The month of July is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of the Lord. The Catechism reminds us that “the essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest pronounces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: “This is my Body which will be given up for you… this is the cup of my Blood.” CCC 1412.
The Litany of the Most Precious Blood includes the following supplications. Blood of Christ… the price of our redemption; our blessing cup; in which we are washed; torrent of mercy; strength of the martyrs; endurance of the saints; comfort of the weary; solace of the mourner; hope of the repentant; peace and refreshment; pledge of life; by which we pass to glory; most worthy of honor… Blood of Christ, be our salvation.
O God, who by the Most Precious Blood of your Only Begotten Son have redeemed the whole world, preserve in us the work of your mercy, so that, ever honoring the mystery of our salvation, we may merit to obtain its fruits, Through Christ our Lord. Amen. – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The following are the statistical five-year trends for Our Lady of Peace Parish. Our parish has seen a 37% increase in weekend Mass attendance from 2022. This increase is also noted with increase participation at our four Masses – 4:30 (43%), 7:30 (37%), 9:30 and 11:30 (23% each). Our number of baptisms has increased by 42% from 2022.
We thank you also for your financial generosity. Our Sunday collections have increased. The level of participation in e-giving has risen to a third of our total Sunday collections. Thank you for your care for our parish and for entrusting your spiritual care to our community. OLP is the place to be and NDDL is where your faith will excel! Our Lady of Peace and Notre Dame de Lourdes, pray for us. Blessings!
Mid-year statistics: 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Total Sunday attendance: 12605 15133 16405 16999 17168
4:30 average attendance 100 139 158 160 177
7:30 average attendance 95 104 123 125 130
9:30 average attendance 149 186 174 195 183
11:30 average attendance 140 153 176 173 172
Weekend average attendance 484 582 631 653 662
Lenten Season (6 Sundays) 3204 3667 3864 4034 4387
Palm Sunday: 544 671 762 742 909
Easter Sunday: 987 1038 1176 1234 1312
Easter Season (8 Sundays) 4274 5172 5575 5558 5710
Funerals 27 26 24 25 16
Baptisms 24 29 29 25 29
OCIA 0 0 0 1 5
Baptism to Funeral Ratio .88 1.1 1.2 1.0 2.1