grandparents
Lord God almighty, bless our grandparents
With long life, happiness and health.
May they remain constant in your love
And be living signs of your presence
To their children and grandchildren.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
-Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers

September 6 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325-4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
September 6, 2026
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

OURAY
Saturday (Sep 5) 6:00 pm For Our Sick
Sunday (Sep 6) 9:00 am +Carl, Ed, Sheri, Jimmy & Mickey Boyer by Laura
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm + Phyllis & Peter Josephitis by Dave Josephitis
Wednesday 7:30 am Poor Souls by Jerry & Suellen Hubbard
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Phyllis & Peter Josephitis by Dave Josephitis
Friday 7:30 am Poor Souls by Jerry & Suellen Hubbard
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Sunday (Sep 13) 9:00 am + Phyllis & Peter Josephitis

SILVERTON
Saturday (Sep 5) 4:00 pm For Parish

Saturday (Sep 12) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: September 13
Lector: Judy Sturdevant

Collection: St. Daniel 8/30/2026 $ 2998.00
St. Patrick 8/15/2026 $ 357.00

This Saturday, September 5th, is the last Saturday night Mass in Ouray for the season.

We are in need of volunteers for coffee & donuts.

Today is Food Bank Sunday. Non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations may be left on the altar.

Prayer for the Gift of Rest
“We’re human beings”, my novice director used to say, “not human doings.” As I understood him, this meant a few things: First, we can’t earn God’s love by doing things, no matter how noble. (That’s a variation on heresy called Pelagianism.) Second, our lives are not simply about action, but also contemplation. And third, we can’t be working and “doing” all the time. We need some rest and time for prayer and contemplation.

That last insight is hard for many people to agree with, let alone put into-sorry-action. Yet even Jesus needed to rest from time to time. The Gospels often speak of him “withdrawing” to get a break from the disciples and, even more often, from the crowds that press in on him, particularly as his “fame” spreads. And that rest is not just for him alone. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus say to the disciples, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while” (6:31).

Maybe you’re a busy person reading this and thinking, “Of course I want some rest! But where do I find it?” This is where praying for rest may come in. Asking for good things from God is one of the most common ways of looking at prayer. One of those good things, because it helps to restore us, is rest. Can you ask God to show you ways to rest, open up paths to rest, and, in fact, give you rest? In the middle of a busy life, perhaps you can ask God for that grace, and then be attentive to the ways that God has of making you, as the psalmist says, “lie down in green pastures” to “restore your soul” (Ps 23). –James Martin, S.J.

August 30 2026 – Bulletin

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

OURAY

Saturday (Aug 29) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 30) 9:00 am For Our Sick
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm +Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo
Wednesday 7:30 am H&W Sally Hilander
8:00 am Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm H&W Louise Ficco
Friday 7:30 am + Alvin Ficco by Louise Ficco
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Saturday (Sep 5) 6:00 pm For Our Sick
Sunday (Sep 6) 9:00 am + Carl, Ed, Sheri, Jimmy, Mickey Boyer by Laura

SILVERTON
Saturday (Aug 29) 4:00 pm + Jake Gallegos

Saturday (Sep 5) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: September 5 September 6
Lector: Judy Sturdevant Jeff Keller

Collection: St. Daniel 8/23/2026 $ 3038.00
St. Patrick 8/15/2026 $ 357.00

This Friday is First Friday. There will be Adoration, Benediction and recitation of the Rosary after the 7:30 am Mass, all for the intention of more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Next Sunday is Food Bank Sunday. Non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations may be left on the altar.

Prayer to St. Benedict
St. Benedict, admirable saint and doctor of humility,
You practiced what you taught, assiduously praying for
God’s glory and lovingly fulfilling all work for God and the
Benefit of all human beings. You know the many physical
Dangers that surround us today, often caused or occasioned
By human interventions. Guard us against poisoning of the body as well as of mind and soul, and thus be truly a “Blessed” one for us. Amen.

Prayer of Gratitude
We give you thanks, Christ our God, that you have granted to make us partakers of your Body and Blood, for the forgiveness of sins and for eternal life. Keep us, we beseech you, without punishment, because you are good, and the lover of all your creation. Amen.

