Pastor’s Message – Church of Saint Benedict

October 9, 2026

Memorial of St. Denis & Companions

May your grace, O Lord, we pray, at all times go before us and follow after and make us always determined to carry out good works. Through our Lord Jesus, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy spirit, God, forever and ever.

Collect for the Mass on the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Brothers and Sisters,

Thank you for the response to the Annual Catholic Charities Appeal. You are welcome to bring your pledge envelopes to Mass this weekend to be placed in the regular collection. You may also mail it to directly to Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma.

This first full week of October brings with it many opportunities for grace. Retreats, conferences and pilgrimages are unique times for such graces. Please pray that hearts will be open to what is offered in these coming days through our Lord Christ.

The Women’s ACTS Retreat is currently underway. The participants and their families will be at the Noon Mass this Sunday. The St. Scholastica Adoration Chapel is open of continual prayer for these women through Sunday morning.

The first ever Tulsa Catholic Men’s Conference is on Saturday. The annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage walk to Clear Creek Abbey is Thursday through Saturday of next week.

I will be on retreat with some two dozen other priests at Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas October 12-16. Fr. Williams will be here. Daily Mass and confessions at their regular times.

Our Parish

Parish Garage Sale continues today until 6:00pm. It concludes on Saturday at 1:00pm.

The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Pancake Breakfast in McGuire Hall after the 9:00am Mass.

Congratulations to Sarai Diaz, who will celebrate her Quinceanera on Friday, October 16.

The next Newcomers Welcome in the parish rectory after all Masses the weekend of October 17-18. All new parishioners are welcome to attend.

MOCtoberfest

The Annual MOCtoberfest will be on Saturday, October 24, at St. Anne Parish. This event is cosponsored by our parish and benefits the Ministry of Compassion (MOC), the Catholic Charities Outreach Center in Broken Arrow. Tickets are available on site. All are welcome.

Banns of Marriage

Robert Murguia and Gladis Olazo are to enter the Sacrament of Marriage at the Church of Saint Benedict on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Albert Christian Trinidad and Margaret Ha Xuan are to enter the Sacrament of Marriage at the Church of Saint Benedict on Friday, November 6, 2026.

God bless and keep you safe.

Fr. Bryan