My name is Deacon Greg Sass. I was ordain Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Rapid City by Bishop Robert Gruss on Friday, February 1, 2013. See the assignments page for my current duties.
Pilgrimage Day 3, Mount Tabor, Cana, Nazareth
Day 3 Begins The day began with breakfast at 7:00 AM. Breakfast consisted of a buffet containing a variety of cheeses, meats, fruits, scrambled eggs, pork hotdogs, breads, cereals, juices and coffee. One thing I often do when traveling, is to try different foods, and so I tried some of just about everything. And everything I tried was good. So it was a good start to the day. Mount Tabor On the drive to our first stop, our guide Peter provided us with more information not just about Mount Tabor, but about many things about the area, some...
read morePilgrimage travel to Holy Land and Rome
The pilgrimage began early Friday morning at the Rapid City Airport. The first group left at 6:35 AM flying to Minneapolis Saint Paul, New York, Rome, arriving in Tel Aviv shortly after 3:00 PM Israel time or 6:00 AM Rapid City time on Saturday. The other group left at 8:50 AM flying to Denver, New Jersey, arriving in Tel Aviv around 3:30 PM Israel time or 6:30 AM Rapid City time. Our Guide and Bus Driver met us after we passed through Customs. We proceeded to pick up our luggage, which all arrived with the only exception being Bishop Gruss’....
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Serenity Prayer
I came across this New Serenity Prayer by Jim Martin, SJ. It is a really good prayer for me, and maybe for everyone. God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, which is pretty much everyone, since I’m clearly not you, God. At least not the last time I checked. And while you’re at it, God, please give me the courage to change what I need to change about myself, which is frankly a lot, since, once again, I’m not you, which means I’m not perfect. It’s better for me to focus on changing myself than to worry about changing...
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