SATURDAY, 5:00 pm
(ENGLISH) – CHURCH
SÁBADO, 7:00 pm
(ESPAÑOL) – IGLESIA
OCTOBER 2025: For collaboration between different religious traditions
SMDP encourages you to pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice, and human fraternity.
GOSPEL MEDITATION
October 19, 2025
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A woman in my parish has an adult son who has rejected his faith. She prays for him every day. She lights candles, says rosaries, and asks God again and again to bring him back. But nothing changes. Is God listening? Is He delaying? She told me once that she feels like the widow in Jesus’ strange parable — crying out for justice, but hearing only silence. And yet, she said, she is at peace. I asked why. She responded, “God is already answering. I just can’t see it yet.”
She embodies something of the mystery in Jesus’ parable this week in Luke 18. A powerless widow demands justice from a corrupt judge. This isn’t about wearing God down until He gives in. It’s about faith in the justice that is already coming. The widow isn’t just persistent; she believes that justice is inevitable. And when Jesus points to the judge’s words — his fear of being “struck” — He hints at something deeper: God’s justice does not creep in gradually. It strikes. It comes like lightning.
Blessed Mary is, of course, the ultimate widow demanding justice. At the foot of the cross she stands before what looks like the ultimate injustice — the brutal execution of her son. But she did not despair. She did not beg for a last-minute rescue. She knew that justice was not delayed. In fact, it was happening. The power of the cross was already unleashing justice upon the world — suddenly, decisively, like a blow that would topple every corrupt power, making even the most corrupt fear her strike.
This parable asks us: will the Son of Man find faith on earth? Or will we mistake God’s silence for absence? The cross proves that justice is not slow. It is only hidden. The lightning has already struck. In the cross, justice is speedily being done. — Father John Muir ©LPi
Mass Schedule
Weekend Saturday – Church 5:00 pm
Sunday – Church 10:00 am
Chapel: 7:30 am
Weekday Monday-Saturday 8:15 am in the chapel,
Wednesday 4:00 pm in the chapel
Holy Days Schedule will be in bulletin with times.
LITURGICAL ROLES
SUNDAY, 7:30 am
(ENGLISH) – CHAPEL
DOMINGO, 8:00 am
(ESPAÑOL) – IGLESIA
SUNDAY, 10:00 am
(ENGLISH) – CHURCH
DOMINGO, 12:00 pm
(ESPAÑOL) – IGLESIA
Events/News
All Souls Day Candles
All Souls Day, November 2nd, this year falls on Sunday. Candles, to honor the memory of a loved one, will be sold after all Masses (church and chapel) the weekend of October 18-19 and 25-26. Candles will also be sold after the Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe on October 30. CANDLES WILL NOT BE […]
Coats for Kids
Many low-income families have scarce resources to cover even the most basic essentials. These members of our community need help to provide the vital necessity of a winter coat. Our council is sponsoring a coat give-away in the Santa Maria del Popolo Parish Center on October 25th at 10 AM. We will be there until […]
Books of Remembrance
The Books of Remembrance are available for you to enter the names of your deceased loved ones. In the Church, the book is located next to the vigil lights by the mosaic of Mary, Mother of God. In the Chapel, the book is located at the front of the Chapel. These books will be placed on each […]
Filipino American History Month Celebration
Please join our celebration with bilingual mass (Tagalog songs) on Sunday, October 19th at 10 am in the Church. Join us for light refreshments at the basement of the Church.
SMDP 90th Anniversary Masses
Sunday, October 26th, at the Church at 10 am in English and 12 pm in Spanish. Join us to celebrate 90 years of faith and community!
YAM Faith Formation
Join the Young Adult Ministry’s weekly faith formation every Friday at 6:30 pm to pray, to play, and to deepen your faith and friendships. Meet in the YAM room (former Youth Group classroom). Please bring a Bible and an open heart. Stay up to date on our GroupMe
Campaign Generation to Generation
We’re kicking off the Generation to Generation: Answer the Call campaign. Our parish’s participation in the campaign, along with all parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago, will meet needs of our parish and support Catholic ministries in Cook and Lake Counties. Our goal at our parish is to raise $905,000 in pledges payable over 5 […]
Bingo Mondays
Bingo Mondays in Mundelein. Play the best games in Lake County! Regular bingo, 50/50, Pull tabs, Wild Star! Early game starts at 6:45 pm! Come and have fun! At the Santa Maria del Popolo Parish Center: 151 N. Lincoln Ave., Mundelein, IL
