Mis queridos amigos, ¡Llegó el Adviento! ¡Qué bendición poder entrar en esta temporada santa para preparar nuestros corazones para la venida de nuestro Señor! Cuando era niño, mi familia tenía una regla estricta de no comenzar a decorar la casa para Navidad hasta el 1 de diciembre. A medida que nuestra familia creció, esa regla …
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3 de diciembre – I Domingo del Adviento
- November 30th, 2023
December 3rd – I Sunday of Advent
- November 30th, 2023
My Dear Friends: Advent is finally here! What a blessing that we are able to enter this holy season to prepare our hearts for the coming of our Lord! When I was a child, my family had a hard and fast rule that we would not start decorating the house for Christmas until December 1st. …
26 de Noviembre – Solemnidad de Cristo Rey
- November 23rd, 2023
Mis queridos amigos, Hoy la Iglesia universal se reúne para celebrar la solemnidad de Cristo Rey. Pone una puntuación apropiada y definitiva al año litúrgico al declarar con una sola voz que Cristo es realmente el Rey del Universo. Esta solemnidad es un desafío para cada uno de nosotros, ya que nos preguntamos: «¿Es Cristo …
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November 26th – Solemnity of Christ the King
- November 23rd, 2023
My Dear Friends: Today the Universal Church gathers to celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. It puts a fitting and definitive punctuation on the liturgical year as we declare with one voice that Christ is indeed the King of the Universe. This solemnity is a challenge for each of us as we ask ourselves: …
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2023 Thanksgiving Day Masses
- November 16th, 2023
The Parish Office will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th. We will celebrate a special Mass schedule for Thanksgiving Day: 8:00 am — English 10:30am — Bilingual Before you gather around your dinner tables as a family, come and gather around the Altar as a parish! Let us give …
19 de Noviembre – XXXIII Domingo en el Tiempo Ordinario
- November 16th, 2023
Mis queridos amigos, Hace casi 20 años, justo antes del Día de Acción de Gracias, uno de los niños del grupo de jóvenes que dirigía en mi primera parroquia compartió conmigo una tarea que había recibido en su clase de religión en Carrollton durante su primer año de escuela secundaria. Su maestra les pidió a …
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November 19th – XXXIII Sunday in Ordinary Time
- November 16th, 2023
My Dear Friends: Almost 20 years ago right before Thanksgiving, one of the kids in the youth group that I was leading in my first parish shared with me a homework assignment she had received in her religion class in Carrollton during her freshman year of high school. Her teacher asked the students to take …
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Roof Repair and Water Sealing is Complete!
- November 10th, 2023
After some unexpected delays with the original scope of work and the addition of the pressure cleaning and sealing of the windows, keystone, and decorative façade at the entrance of the church, we’re happy to share that the 2023 roof replacement project is now officially complete! Work on repairing the broken sidewalks is well underway …
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COTLF Homeless Ministry
- November 10th, 2023
During the month of November we will be collecting the following items that will be delivered directly to the Missionaries of Charity shelter in Miami’s inner city: –Category 1, Food: Canned & Dry Non-Perishable Foods (ideally large canned items from Gordon Food Service that could be used to stock up the Missionaries of Charity’s kitchen …