St John Logan Ohio

Tonight, we filled St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in joy and gratitude to celebrate 25 years of priestly ordination of our beloved Fr. Jean-Luc Zadroga. ⛪ What a gift to witness a quarter-century of faithful service to Christ's Church.
Over these two years that Father Jean-Luc has been at St. John, he has shepherded us with a holy pastor's heart—drawing us deeper into the worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, ✝️ strengthening our devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, 🙏 and rekindling in us a living love of the Sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, the source and center of our faith. 🙌
His witness to the priesthood—his fidelity, his joy, his love for souls—reminds us of the radical beauty of a life given entirely to Christ and His Church. He has shown us, through his ministry, what it truly means to serve the Lord with generosity and grace.

Fr. Zadroga, thank you. ❤️ Thank you for your priesthood. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for leading us to Christ. May the Lord bless you abundantly and grant you many more years of fruitful ministry in service of Christ’s Kingdom.

🎉 God bless you, Fr. Jean-Luc! 🎉

🙌 This weekend, we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord — and what a glorious mystery we celebrate!

The Feast of the Ascension celebrates Jesus' return to heaven forty days after Easter. After His Resurrection, Jesus instructed His disciples to wait in Jerusalem before He ascended into Heaven. It is the moment when our Lord — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — triumphantly entered into the glory of the Father, taking our humanity with Him.

As our Catechism beautifully teaches, the Ascension "marks the definitive entrance of Jesus' humanity into God's heavenly domain, whence He will come again."

The Ascension is the turning point between the Resurrection and the Church's manifestation to the world on Pentecost Sunday. It is not a farewell — it is a *promise*. He who ascended will return, and where the Head has gone, the Body is called to follow. 🕊️

📅 A note for our U.S. Catholics:**
The Feast of the Ascension is traditionally celebrated on Ascension Thursday, the 40th day after Easter. However, many places in the world — including most of the dioceses in the United States — transfer the feast to the following Sunday. Ascension Thursday is May 14, 2026, but most United States dioceses will celebrate the feast of the Ascension this weekend.

The Solemnity of the Ascension is a Holy Day of Obligation, so don't miss Mass this weekend! Let this feast fill your heart with hope — heaven is not far. It is where we are headed. ✝️

“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking at the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go." — Acts 1:11

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