December 6 – 9, 2026
This Advent, Holy Name of Jesus invites you to a four night Parish Mission featuring Father Wade Menezes, CPM.
According to St. Augustine, “God created us without us; but He does not will to save us without us.” (CCC, 1847). God loves us so much, that He desires we have an active cooperation with Him in bringing ourselves to a life of His sanctifying grace. By striving each day to live a life of grace and virtue, Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Bride, the Church, provide us with all the tools necessary to achieve holiness in this life, but we must be faithful to it.
Sunday, December 6 – “Be Faithful to Your Daily Duty”
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Confessions
7:00 PM Mission Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15 PM Confessions
Monday, December 7 – “Be Other-Centered”
5:30 PM Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Confessions available)
7:00 PM Mission Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15 PM Confessions
Tuesday, December 8 – “Understand the Reality of Vice and Virtue”
5:30 PM Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Confessions available)
7:00 PM Mission Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15 PM Confessions
Wednesday, December 9 – “Practice and Live the Sacraments!”
5:30 PM Confessions
7:00 PM Solemn Closing Mass
8:15 PM Reception in the School Connector
Father Wade Menezes, CPM, is a member of the Fathers of Mercy, a Missionary Preaching Religious Congregation of Pontifical Rite based in Auburn, Kentucky. He has served as Assistant General and as Director of Vocations and Director of Seminarians for the Fathers of Mercy. He has also served as Chaplain in-Residence at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama. Both the Shrine and Monastery are affiliated with EWTN. As a preacher for the Fathers of Mercy, he has preached throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. He has produced and hosted numerous televised and online series for EWTN; he is also the author of four books and the host of EWTN Global Catholic Radio’s Open Line Tuesday.
Each night, Father Menezes will be available for book signing, and his catechetical books, CD’s and DVD’s will be available for purchase, along with specially-commissioned Eucharistic Adoration Rosaries and Divine Mercy Chaplets. Cash, credit card, or check accepted.
Interest in volunteering for the event? Please email Maddie at mkueber@hbgdiocese.org
