Text Box: 5000 Mt. Read Blvd. Rochester, NY 14612 Phone: 585-663-5432 Fax: 585-663-7683 Text Box: Mission Statement Our Mother of Sorrows is a welcoming Catholic Faith Community that is proud of its rich heritage on Paddy Hill. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and through the intercession of Mary, we live and share Christ’s gospel message through joyful celebration of the sacraments, life-long Faith Formation, commitment to Stewardship and generous service to each other and the world in which we live. Text Box: Weekend Masses Saturday: 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Daily Masses & Holy Days: Please consult bulletin Text Box: A WORD OR TWO FROM FR. ALEX Marriage When I give couples my talk on the Sacrament of Marriage at the Pre-Cana Conferences, which we hold at Our Mother of Sorrows twice a year I remind them that Marriage is a vocation. It is a call by God to two people to become one, to found a home, to bring children into the world and to raise them. Marriage is a call to holiness, for a couple to live holy lives in their marriage, both as husband and wife and as parents of their children. When people marry, they are in love. But do they love? Do they understand that their vocation is a vocation to love and to love so well that their children will learn to love just by being their children? Do couples understand that love is not selfish or self-centered , that it forgets the pronoun “I”? Do they understand that, in marriage, to love is to surrender to one another for love of God and for each other? Take the idea of rights. Before the law, it is perfectly true that husbands and wives have certain rights. But in marriage, seen as a sacrament, rights should be relinquished for the sake of love. The prevailing culture is hostile to such a surrender. What then is the key to combating the prevailing culture, which is so overwhelmingly secular? Fundamentally, the answer lies in some deep soul searching. A probing examination of conscience needs to be undertaken. This probing may lead to some profound consequences. It may well revolutionize the lives of husbands and wives. It has to be a thorough examination, without illusion, without compromise. Together, husband and wife must face

August 3, 2008