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Easter 2016~ The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Chris­tus res­ur­rex­it! Vere res­ur­rex­it! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is risen! “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 … 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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Second Coming of Jesus (33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time)

Today’s Mass Read­ings remind us of the Sec­ond Com­ing of Jesus Christ. Jesus came into the world the first time and He will return a sec­ond time. This time He will come as the Just Judge. As we await His return, we must puri­fy … 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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The Most Holy Eucharist

The Most Holy Eucharist: The Holy Mass, Holy Com­mu­nion, Ado­ra­tion of the Blessed Sacra­ment (Eucharis­tic Ado­ra­tion) What is the Holy Eucharist? The Most Holy Eucharist is the source and sum­mit of our faith. “It is God among us. It is the Lord … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Jesus, the good Shepherd

One major theme of the read­ings from today’s Mass (16th Sun­day in Ordi­nary Time) is that God’s care for us can be likened to that of a good Shep­herd. A good shep­herd leads his sheep to where they can find food and shel­ter, … Con­tin­ue read­ing

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Easter 2015: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Chris­tus res­ur­rex­it! Vere res­ur­rex­it! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is risen!   “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 … 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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Christmas Day 2014: The Savior is born!

                 The Birth of Jesus Christ “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is giv­en … And His name will be called Won­der­ful, Coun­selor, Mighty God, Ever­last­ing Father, Prince of Peace.” ~Isa­iah 6:9 10 Then the angel said … 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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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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