Administrator's Corner

August 28, 2025

Dear St. Peter Claver Family,

As we struggle to make sense of the tragedy that took place at Annunciation School in Minneapolis, we continue to pray for our sisters and brothers who lost their lives and were injured. We pray for all families affected, whose lives are forever changed. We entrust everyone to the hands of Our Lady of the Annunciation. In moments of tragedy, our faith can be shaken and tested. But as we heard from the Psalm on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, on the Memorial of St. Monica: “For you darkness itself is not dark, and night shines as the day.” May Jesus, our true light, continue to guide us.

It's September. This weekend we are celebrating our patron saint, St. Peter Claver (Feast Day is September 9th).

A man of deep prayer, he was a great missionary in Colombia. He had a special love for the poor and suffering. St. Peter Claver baptized nearly 300,000 Africans. Msgr. Gary Bauler taught me a fascinating fact. Pope Leo XIII, in his homily on the canonization of Peter Claver, once boldly stated: “No life, except the life of Christ, has so moved me as that of St. Peter Claver.” We pray for the intercession of St. Peter Claver for our parish family.

Our Church also rejoices as we celebrate the canonizations (September 7th) of two new and young saints:

Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. May their zeal and love for Christ inspire all of us to be truly centered on the Eucharist. In this spirit, let’s continue to pray for our young people as they study hard in school and grow in their faith. They are not the future of the Church; they are the NOW of the Church! I hold each of you and your families in my daily prayers. May the Lord bless you and keep you close to his Most Sacred Heart.



Fr. Paolo