A Message from Father Nathan
Remembering My Mother: A Heartfelt Thank You
A Birthday Remembered Through a Mother’s Love
I will miss her in my daily life more than words can express. As I often shared with you, I spoke with her every day. I miss those conversations deeply.
I want to sincerely thank all of the Parish Council members for wanting to host a birthday celebration for me.
To be honest, I have never cared much for celebrating my own birthday. I enjoy celebrating others, but when it comes to me, I have always preferred to keep it simple. However, every year in my hometown, the feast of St. Paul of Thebes is celebrated on August 8th. Our entire family—my uncles, aunts, cousins, and relatives—would gather for this special feast, and my mother made sure everyone was invited. The hidden blessing, of course, was that the village feast was also held on my birthday.
When the Parish Council asked if I would be willing to celebrate my birthday this year, I said yes for one simple reason: it reminds me of my mother and the love she always showed me on my birthday.
May God bless all of you. Your kindness truly means a great deal to me.
I will miss her in my daily life more than words can express. As I often shared with you, I spoke with her every day. I miss those conversations deeply.
I used to tell my siblings that God’s providence became a reality in my life through the love of my mother. She loved me beyond measure.
My father died in an accident when I was just 13 years old. He was only 36 years old. My mother was also 36 when she became a widow. From that day forward, she became both my mother and my father.
As I have often said, she was a strict disciplinarian, yet she was also a woman of extraordinary love, deep faith, and unwavering devotion.
Thank you for everything you have been to me during this difficult time. Your prayers, your kind words, and the many Masses being offered for my mother have brought me great comfort. I am deeply grateful.
Please continue to pray for me, that I may accept this great loss with faith. I pray that the Lord will fill the place in my heart once occupied by my mother’s love with His own infinite love, giving me the strength to continue serving Him and all of you.
May our Blessed Mother wrap me beneath her mantle, comfort me in my sorrow, and lead me always on the path to holiness.
May God bless each of you.
With prayers and blessings, and ever at your service
— Fr. Sahayanathan Nathan
Set up Online Giving.
You can make a one-time donation or set up recurring gifts.
Join our Parish Family
Register in the parish, so that it’s easy to become a confirmation sponsor or Godparent.
Want to Lend a Helping Hand?
Find volunteer opportunities and share your talents.
Need a Helping Hand?
We are here to help. Request home visits, send a prayer request. For urgent needs call 954.943.3684
Past Messages from Father Nathan
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 27, 2024
3 Important Things. Special Healing Mass will be held on November 3. The celebration will include mass, the rosary, and the anointing of the sick. Welcome back seasonal parishioners and an update on Andrew Reid our choir director.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 20, 2024
It’s election mode time. Everything we say and do will be perceived with a political outlook. But at the same time as the Church, we need to be the voice of Christ. Mother Teresa on the “Great Destroyer of Peace – Abortion. The passage below is the voice of Mother Teresa at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on February 5, 1994. I believe her wisdom and concerns are so relevant today. Here you go.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 13, 2024
Father Nathan is hosting his annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, October 20t at 5:00 p.m. in the parish hall.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 06, 2024
On October 7, Catholics around the world honor the contemplative prayer of the Rosary by celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 29, 2024
On October 1, Catholics around the world honor the life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or St. Thérèse of Lisieux on her feast day. St. Thérèse was born January 2, 1873 in Alençon, France to pious parents, both of whom are scheduled to be canonized in October 2016. Her mother died when she was four, leaving her father and elder sisters to raise her.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 22, 2024
St. Vincent dePaul, (April 24, 1581 – September 27, 1660) was a French priest who dedicated his life to helping the poor and is considered one of the most important figures in history of charity. He was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1737 and declared the patron saint of all charitable works.