
Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Mass for the Saint John Paul II Shepherd’s Guild
July 31, 2021
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
1st Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11
Luke 14:25-33
To mark the pages in my breviary I use memorial prayer cards from the lives of family and friends that serve as a reminder to pray for the dead and that I hope to one day go where my Christian faith offers me the confidence that they have arrived. Among those cards is one that recalls the life of Father William Eddy, a priest who taught me in high school and fostered my vocation as a diocesan priest through his own life, vocation, and priestly ministry. It reads:
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