Effective March 12, 2020, the following directives will remain in place until further notice: 1. The communal distribution of the Precious Blood from the cup will be temporarily suspended. Our faith teaches us that we receive the fullness of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Consecrated Host. 2. All Holy […]
Read moreToday’s Scripture Readings Ash Wednesday. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. We are all used to attention getters. Commercials use them to draw our attention to their products. Homilists do the same thing to help us focus on a point they are making. So the question Jesus proposes in today’s gospel is, “Who gets all the attention when […]
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Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent for Roman Catholics. The services for Ash Wednesday are 7:30am, 8:30am, and 6:30pm Lent Guidelines: Regulations on Fasting and Abstinence The dual disciplines of fasting and abstinence have a long history in the Catholic Church. Going back to the early Church, the purpose behind the custom of […]
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February 8th has been designated by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. February 8th is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. […]
Read moreToday’s Mass Readings Monday 2nd Week of the Year Mark 2:18-22 Fasting and new wine go so well together. Fasting is not something we look forward to doing. Nor do we ever get used to it. Our weak human nature can always come up with an excuse not to fast. Our New Year resolution to […]
Read moreToday’s Mass Readings Saturday 32nd Week of the Year Luke 18:1-8 Asking without becoming weary. We live in a day that some call, “Cell Phone Mania.” How many times we find ourselves or we notice others doing something on their cell phone. Pondering what Jesus was saying about praying without becoming weary I was pondering […]
Read moreToday’s Mass Readings Wednesday 27th Week of the Year Luke 11:1-4 The power of prayer lies not in “what” to pray for but in “how” to be with God. The disciples noticed that Jesus prayed in a far different way than they had ever seen. At the time of our Lord, it was thought that […]
Read moreToday’s MassReadings Tuesday 23rd Week of the Year Luke 6:12-19. Ministry is nothing but the love of the Lord Jesus meeting the need of someone through us. Prayer and the calling to ministry are two graces given to us that cannot be separated. Without prayer, we cannot love others in the Holy Name of Jesus. […]
Read moreToday’s Readings Friday 16th Week of the Year Matthew 13:18-23. How much the Lord wants us to understand him! Why? So He can heal us. He speaks our language that requires the full attention of our hearts. We know how it feels when something heavy is wearing on our hearts and we long to share it […]
Read moreToday’s Mass Readings Friday 16th Week of the Year Matthew 13:18-23. How much the Lord wants us to understand him! Why? So He can heal us. He speaks our language that requires the full attention of our hearts. We know how it feels when something heavy is wearing on our hearts and we long to share […]
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