Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Rosalie and St. John Bosco Churches,

Today, the people of St Rosalie celebrate our patronal feast of St. Rosalie, a great model for both of our Salesian parishes. She lived her life totally for God and whose soul was in constant union with God.

Happy feast day to all our parishioners of St. Rosalie from your pastor, the pastoral staffs of both parishes, and your brothers and sisters of St. John Bosco!

During this pandemic, St. Rosalie parish will have its annual procession in honor of St. Rosalie after the 10:30 Sunday Mass.  This year it will be a little different.
 
Instead of a walking procession, it will be a motorcade “Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord” invoking St. Rosalie’s intercession to assist all those afflicted with Covid-19 and to bring the pandemic to a speedy conclusion so that ‘normalcy’ may return.

The cars in the motorcade may be decorated with ribbons, streamers, lights, signs, banners, images of St. Rosalie, pictures of our church etc. Parishioners from St. John Bosco are also welcomed to join in the procession. The SJB cars could be decorated with some of the above as well as images/pictures of St. John Bosco, Mary Help of Christians, SJB Church, etc.

Following the motorcade procession, there will exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of the Rosary, concluding with the prayer for St. Rosalie’s intercession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome to join in these devotions.

Inside this week’s bulletin is a brief biography of St. Rosalie, a prayer for her intercession during this time of pandemic, as well as an article about what can we learn from St. Rosalie. Reading/praying these will be an act of devotion as we celebrate her memory, seek her guidance, inspiration and intercession.

St. Rosalie, intercede for our two Salesian Parishes
and the entire Westbank Salesian Family!

God loves you!

Fr. Mark