August 23 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
August 23, 2026
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday (Aug 22) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 23) 9:00 am + Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm + Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo
Wednesday 7:30 am For Our Sick
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm Louise Ficco & Sally Highlander
Friday 7:30 am + Fred & Margaret Pearce by Bernie
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Saturday (Aug 29) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 30) 9:00 am For Our Sick

SILVERTON
Saturday (Aug 22) 4:00 pm + Jake Gallegos by Family
Friday 1:00 pm Funeral Mass Jake Gallegos
Saturday (Aug 29) 4:00 pm + Jake Gallegos

Minister Schedule: August 29 August 30
Lector: Bernie Pearce Irene Mattivi

Collection: St. Daniel 8/16/2026 $ 2859.00
St. Patrick 8/8/2026 $ 572.00 8/15/2026 $ 357.00

Many thanks to all who helped with the potluck.

Prayer for Pope Leo
O God, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful,
Look down, in your mercy, upon your servant Leo,
Whom you have appointed to preside over your Church;
And grant, we beseech you, that both by word and example,
He may edify all those under his charge;
So that, with the flock entrusted to him,
He may arrive at length unto life everlasting.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer for an end to War and Violence
O God, merciful and strong,
Who crush wars and cast down the proud,
Be pleased to banish violence swiftly from our midst
And to wipe away all tears,
So that we may all truly deserve to be called your children.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen
-The Roman Missal

There are 2 ways to exert one’s strength: pushing down or pulling up.
-Church Signs

August 16 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325 4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO. 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
August 16, 2026
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday (Aug 15) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 16) 9:00 am + Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm H&W Louise Ficco by Laura Boyer
Wednesday 7:30 am H&W Sally Highlander
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo
Friday 7:30 am In Thanks for Rain
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Saturday (Aug 22) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 23) 9:00 am + Vicki Trujillo by Ron Trujillo

SILVERTON
Saturday (Aug 15) 4:00 pm Larry & Rose Raab 55th Wedding Anniversary

Saturday (Aug 22) 4:00 pm + Jake Gallegos by Family

Minister Schedule: August 22 August 23
Lector: Mary Ann Guilinger John Nixon

Collection: St. Daniel 8/9/2026 $ 2300.00
St. Patrick 8/1/2026 $ 287.00 Cath Foundation $ 149.00

Parish Council will meet this Thursday in the Parish Hall at 6:30 pm.

Neighbor to Neighbor in Ouray is seeking a few more volunteers to deliver a few meals in town. Please contact Nancy Nixon for more information or to volunteer: nixonouray@gmail.com

This Tuesday, after the 5 pm Mass, there will be a potluck in the church hall to celebrate Fr. Nat and Deacon Ed’s birthdays. Meat and cake will be provided. No gifts please.

The Rosary

What more can be said about the Rosary? I’m not going to try to add to the millions of words in praise of the Rosary, which I pray every morning on the way to work, but instead I’ll perhaps offer a few personal reflections.

My favorite story comes from a now-deceased Jesuit, who had finished doing extensive training in spiritual direction. He was planning on helping his mother, and elderly Irish –Catholic woman from Boston, learn some more “advanced prayer.” She told him she enjoyed the Rosary. So my friend asked what happened when she prayed the Rosary. She said, simply, “God looks at me and I look at God.”

I’ve always loved that insight. The Rosary can be prayed in many ways: you can use the traditional “mysteries” to meditate on events from the life of Mary and Jesus. You can reach for it as a kind of calming prayer to place you in the presence of God. Or you can pray it for a certain intention.

My own way of praying the Rosary is simple. I don’t use the mysteries (because I have a hard time remembering them); instead, I simply focus on the words of the Hail Mary and Our Father – prayers I’ve been praying since I was a boy. I love using rosaries I’ve bought from various holy places – Galilee, Jerusalem, Lourdes, Fatima, Knock – which remind me of my time in each place. And I still have the Rosary I was given on my First Holy Communion. The Rosary is a universal prayer you can make your own.
-Fr. James Martin, S.J.

August 9 2026 – Bulletin

Saturday (Aug 8) 6:00 pm In Thanks for Rain
Sunday (Aug 9) 9:00 am H&W Tony Viola & Mary Scuderi by Laura Boyer
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm + Alexandra Curcio Pollio by Kathy
Wednesday 7:30 am + Kathy Russo & Wayne Drake by Laura Boyer
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Alexandra Curcio Pollio by Kathy
Friday 7:30 am H&W Louise Ficco by Laura Boyer
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Saturday (Aug 15) 6:00 pm For Parish
Sunday (Aug 16) 9:00 am + Vicki Trujillo

SILVERTON
Saturday (Aug 8) 4:00 pm For Parish

Saturday (Aug 15) 4:00 pm Larry & Rose Raab 55th Wedding Anniversary

Minister Schedule: August 15 August 16
Lector: Karen Miller Jeff Keller

Collection: St. Daniel 8/2/2026 $ 3001.00 Catholic Foundation $2428.14
St. Patrick 7/25/2026 $553.75

Save the date. Tuesday August 18th after the 5 pm Mass, there will be a potluck in the church hall to celebrate Fr. Nat and Deacon Ed’s birthdays. Meat and cake will be provided. No gifts please.

