St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish

09/08/2026

That Man is You begins tomorrow! Learn more at www.stpatrickbr.org/man

09/08/2026

Happy Birthday to our Blessed Virgin Mary!

09/07/2026

Labor Day Blessing
Dear God, We thank You for this Labor Day. Bless the men and women who serve in our workforce, and grant them strength and protection in their work. Bless, too, those who courageously seek to build fairer and more just working environments for all our brothers and sisters. Bless all of us as we gather to rest and recreate during this holiday weekend. Amen.
©LPi

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

New staff members have joined our team at the Parish Office! Welcome Andrew and welcome back Sabrina!!

09/04/2026

Our Stitching Ministry will have a sale of their handmade items following all Masses the weekend of September 19 and 20!

09/03/2026

Our Preschool Open House was held tonight. Let’s pray for an amazing school year!

08/31/2026

BIBLE STUDIES
Tuesday Morning Bible Study begins Tuesday, September 8. All are welcome to meet in the FC Library from 9:30 AM to 11 AM. We will be continuing our study of the Gospel of Luke.

Monday Night Bible Study begins Monday, September 14. All are welcome to join us in the FC Library from 6-7 PM to study “The Mass Readings Explained” by Dr. Brant Pitre focusing on the upcoming Gospel Readings, connecting them with the Old Testament Reading and Responsorial Psalm.

08/28/2026

Understanding is the “food” of faith. “I believe, in order to understand,” said St. Augustine. We must constantly ask the Holy Spirit for greater and more profound understanding, for though understanding proceeds from faith, it in turn nourishes that faith.

Understanding, Explained!

“I believe, in order to understand,” said St. Augustine. “And I understand, the better to believe.”

The virtue of understanding, which is a gift conferred by the Holy Spirit, shows us that there is no such thing as “blind faith.” Faith, by its very nature, seeks to better understand the object of that faith.

It is important to know that understanding is a process — the Holy Spirit is always willing to give a gift over and over again! “The same Holy Spirit constantly perfects faith by his gifts, so that Revelation may be more and more profoundly understood,” we read in Dei verbum, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation.

Understanding is the “food” of faith. We must constantly ask the Holy Spirit for greater and more profound understanding, for though understanding proceeds from faith, it in turn nourishes that faith. “A more penetrating knowledge will in turn call forth a greater faith, increasingly set afire by love,” says the Catechism (CCC 158).

©LPi