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Pastor's Corner with Fr. Sean Weeks

Father Sean Weeks is a native Californian, born in Anaheim and raised mostly in Lancaster, CA. His favorite part of his priestly ministry is gathering for Mass with his people and preaching God’s word and offering the sacraments. His dog, Sarge, makes him laugh everyday.

Assignments since being ordained to the priesthood on 29 May 2004
  • Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Lake in Lake Oswego

  • Pastor at Our Lady of the Mountain in Ashland

  • 2011 - Pastor at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Portland

St. Pius X Pastor Corner - Father Sean Weeks

Come with me on a Pilgrimage to Ireland

July 22 - August 2, 2025

Come with me to the "Emerald Isle" as we explore and learn about

  • St. Patrick and how he spread Christianity in Ireland

  • The Knock Shrine

  • The Blarney Stone

The Knock Shrine

Blarney Castle

Home of Guinness Beer

Father Sean's Weekly Message

April 27, 2025

“‘Mercy is heartfelt sympathy for another's distress, impelling us to succor him if we can. For mercy takes its name-misericordia-from denoting a person’s compassionate heart for another's unhappiness' (Saint Thomas Aquinas). Divine mercy is God's refusal to leave us in our fallen condition: Jesus enters the 'locked doors' of our hearts, banishing fear and sin and saying, 'Peace be with you.' 'He showed them his hands and his side': Jesus shows us his wounds so that we will not be afraid to show him ours. Finally, Jesus gave the disciples the Holy Spirit so they could be his agents of mercy in the sacrament of penance: 'Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them.' Thousands of years later, we continue to receive Christ's mercy in confession." (Magnificat April 2025, pg. 301)

 

This Divine Mercy Sunday calls on the whole church to be ministers of God’s mercy. What we have received, we are called to give. We need to remember this. What can this look like? We encounter, and then, “Peace be with you.” It’s amazing how this one sentiment, can give permission to one who may be defensively guarded, to drop their guard. Then an opening is made available for conversation from the heart. They may see their wounds, but they will also be able to see ours that have been healed.


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«“La misericordia es una compasión sincera por la angustia ajena, que nos impulsa a socorrerlo si podemos. Pues la misericordia toma su nombre —misericordia— de la compasión que una persona siente por la infelicidad ajena (Santo Tomás de Aquino). La misericordia divina es la negativa de Dios a abandonarnos en nuestra condición caída: Jesús entra por las puertas cerradas de nuestros corazones, desterrando el miedo y el pecado y diciendo: «La paz sea con ustedes». Les mostró las manos y el costado: Jesús nos muestra sus heridas para que no temamos mostrarle las nuestras. Finalmente, Jesús dio a sus discípulos el Espíritu Santo para que fueran sus agentes de misericordia en el sacramento de la penitencia: "A quienes perdonéis los pecados, les quedan perdonados". Miles de años después, seguimos recibiendo la misericordia de Cristo en la confesión». (Magníficat abril de 2025, pág. 301)

 

Este Domingo de la Divina Misericordia llama a toda la Iglesia a ser ministros de la misericordia de Dios. Lo que hemos recibido, estamos llamados a dar. Necesitamos recordarlo. ¿Cómo se manifiesta esto? Nos encontramos con alguien y entonces decimos: «La paz sea contigo». Es asombroso cómo este sentimiento puede dar permiso a quien se mantiene a la defensiva para bajar la guardia. Entonces se abre una puerta para conversar con el corazón. Puede que vean sus heridas, pero también podrán ver las nuestras, que han sido sanadas.

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