Pilgrims of Prayer
Dear Parishioners,
After this Sunday’s Masses, I will leave for a pilgrimage with a group of parishioners, family, and friends. The pilgrimage was already coming together when I first arrived at Mother Seton as I was particularly moved by the opportunity to visit Assisi in Italy during this 800th anniversary year of St. Francis’s death. After several days in Assisi, we will travel to Rome, where a seminarian and parishioner from Sacred Heart in Bowie, the parish where I grew up, will be ordained a deacon.
As I go, please know that I carry you and your intentions with me. Although I will not be physically present at Mother Seton for the next two weeks, I will intercede for you at the tombs of the saints and pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to come upon our lives and our parish with his gifts of renewal and grace.
A pilgrimage, of course, is more than traveling to a holy place. The Christian life itself is a pilgrimage of faith. We are always being drawn toward the Lord, even when we never leave our homes or step outside the ordinary rhythms of our lives. Some members of our parish know pilgrimage in an especially tangible way, having migrated from other countries and places, leaving behind what was familiar in the hope of new opportunities and a new home.
All of this reminds me that, wherever we find ourselves, prayer keeps us connected to one another.
I would especially draw your attention to the section of our newly designed bulletin devoted to the prayer of our parish. There we lift up those who are sick and others among us who are in need. We pray for those who have died and for the consolation of their families. We rejoice with those who have been married, and we join our prayers to those receiving Baptism and the other sacraments in our church. Please join us in this prayer ministry and note that this printed section with adjust from week to week based on the needs of the community.
These names and intentions are more than announcements. They invite us to carry one another in prayer.
In the midst of people moving in many different directions—and even when we are separated from one another for a time—this bond of prayer reminds us that we are pilgrims together. We journey in fellowship and faith, united in the Lord and in the gift of his Holy Spirit.
Over these weeks, I ask you to pray for me and for those making this pilgrimage. Know that I will be doing the same for you, carrying the people and intentions of Mother Seton with me as I pray in Assisi and Rome.
“Christ Gathered” Survey on Community Life
This is the last of four surveys we have offered during our “Year of Stewardship,” as we reflect on how we live our faith together.
Since January, these surveys have invited us to reflect on different dimensions of our shared life of faith. This final survey focuses on Community — how we build a genuine sense of belonging and encourage parishioners to participate fully in the life and mission of the Church.
Everyone who completes the survey may enter a drawing for a $100 Wegmans Gift Card. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
*We are grateful to the hundreds who have already completed and apologize if there were any previous issues with the links*
Sunday, September 27, 2026
- 1:00 PM – Live music
- 2:00 PM – Multilingual Rosary Walk
- 3:00 PM – Soccer (fútbol) matches
- 4:00 PM – Volleyball matches
Volunteers needed! See where you can give a bit in service of our community. Thank you for your support.
Save the Dates in October
Respect Life Month
October 3 – Blessing of Pets
October 14 – Family Faith Formation Night
October 24 – Morning of Recollection for Couples
October 31 – International Festival
Después de las Misas de este domingo, partiré en una peregrinación de dos semanas con feligreses, familiares y amigos. Visitaremos Asís durante el año del 800 aniversario de la muerte de San Francisco y después Roma, donde un seminarista de mi parroquia de origen será ordenado diácono.
Sepan que llevo conmigo a ustedes y sus intenciones. Ante las tumbas de los santos, rezaré por nuestra parroquia y pediré al Espíritu Santo que renueve nuestras vidas.
Toda vida cristiana es una peregrinación, aun cuando permanecemos en nuestra rutina cotidiana. La oración nos recuerda que hacemos juntos este camino. La lista de oración de nuestro boletín nos ayuda concretamente a rezar por los enfermos, los difuntos y sus familias, quienes celebran su matrimonio y quienes reciben los sacramentos.
Aunque estemos separados por un tiempo, seguimos siendo peregrinos juntos, unidos en Cristo y en el Espíritu Santo.
Après les Messes de ce dimanche, je partirai pour un pèlerinage de deux semaines avec des paroissiens, des membres de ma famille et des amis. Nous visiterons Assise en cette année du 800e anniversaire de la mort de saint François, puis Rome, où un séminariste de ma paroisse d’origine sera ordonné diacre.
Sachez que je vous porte, ainsi que vos intentions, dans ma prière. Auprès des tombeaux des saints, je prierai pour notre paroisse et demanderai à l’Esprit Saint de renouveler nos vies.
Toute vie chrétienne est un pèlerinage, même au cœur de notre vie quotidienne. La prière nous rappelle que nous faisons ce chemin ensemble. La liste de prière de notre bulletin nous invite concrètement à prier pour les malades, les défunts et leurs familles, ceux qui célèbrent leur mariage et ceux qui reçoivent les sacrements.
Même séparés quelque temps, nous demeurons pèlerins ensemble, unis dans le Christ et l’Esprit Saint.
Sau các Thánh Lễ Chúa Nhật cuối tuần này, tôi sẽ lên đường trong chuyến hành hương hai tuần cùng với một số giáo dân, gia đình và bạn bè. Chúng tôi sẽ đến Assisi trong năm kỷ niệm 800 năm ngày Thánh Phanxicô qua đời, rồi đến Rôma, nơi một chủng sinh thuộc giáo xứ quê hương của tôi sẽ được truyền chức phó tế.
Xin anh chị em biết rằng tôi luôn mang theo anh chị em và những ý nguyện của anh chị em. Bên phần mộ các thánh, tôi sẽ cầu nguyện cho giáo xứ và xin Chúa Thánh Thần canh tân đời sống chúng ta.
Mỗi đời sống Kitô hữu đều là một cuộc hành hương, ngay cả trong nhịp sống thường ngày. Lời cầu nguyện nhắc chúng ta rằng chúng ta cùng đi trên một hành trình. Danh sách cầu nguyện trong bản tin giáo xứ giúp chúng ta cầu nguyện cho người đau bệnh, người đã qua đời và gia đình họ, những đôi hôn phối và những người lãnh nhận các bí tích.
Dù xa nhau một thời gian, chúng ta vẫn cùng nhau hành hương, hiệp nhất trong Đức Kitô và Chúa Thánh Thần.