“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” -Matthew 9:37-38
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Congratulations Sr. Alicia!
Sr. Alicia was named one of Our Sunday Visitor’s top Catholics of the year for her work with the USCCB’s National Eucharistic Revival! Check out OSV’s article here! You can also read one of Sr. Alicia’s recent articles helping us to wrap up the Christmas season with a beautiful reflection on the connection between seeing…
2022 Christmas Highlights
This Christmas, we were once again so blessed to both witness and participate in God’s Divine Providence as He so lovingly and lavishly cared for the needs of the poor. Keep scrolling to see this year’s Christmas highlights! We hosted our 8th Annual Culinary Kids Christmas Luncheon, sponsored by IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office, for…
2022 Thanksgiving Highlights
This Thanksgiving we were blessed to distribute a record 1500 turkeys and all the trimmings needed for Westside families in need to prepare a beautiful Thanksgiving meal! The Saturday before Thanksgiving, we hosted our annual Thanksgiving Prayer Brunch, gathering with about 250 neighbors and 100+ volunteers for a beautiful prayer service in the church, followed…
Summer 2022 Highlights
Summer 2022 was a season filled with lots of activity for our Franciscan community! Check out some of our special summer projects and highlights below: June 2022 saw the long-awaited return of our beloved Seniors Program. Since 2009, Bishop Bob and the Franciscans have been gathering with our neighborhood senior citizens once a week for…
OLA School Fire Mary Memorial Statute Comes Home
We were delighted to welcome the Statue of Mary and Monument in honor of the children and BVM sisters who died in the OLA School Fire on on December 1, 1958 on May 31, 2022. Enjoy this video that shares highlights of the wonderful day!
Sr. Macey and Sr. Emily Profess First Vows!
Sr. Macey and Sr. Emily professed their First Vows at a beautiful Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Church on May 14, 2022. We were blessed to host so many of the sisters’ family and friends who came to join us the celebration. In our community, First Vows are professed after a period of…
Sr. Laura’s Final Vows
On April 23, 2022 our community celebrated the profession of Sr. Laura’s Final Vows during the Vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday! This was the first large gathering we have been able to host to celebrate vows since the beginning of the pandemic, and it was such a blessing to have the church so filled…