Tag Archives: Hope

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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Seek the Lord

Sec­ond Read­ing from Mass Litur­gy for Sun­day Octo­ber 18th Broth­ers and sis­ters: Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heav­ens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our con­fes­sion. For we do … 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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Seek God and turn away from sin

To the pen­i­tent God pro­vides a way back, He encour­ages those who are los­ing hope and has cho­sen for them the lot of truth. Return to Him and give up sin, pray to the LORD and make your offens­es few. … 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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Sunday Mass Reading Reflections: Love of God and Love of Neighbor

(Excerpt from the First Read­ing for Sun­day Oct. 19th) “This is what the Lord says to His anoint­ed,    to Cyrus …to open doors before him    so that gates will not be shut:2 I will go before you    and will lev­el the moun­tains;I will break … 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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The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus

  The Solem­ni­ty of the Ascen­sion of Jesus is cel­e­brat­ed on the for­ti­eth day after East­er Sun­day, the Thurs­day after the Sixth Sun­day of East­er. How­ev­er, some Catholic provinces observe the Solem­ni­ty of the Ascen­sion on the Sun­day after the … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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