Blessed Among Us

The history of crimes (slavery, torture, holy war) committed in the name of Christianity is often excused as an unfortunate reflection of the times. Bartolome de Las Casas, who dedicated his life to exposing the rapacious violence inflicted on Indigenous peoples in the Americas, challenges such excuses. Originally a chaplain in the Spanish conquest of Cuba (while also benefiting as the owner of a plantation), in 1514 he underwent a dramatic conversion. After witnessing the genocidal cruelty imposed on the Natives, he joined the Dominican Order and became a passionate defender of their interests. For more than fifty years he traveled between the New World and the court of Spain, attempting to expose the cruelties of the Conquest.

Though the Conquest was justified with supposedly evangelical motivations, Las Casas believed the actions of the conquistadors revealed that their true religion was the worship of gold. He opposed the notion that the Gospel could be spread through slaughter or compulsion of any kind.

While others claimed the Natives were a lesser race, he affirmed their full humanity and entitlement to human rights. But he went further. Identifying the Natives with the poor in the Gospel sense, he argued that in their sufferings they represented the crucified Christ.

In 1544 Las Casas was named the bishop of Chiapas in southern Mexico, but he eventually resigned and returned to Spain, the better, he hoped, to promote the cause of social justice. He died on July 18, 1566, at the age of 82.

“I leave in the Indies Jesus Christ, our God, scourged and afflicted and beaten and crucified not once, but thousands of times.” –Bartolome de Las Casas

Aug 2 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325-4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
August 2, 2026
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

OURAY
Saturday (July 25) 6:00 pm For Seasonal Rain
Sunday (July 26) 9:00 am H&W Louise Ficco by Laura Boyer
Monday Fr. Nat’s day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm In Thanks for rain
Wednesday 7:30 am For Parish
Wednesday 8:30 am Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Carl, Ed, Sheri, Jimmy & Mickey Boyer by Laura
Friday 7:30 am + Alvin Ficco by Louise
Saturday 9:00 am Confessions
Saturday (Aug 8) 6:00 pm In Thanks for Rain
Sunday (Aug 9) 9:00 am H&W Tony Viola & Mary Scuderi by Laura Boyer

SILVERTON
Saturday (Aug 1) 4:00 pm For Parish
Saturday (Aug 8) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: Aug 15 Aug 16
Lector: Karen Miller Jeff Keller

COLLECTION: St. Daniel 7/26/2026 $ 2,867.00 St. Patrick 7/18/2026 $ 304.00 Mission Africa $199.66

We need volunteers for coffee & donuts. Only one more week is covered.

Today there is a 2nd collection for the Catholic Foundation. The Catholic Foundation supports Catholic organizations in our Diocese. Thanks in advance for your generous contributions to the Giving Arm of the Diocese.

Diocesan Advisory From Bishop Berg

Notice Regarding the Declaration of Schism of the Society o St. Pius X (SSPX)

Following the illicit episcopal consecrations conducted in Econe, Switzerland, without a pontifical mandate and against the direct warnings of the Holy See, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a formal decree declaring the SSPX to be in a state of formal schism. Four bishops were consecrated by the bishops of the SSPX without the concurrence & permission of Pope Leo & so now that society has been declared to be in schism from the Catholic Church. This makes the Sacraments administered by their bishops & priests invalid. As a result, Catholics should not participate in their services, as directed by Pope Leo.

Grace Matters More

Follow the rules if they’re good. If they apply. Unless they keep you from following a higher law. Until they’re no longer life-giving. But remember that grace matters more. Following the rules has gotten a lot of people into deep trouble: people who were just following orders, just doing their job, just not questioning.

Following the rules matters when you’re learning to love what the law protects. When you’re learning a skill – painting, piano-playing, tennis, scientific experimentation – rules keep your lines straight and your colors from running. They get the ball to the other side of the net, the sheet music to sound, and the sentence to make sense. They keep the experiment from blowing up – sometimes literally. But just beyond the rules lies a play space where rules can be bent and even broken, the moves restyled, the tools put to new purpose, the intuitive leaps honored. If you go there before you’ve walked the path through the forest of rules, you’re likely to be disappointed or hurt, or, worse, do damage. If you go there disciplined by the rules, your play will be productive and your efforts richly enjoyable.

