Go back to sleep SUNDAY READINGS Dear Friends, here is a story by Tom McGrath that speaks to all of us. He writes: When my daughter would tell us she wanted to teach in a foreign country one day I would silently pray that this notion of hers would pass. As her father, my thoughts […]
Read moreSaturday, January 16, 2021 1st. Week of Ordinary Time
Saturday 1st. Week of Ordinary Time Mark 2:13-17 Today’s Mass Readings We all know that in a court of law, attorneys must produce evidence that shows that a defendant has committed a crime. The jury convicts the one charged as guilty. In the times of Jesus, the whole society was the court of Law! They did not base their judgment on a single […]
Read moreFriday, January 15, 2021
Friday 1st. Week of Ordinary Time Mark 2:1-12 Daily Mass Reading We go out of our way to help the handicap. It may seem strange to us that people in today’s Gospel would not let paralytic see Jesus. In the Mediterranean mindset at that time, people would have nothing to do with the paralytic. Paralysis or any illness was […]
Read moreJanuary 14, 2021, Thursday, 1st Week of Ordinary Time.
Thursday 1st. Week of Ordinary Time Mark 1:40-45 The leper’s helplessness and total dependency on others broke his spirit, but it opened him to God. “If you wish, you can make me clean.” We may know someone who is enduring a long illness. The length and severity of their illness can condition them to a way of life that no longer seeks change […]
Read moreSuncoast Catholic Ministries Men’s Conference
The 11th Annual TAMPA BAY MEN’S CONFERENCE ASAP – Always Stop And Pray Saturday, February 13, 2021 Higgins Hall on the campus of St. Lawrence Catholic Church5225 N Himes Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 For more information and to register click the following link: http://www.suncoastcatholicministries.com/index.cfm?p=2021-conference
Read moreJanuary 13, 2021, Wednesday 1st. Week of Ordinary Time
Wednesday 1st. Week of Ordinary Time Mark 1:29-39 If someone we were with became deadly ill right in front of us, what is our first thought? Call 911. Every minute is vital to save a person’s life. How silly it would be for us to tell the person, I’ll get a doctor later, when I get around to […]
Read moreJanuary 12, 2021, Tuesday 1st Week of the Year
Tuesday 1st Week of the Year Mark 1:21-28 “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” We are grateful that the Lord handed down that authority to the People of God through the Sacrament of Holy Order. We know that it is Jesus who consecrates the host into His Body. […]
Read moreParish Financial Update
Your extraordinary generosity even during this Covid crisis is most appreciated. You have enabled us to undertake several major projects that are much needed. One of the main air conditioning systems in the church has failed due to age and storms, and repairing it is no longer prudent. The replacement cost is $100,000, although insurance […]
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