“Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man. Awake, you who sleep, rise up from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you. I tell you again: for your sake, God became man…

Masses on Christmas Eve are at 4 and 10 pm. Christmas Day Masses will be held at 9 and 11 am. Music prelude begins 30 minutes before each Mass. Come and celebrate His birth!

At Christmas, with joyful hearts, we celebrate this awesome reality that out of love, God became one of us to redeem our very nature from within. Christmas can be celebrated from so many different aspects, but the word that sums up Christmas more than any other is Emmanuel, which means God with us. This is the beauty ...

During this migrant crisis in Tijuana, there are a total of six Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate attempting to respond to the thousands of desperately poor as best they can ...

This opinion piece appeared in the Star Tribune on December 15th. It was penned by Tim O’Malley director of ministerial standards and safe environment for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. O'Malley is a former FBI agent, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and deputy chief judge in the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings. Johnson is a Minneapolis attorney and the independent ombudsman assisting victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He served as Hennepin County Attorney from 1979 to 1991 and was a founder of CornerHouse, a local nonprofit serving child sexual abuse victims ...

"Many of you have reminded me that our Church needs to face today's challenges with more direct action. Changes must be made that will prevent regression to old ways. I am taking additional steps in this Archdiocese to change the culture that fostered the clergy abust crisis ...

Join us for Advent Faith & Family, Sunday December 16th! Advent activities for the kids and Deacon Winninger will speak about this season of joyful preparation with the adults. It's also our annual pancake breakfast, "Pancakes from Heaven"!

This weekend, our Holiness & Mission talk with be, "Mary in Scripture and Salvation History" with Father Dan Griffith. Children's Faith Formation classes will meet and we will have Children's Liturgy of the Word at both the 8:30 and 11:00 am Masses.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Maria Gonzalez Haro, on Saturday, December 8th at 10:30 am, at Our Lady of Lourdes. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

Advent begins. Father Griffith shares a personal reflection about this season of expectant waiting, of joyful preparation.

Advent begins! Our Holiness & Mission talk this Sunday is, "Leaning into Advent", with Prof. Susan J. Stabile. Following the 5 pm Mass on Saturday, it's "Saturday Night Live" at Nye's. See you there!

Father Griffith writes about Restorative Justice, and how it can address harm and promote accountability and healing in the Church.

Our Holiness & Mission talk, Sunday November 18th, is titled, "Fifty Years after Humanae Vitae" and will be presented by Father John Floeder from the St. Paul Seminary. This event begins at 9:45 am in Hofstede Hall.

This Advent, Our Lady of Lourdes will be doing a prayer exchange with families from our sister parish of La Morita, Tijuana. You can sign up to participate (either as an individual or as a family) by filling out a short form with your name and a few prayer intentions. We will match you with a family in Tijuana and will email you their names and intentions so that you can each pray for each other during Advent. If you would like to participate, please fill out the paper form in the back of the church or the online form, using this link: https://tinyurl.com/AdvPray. The deadline to participate is November 28.

We will offer our highest prayer for people who have been harmed. This Mass for Justice, Healing and Peace will be held on Wednesday, November 14th at 6 pm. There will be a testimonial from a victim survivor of clergy abuse. A program on Restorative Justice, and an introduction to Healing Circles, follows at 7 pm. Mass will take place in the church, followed by the program in Hofstede Hall. Parking vouchers will be available for the Riverplace Parking Ramp.

Our commitment to stewardship is integral to holiness and necessary for a fruitful mission. As we begin our 2018 Stewardship Renewal, Father Griffith shares his thoughts on stewardship; how a Christian steward is a person whose prayer leads to a constant awareness that God is the creator of all blessings in life, and three of the ways we are called to be Christian Stewards.

Accountability and reparation. In this Star Tribune article, Father Griffith and Ombudsman Tom Johnson weigh in on work that remains after the bankruptcy settlement. On November 14th, Our Lady of Lourdes will offer our highest prayer, a Mass for Justice, Healing and Peace. The evening will include a testimonial of victim-survivor of clergy abuse, and healing circles. This event will begin at 6 pm.

Our faith formation program events are featured here on our parish website and are listed on our Calendar of Events and the full year of programs and events are also available in this formation program brochure.

Be sure to check out Father Griffith's annual letter; a look back at an event-filled year and a look ahead at more opportunities for all of us to grow in faith, community and service!

In his annual letter to the parish, Father Griffith shares his thoughts on the past year at Our Lady of Lourdes, and takes a look ahead at the year to come for our vibrant urban parish.