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October: The Month of the Holy Rosary

               This Week's Letter From Father

All Saints

November 1, 2026

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Today is All Saints’ Day, a wonderful feast to begin November. It honors people

from every walk of life, nation, race, tribe, and language: those formally

canonized and those who are not, those well known to us and those unknown to

us, yet all saints. Their examples show us how to reach heaven, and they fervently

intercede for us so that we, too, can live saintly lives on earth and become saints.

Fulbert of Chartres (c. 950-1028) said, "For the saints are sent to us by God as

many sermons. We do not use them; it is they who move us and lead us where

we had not expected."

However, 90% of the saints in our liturgical calendar are monks, priests, religious,

and nuns. That is unfair: the Church is more than the community of those I just

mentioned. The laity make up the majority of the Catholic community, yet

account for only 10% of the saints in the liturgical calendar. We need saintly

mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, cousins, relatives,

friends, neighbors, and coworkers to be formally recognized.

They were humble, merciful, gentle, compassionate, empathetic, loving, poor in

spirit, sorrowful, and lowly; they hungered and thirsted for holiness and were

always there for the people. They were a community of men, women, and

children, united by faith and charity. They showed that it is possible to live a

virtuous life in an imperfect world. They reminded us who we are and what the

future holds for us. Holy Father, make it happen!

The Solemnity of All Saints calls us to pursue holiness by living the Gospel in our

words and actions in everyday life—even when it feels routine or humdrum. Let

us never give up or lose hope. Let us always pray and help others. Saint Mother

Teresa of Calcutta said, "Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small

things with God's grace."

With blessings.



Fr. Ryszard

Welcome Message

Greetings in Christ Jesus!

Whether you are just visiting for a short while, have moved here and are joining our parish, or are returning to your Catholic Faith, on behalf of our parish community, we welcome you to St. Egbert Catholic Church and the beautiful Crystal Coast of North Carolina.

When Jesus was asked which of all the commandments was the greatest, he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the great, and first commandment. And a second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” These two Commandments form the foundation of our mission to Love God, Love Neighbor, and to Share the Good News.