When the laws of God are, in fact, at issue, more is at stake. “You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God,” we read in Leviticus. God’s law is just and righteous, given for guidance in justice and love, gracious enough for David to sing, “Oh, how I love thy law!” So when Jesus breaks the Sabbath, those who love the law are scandalized. They – and we, as we learn to rely more on relationship and less on rules – have to come up against the limits of the law. At the outer edge of those limits stands a person, saying “Follow me. I am the Way.” Once we arrive at that encounter, the journey is less and less about following rules and more and more about the love that is both its motive and its purpose.
-Marilyn McEntyre, Word by Word

July 26 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325-4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
July 26, 2026
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

OURAY
Saturday (July 25) 6:00 pm For Rain
Sunday (July 26) 9:00 am H&W John Moore by Family
Monday Fr. Nat’s day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm H&W Louise Ficco by Laura Boyer
Wednesday 7:30 am In Thanks for rain
Wednesday 8:30 am Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm H&W John Moore by the family
Friday 7:30 am +Carl, Ed, Sheri, Jimmy & Mickey Boyer by Laura
Saturday 9:00 am Confessions
Saturday (Aug 1) 6:00 pm For seasonal rain
Sunday (Aug 2) 9:00 am H&W Louise Ficco by Laura Boyer

SILVERTON
Saturday (July 25) 4:00 pm For Parish
Saturday (Aug 1) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: Aug 8 Aug 9
Lector: John Carbonneau Julie Allard

Thanks to all who donated so generously to the Ekiti Diocese Mission Appeal.

The Diocese of Pueblo will conduct a 2^nd Collection on Aug. 1 & 2, 2026 for the benefit of the Catholic Foundation. (Envelopes are in the pews.). Just recently the Catholic Foundation awarded grants to 48 parishes, missions, schools and other Catholic organizations in our diocese. These grants are made possible by the generosity of donors like you. Supporting the Catholic Foundation 2^nd Collection supports faith formation and other worship programs in your own back yard. 100% of the funds received from this collection stay within the Diocese. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Next Sunday is Food Bank Sunday. Non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations may be left on the altar.

Praying to Love Beyond Boundaries

During his papacy, Pope Francis often spoke of going to the “peripheries.” By this he meant not only physically traveling to places that had not seen a pope in some time but also reaching out to people who feel excluded by society ( for example, migrants and refugees) or by the Church (for example, transgender people). Pope Francis was also encouraging all of us to love “beyond boundaries.”

What would it mean for us to love beyond boundaries? For one thing, it would mean trying to love people whom we don’t particularly like (or who don’t particularly like us). That’s a kind of “boundary.” That doesn’t mean that you have to like that person or approve of his or her behavior. It does mean that you try, as best you can, to love them.

It also means loving when you are tired or stressed or overwhelmed. This is loving beyond one of your own boundaries. It’s always tempting to be curt, snappish, short-tempered, or even mean when you are at a low ebb. But we always, no matter how tired we are, have the choice to be loving or to be selfish.

Finally, loving beyond our boundaries means loving people who live in places we may never visit – or have heard of. Do you care about the refugee in Sudan, the victim of violence in Myanmar or the war victim in Ukraine? Do you love them? If so, what will you do for them? Loving without boundaries also means putting that love into action. –James Martin, S.J.

July 19 2026 – Bulletin

ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET CHURCH
PO Box 565 614 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Email: sdouray@gmail.com
Website: stdanielouray.org
(970) 325-4373
ST. PATRICK CHURCH- SILVERTON
1005 Reese, Silverton, CO 81433
Fr. Nathanael Foshage
July 19, 2026
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

OURAY
Saturday (July 18) 6:00 pm For Rain
Sunday (July 19) 9:00 am + Jack Fellin
Monday Fr. Nat’s day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm H&W John Moore by the family
Wednesday 7:30 am In Thanks for rain
Wednesday 8:30 am Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Don Ducat by Lois Fisher
Friday 7:30 am For Rain
Saturday 9:00 am Confessions
Saturday (July 25) 6:00 pm For Rain
Sunday (July 26) 9:00 am H&W John Moore by the family

SILVERTON
Saturday (July 18) 4:00 pm + David Sutcliffe by deKay Family
Saturday (July 25) 4:00 pm For Parish

