November 8 2026

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
November 8, 2026
                32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time      
                                           

Sunday (Nov 8)          9:00 am     + Faithful Departed
Monday                                                 Father Nat’s Day off
Tuesday                           5:00 pm      Congress
Wednesday                      7:30 am     Our Sick
Wednesday                                          Bible Study
Thursday                         5:00 pm     + Faithful Departed
Friday                               7:30 am      Our Sick
Saturday                          9:00 am     Confession           
Sunday (Nov 15)        9:00 am     + Faithful Departed     
 
SILVERTON
Saturday (Nov 7)      4:00 pm      + Faithful Departed

Saturday (Nov 14)     4:00 pm     + Faithful Departed

Minister Schedule:              November 15                                                                           
Lector:                                Mark Stovicek 

Collection: St. Daniel      11/1/2026   $ 3816.00
                    St. Patrick   10/24/2026    $ 247.00

St. Dan’s will be having a clothing drive from now through next Sunday. This is to benefit people in the Durango area who are affected by flooding. Requested items include warm clothing for children & adults, and bedding, as well as non-perishable food. Items should be in bags or boxes. Items may be dropped at the church office during the week, or brought to church next Sunday. Please ask Judy Sturdevant or Lynne Stovicek if you have any questions.

                                                                    Praying for People in Purgatory

My mother, Eleanor Spano Martin, died at the age of ninety-four in February. In her last few years, she suffered from cancer, dementia, and, as a result, several falls. So, by the time you read this, she will have been gone from this earth for several months. A few days after her death, I was privileged (though it was a hard grace) to celebrate her funeral Mass at our home parish in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

In the days and weeks following her death, I was sent many Mass cards from Jesuits who celebrated Mass for her, and from friends who had arranged to have a Mass celebrated on her behalf. Some even subscribed for a year’s worth of Masses or novenas. Each card was a blessing, and each card calmed me, because it reminded me that someone was praying for my dear mother and whatever she might be undergoing in purgatory.
How does all of this “work”? On this side of the grave, it’s hard to say. All I know is that purgatory has always made sense, not because it’s a reflection of God’s desire for us to be punished, but because I don’t think anyone is truly ready to meet God face-to-face without some process of preparation.

My mother suffered in her final days, as most people do who are dying. And when I saw her struggle for breath on her deathbed, it seemed to me that she had suffered more than enough for whatever sins had possible remained after she had received the Sacrament of the Sick. So why do we pray for people in purgatory? To help them. And even if we don’t know how it “works”, we pray. Because we love them.                                       

–Fr. James Martin, S.J.