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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday. The entrance antiphon for this Sunday in Latin is “Laetare Jerusalem” or “Rejoice, Jerusalem”. We are halfway through Lent now, and the Church gives us this Sunday to add in a little ‘rejoicing’. The…
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
This weekend at the 9am mass on Sunday, we celebrate the First Scrutiny with the elect. Who are the elect? These are the people who are preparing to enter our community at the Easter Vigil. Some have been baptized already and are the Candidates;…
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
This Sunday, as always on the 2nd Sunday of Lent, we have the Gospel reading of the Transfiguration. Our song during the preparation of the altar and gifts is a retelling of the Gospel narrative – “’Tis Good, Lord, to be Here”. We also here the…
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
You may have noticed some changes today or on Ash Wednesday when you came to mass. The environment is definitely different. All of the gold that can be removed has been; all the greenery is gone. We have gone back to using a simple wooden cross…
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
In the opening prayer for next Sunday, we pray: “Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects.” The Universal Norms on…
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
We receive many requests from parents hoping to have a child baptized. Unfortunately, parents are finding it difficult to find godparents for their child once they find out what it takes to be a godparent.
It is required by universal law that there…
Thursday, February 14, 2019
This coming week begins the long awaited summit on clerical sex abuse at the Vatican. February 21-24, presidents and other representatives of the worlds nearly 130 Catholic bishops’ conferences will gather in Rome, and we need to pray for an…
Friday, February 8, 2019
The readings this Sunday all contain a manifestation of God: to the prophet Isaiah, to the psalmist, to the apostles and five hundred after the Resurrection, and by the Lake of Gennesaret. In all of these instances, the recipients of God’s…
Monday, February 4, 2019
This is the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. This Wednesday begins Lent on Ash Wednesday. Today will be the last time to sing the Gloria and the Alleluia until the Easter Triduum.
In preparation for Lent, I would like to talk about the penitential…
Monday, February 4, 2019
We continue hearing from Luke’s Sermon on the Plain where he delves a little further into the ideas of the Beatitudes that we heard last week. The overriding themes of love and service to all come out in this Gospel passage, just as last week. It’…