Jan 25th 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. 8143

Fr. Nathanael Foshage

January 25, 2026
    3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday (Jan 25)         9:00 am                                + Kathy Russo by Laura Boyer
Monday                                                                             Father Nat- Day off
Tuesday                          5:00 pm                                  + Thomas Hinds by Lil Fredericksen
Wednesday                    7:30 am                                  + For Parish
Wednesday                                                                     Bible Study
Thursday                        5:00 pm                                  + Gilbert Martinez by Rosalie Lynn
Friday                              7:30 am                                  + Thomas Hinds by Lil Fredericksen
Saturday                         9:00 am                                 Confession
Sunday (Feb 1)            9:00 am                              + Larry Fredericksen by Fredericksen Family

SILVERTON
Saturday (Jan 24)      4:00 pm                             + Raymond deKay by deKay Family

Saturday (Jan 31)        4:00 pm                            + Raymond deKay by deKay Family

Minister Schedule:                                               February 1 
Lector:                                                                     John Nixon

Collection: St. Daniel     1/18/2026   $ 1,529.00
St. Patrick    1/10/2026      $ 165.00

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

                                                                             Teach Us to Pray
“Lord, teach me to be generous,” begins a prayer titled “The Prayer for Generosity”, known by countless people educated in Jesuit schools across the world. The prayer is traditionally attributed to St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order, but was most likely composed later.
The prayer also asks God to teach us “to serve you as you deserve, to give and not count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds.” It’s what you might call an aspirational prayer, because it sets out some high spiritual standards. Even some Jesuits quail at praying to “toil and not to seek for rest.” “That’s a prayer for burnout!” said one of my spiritual directors.

But asking for a generous heart and spirit are key for the life of the Christian disciple. And we need to ask for this gift because it’s easy to become stingy, narrow-minded, and turned in upon ourselves, especially in a world where selfishness and egocentrism are often the norm. Our natural inclination might be to think of ourselves first, our families and friends second, and then perhaps – if there’s any room left in our hearts – for those in need: the poor, the sick, the struggling.

Thus, St. Ignatius knew that we had to ask for this important grace – generosity.  It’s also something that he counsels for those on retreat. We pray to give ourselves to the retreat, or the prayer, generously. To be as open to God as we can be. A good way to begin a retreat or really any day, then, is by praying, “Lord, teach me to be generous.”
-James Martin, S.J.