My Dear Friends, As I write this column early in the week, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, is in the hospital in Rome with a respiratory infection. Every day at the Mass, we pray for the pope, but today we pray for his health and for a prompt recovery. During this Holy Year of jubilee, …
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In observance of the national President’s Day Holiday, the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 17th. Masses will still be celebrated as regularly scheduled at 6:15am and 8:00am in English and at 5:30pm in Spanish.
Mis Queridos Amigos, Este año es un Año Jubilar. Para comprender mejor lo que significa un Jubileo, es útil volver a las raíces judías de nuestra fe. Un Jubileo es un año especial de arrepentimiento, conversión y perdón. La conversión como remedio para el pecado era parte del plan providencial de Dios desde antes del …
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My Dear Friends, This year is a Jubilee Year. To better understand what a Jubilee means, it is useful to go back to the Jewish roots of our faith. A Jubilee is a special year of repentance, conversion, and forgiveness. Conversion as a remedy for sin was part of the providential plan of God since …
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Is Jesus calling you? Do you feel the “tug” pulling at your heart? Jesus invites you to “Come and See” religious life lived in Carmel. Join us for our upcoming Discernment retreat for women 18-30 years old and step into the fact that Jesus might be calling you to religious life. Saturday, March 1stCarmelite Sisters …
Church of the Little Flower will begin celebrating Mass in Italian on the first Sunday of each month at 7:00pm, beginning on Sunday, March 2nd. We are pleased to begin offering this new Mass in the service of the Italian community of Miami.
Mis Queridos Amigos, “Lleva la barca mar adentro y echen las redes para pesca”. (Lucas 5:4.) Esta es una historia que me encanta contar en relación con este evangelio: Desde que tengo uso de razón, mi padre me ha llevado a pescar. Ahora que soy sacerdote, usualmente lo hacemos en verano cuando estoy de vacaciones. …
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My Dear Friends, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” (Luke 5:4) This is a story that I love to tell in relationship with this gospel: Ever since I can remember, my father has been taking me fishing. Now that I’m a priest, we usually do it in the summer …
February 3rd is the Memorial of St. Blaise, a 4th Century Bishop who was martyred for his faith in Jesus Christ. According to tradition, St. Blaise is most well-known for the miraculous healing of a boy who was choking to death from a fish bone that had become lodged in his throat. St. Blaise prayed …