Minister Schedule: July 25 July 26
Lector: John Carbonneau Ron Heinrichs

Collection: St. Daniel 7/12/2026 $2,717.00

St. Patrick 7/4/2026 $705.75

Today, we will have a 2nd collection for our Mission Appeal for the Diocese of Ekiti in Nigeria. Your loving gesture of solidarity through prayers and financial aid will go a long way in supporting the Diocese of Ekiti to effectively carry out the ministry of Christ in the context of communities where people face numerous socio-economic challenges but with strong sense of faith. We deeply appreciate your love and solidarity. God’s blessings always. Fr. Emmanuel Alao, Pastor, Sangre de Christo, San Luis, CO

Prayer for the chronically ill

Loving God, rock of strength for those who trust in you,
Comforter of those who call on you,
Hear the cry of those who suffer
From constant sickness or weakness,
And embrace them in your loving arms.
As you have united them to the suffering of Christ
In the waters of baptism,
Be their companion on the way of the cross,
Give them peace,
And strengthen them with the vision of your kingdom.
We make this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family

Positive Peace

Scholars in the academic field of peace studies distinguish between “negative peace”, the absence of war and violent conflict, and “positive peace”, the conditions under which active human flourishing occurs. In societies that foster positive peace, people are unencumbered by active violence; have access to fundamental human rights such as healthy food, clean water, shelter, and education; and they also enjoy freedom of cultural and religious expression. Internationally renowned peacebuilder John Paul Lederach said that “peacebuilding requires many levels of intervention, from grassroots to the international.” Religious organization ranging from the local to the global play important roles in this peacebuilding. Pope John XXIII knew this, and consequently authored the encyclical Pacem in Terris in 1963 amid the Cold War. So did Pope Paul VI, who declared January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, as a World Day of Peace. In other words, peacebuilding demands spiritual intervention, and this is one way we can play a role. Where do you feel called to direct your prayers for peace? -Renee LaReau

July 12 2026 – Bulletin

OURAY
Saturday (July 11) 6:00 pm For the Parish
Sunday (July 12) 9:00 am + Kathy Russo & Wayne Drake by Laura Boyer
Monday Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday 5:00 pm For Seasonal Rain
Wednesday 7:30 am For Parish
Wednesday Bible Study
Thursday 5:00 pm + Carl, Ed, Sheri, Jimmy & Mickey Boyer by Laura
Friday 7:30 am For Seasonal Rain
Saturday 9:00 am Confession
Saturday (June 18) 6:00 pm + Alene River by Rosalyn
Sunday (June 19) 9:00 am + Jack Fellin

SILVERTON
Saturday (July 11) 4:00 pm + David Sutcliffe by deKay Family

Saturday (July 18) 4:00 pm + David Sutcliffe by deKay Family

Minister Schedule: July 18 July 19
Lector: Karen Miller Bernie Pearce

Collection: St. Daniel 7/5/2026 $ 2792.00
St. Patrick 6/28/2026 $ 804.00

Bishop Berg has developed a Novena for people of the Diocese to pray for relief from the fires. There are copies of his Novena at the back of the church if you would like to take one.

Mission Appeal for the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti

The Catholic Diocese of Ekiti is a gift of God and beacon of hope for over three hundred thousand Christians, located in the south-western part of Nigeria. In this socio-political context, many Christians are faced with numerous challenges, but with courage continue to uphold the faith amidst their struggles. The Church that constitutes the Diocese of Ekiti has been committed to evangelization, education, provision of health structures and support for young, poor and vulnerable for many years, and will continue in that light as much as there are resources to carry out such noble tasks.
Your prayers and financial aid will help a lot to consolidate efforts and initiatives in evangelization and catechetical formation for old and young. You will also be helping to
support priestly formation programs and offering support to seminarians. You will help in the building of befitting houses of worship and rectories for poorer communities. Among other things, you will also be helping to provide adequate transportation for Priests and Catechists.
Your help will enhance charitable outreach to the poor, vulnerable and the needy, create opportunities for vocational training and educational formation for the young people, and create financial support for needy families.
Your loving gesture of solidarity through prayers and financial aid will go a long way in supporting the Diocese of effectively carry out the ministry of Christ in the context of communities where people face numerous socio-economic challenges but with strong sense of faith. We deeply appreciate your love and solidarity. God’s blessing always.
-Fr. Emmanuel Alao, Pastor Sangre de Christo, San Luis, CO.
(On behalf of the Bishop, Clergy and Faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti)

St. Daniel and St. Patrick will have a 2nd collection next weekend for this Mission Appeal of the Diocese of Ekiti.