The Rev. Andrew Vogel of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mapleton invited all junior and senior high students and their families to the Youth Holy Hours after 5 p.m. Saturday Masses. 

“We do a Holy Hour with Eucharistic Adoration for an hour. There is live praise and worship music," Vogel said in the church bulletin. "During this time, you can also read the BIble, read a spiritual book, pray, journal, talk with Jesus (this is actually what prayer is), or anything else the Holy Spirit leads you to do during Eucharistic Adoration.”

The time concludes with a snack and activity for the group.

“This last week was a good reminder that we live in Minnesota. However, it sounds like we are going to get the Indian summer back," Vogel said. "People had insisted that we were going to have more warm weather. I had given up. I had put my golf clubs in the closet for the winter. However, if it wants to be in the 50s and 60s, I won’t argue.”

With the celebration of the Solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1, he said it is a perfect time to remember those who have gone on before us. 

“For example, the feast day for our parishes are: St. Matthew, the Apostle – Sept. 21, St. Teresa of Avila – Oct.15, and St. Joseph, Husband of Mary – March 19,” Vogel wrote. 

In the Gospel reading for the Sunday, Nov. 1, Vogel said we see that we are blessed when we are poor in spirit, in mourning, when we are meek, hungry and merciful, thirst for righteousness and persecuted for following Christ.

“Remember, the goal in life is not to be like by the most amount of people, but to become saints, like so many souls before us,” Vogel said.