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Lent 2016: The Meaning of Lent

The sea­son of Lent lasts 40 days begin­ning today, Ash Wednes­day,  and ends on Holy Thurs­day (the Thurs­day of Holy Week).  In terms of Bib­li­cal sig­nif­i­cance, the sea­son of Lent is sim­i­lar to the forty days that Jesus was tempt­ed in the wilder­ness. The Sea­son … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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The Feast of the Epiphany 2016

The Feast of the Epiphany Last Sun­day was the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. The word “epiphany” means man­i­fes­ta­tion. The Epiphany cel­e­brates the man­i­fes­ta­tion of the Sav­ior, Jesus Christ, to the gen­tiles (non-Jew­­ish peo­ple) in the per­sons of the … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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An Advent Prayer (Advent 2015)

  Sweet Infant Jesus, I bring to you this day, and all the days of Advent, my heart, my love, my very life, togeth­er with those lit­tle acts of self denial and sac­ri­fice, made in your hon­or, and of which … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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December 12th -Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Actu­al Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Basil­i­ca in Mex­i­co City On Decem­ber 9th, 10th, and 12th of 1531, the Blessed Vir­gin Mary appeared in Mex­i­co as the preg­nant Moth­er of God to Saint Juan Diego. Saint … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Advent 2015: A Season of Hope and Conversion

Tomor­row is the Sec­ond Sun­day of Advent. The Sec­ond Sun­day of Advent starts off the sec­ond week of Advent. The advent sea­son con­sists of four weeks dur­ing which we pre­pare our­selves in a spe­cial way for the com­ing of Jesus.  The … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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The Coming of Jesus Christ

The first read­ing from today’s Mass (Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 6th) is from the Old Tes­ta­ment Book of Isa­iah. The prophet Isa­iah con­soles the peo­ple of Israel by telling them about the com­ing Mes­si­ah. “Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Lent 2015: The Meaning of Lent

  The sea­son of Lent lasts 40 days begin­ning tomor­row, Ash Wednes­day,  and ends on Holy Thurs­day (the Thurs­day of Holy Week).  In terms of Bib­li­cal sig­nif­i­cance, the sea­son of Lent is sim­i­lar to the forty days that Jesus was tempt­ed in the wilder­ness. The … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Happy St. Valentine’s Day

Love for God and lov­ing oth­ers   29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the com­mand­ments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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The Feast of the Epiphany~Jan. 5 2015

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. The word “epiphany” means man­i­fes­ta­tion. The Epiphany cel­e­brates the man­i­fes­ta­tion of the Sav­ior, Jesus Christ, to the gen­tiles (non-Jew­­ish peo­ple) in the per­sons of the magi—the three wise men Mel­chior, Balthasar, and … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Advent 2014: A Season of Hope and Conversion

Today begins the sec­ond of the four weeks of the sea­son of Advent, in which we pre­pare our­selves in a spe­cial way for the com­ing of Jesus.  The word Advent means ‘com­ing.’ First­ly, we pre­pare our­selves to cel­e­brate Christ­mas, the his­tor­i­cal birth of … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Living a holy life: Reflections on Today’s Sunday Mass Readings

Today’s Sun­day Mass read­ings have sev­er­al themes. We will talk about two of those key themes in depth. 1. Reject­ing a life of sin and turn­ing to God Excerpt from the first read­ing: “Seek the LORD while He may be found, … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Trust in God

  Trust in God is an essen­tial virtue that comes from faith in God. Trust in God frees us from fear, wor­ry, and anx­i­ety. Thus, trust­ing God is essen­tial for true and endur­ing peace of heart, hope, and per­se­ver­ance. Since … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Divine Mercy Sunday 2014: The Love and Mercy of God

Tomor­row, April 27th,  is the Feast of Divine Mer­cy also known as Divine Mer­cy Sun­day! In our own mod­ern times, Jesus gave St. Fausti­na Kowal­s­ka of Poland the mis­sion of mak­ing His Divine Mer­cy bet­ter known on earth. He told … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Easter: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

 After the sab­bath, as the first day of the week was dawn­ing, Mary Mag­da­lene and the oth­er Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And sud­den­ly there was a great earth­quake; for an angel of the Lord, descend­ing from heav­en, … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Happy 2014!

A Blessed, Hap­py, and Holy New Year to all of you! Let this year be for you an oppor­tu­ni­ty for renew­al in Christ! “There­fore, if any­one is in Christ, he is a new cre­ation; old things have passed away; behold, all things … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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