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Today’s liturgical feast of the Holy Family honors Jesus; his mother, Mary; and his foster father, Saint Joseph; and their model as a family for all Christians.  It was instituted in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII with the date of the feast to fall on the…

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!  Your kindness should be known to all.  The Lord is near.” (Philippians 4: 4-5)   This second reading from today’s mass, along with the entrance antiphon taken from this same scripture…

Each year on the 4th Sunday of Advent, we hear some reference to the visitation of the angel Gabriel to Mary, announcing that she has conceived and will bear a son.  This year we hear of it through Mary’s visit to Elizabeth.  “When Elizabeth heard…

This Second Sunday of Advent we encounter John the Baptist in our readings as ‘one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord.”’  We sing of John the Baptist and his role in salvation history in our music this weekend.  Our opening hymn…

Today we begin a new liturgical year and we’re in Cycle C.  We hear from the Gospel of Luke almost in its entirety during this year with a few other Gospel writings added in, normally from John.   One of the main themes of every Advent is presented…

This is the last Sunday of our Church’s liturgical year. The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Jesus is not only Lord of all space but also Lord of all time from the beginning to the end, as is stated in our…

Eschatology is the branch of theology concerned with the study of the last or final things. The word comes from the Greek “Eskhaton” meaning “last”. As we come near end of the Church liturgical year, we get readings about the last things. This…

From our Gospel for this Sunday: "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her…

Well done good and faithful servants! We accomplished our goal of having 2600 Rosaries said in the month of October, one Rosary for each parishioner family! We also finished filling in all the tiles on the mosaic! Thank you so much for all your…

This Sunday, October 24th, is World Mission Sunday. The day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the…