My Dear Friends, This weekend we welcome our new parochial vicar, Father David Zallocco, to the Little Flower family. Father David was just ordained last month, and this is his first assignment as a priest. Our parish is no stranger for welcoming newly ordained priests and forming them to be great leaders within the Church. …
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June 23rd – XII Sunday in Ordinary Time
- June 20th, 2024
16 de Junio – XI Domingo en el Tiempo Ordinario
- June 13th, 2024
Mis Queridos Amigos, Ya que el Padre Andrew ha escrito la columna regular del boletín, solo quería expresar unas palabras de agradecimiento por su servicio a nuestra parroquia durante los últimos dos años. Ha sido un buen y fiel servidor y un maravilloso padre espiritual para todos ustedes. Sus homilías bien preparadas e inspiradoras han …
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June 16th – XI Sunday in Ordinary Time
- June 13th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Since Father Andrew has written the regular bulletin column, I just wanted to write down a few words of thanks for his service to our parish during the last two years. He has been a good and faithful servant and a wonderful spiritual father to all of you. His well-prepared and inspiring …
16 de Junio – Mensaje de Despedida del Padre Andrew
- June 13th, 2024
“El Reino de Dios se parece a lo que sucede cuando un hombre siembra la semilla en la tierra: que pasan las noches y los días, y sin que él sepa cómo, la semilla germina y crece.” Qué apropiado es el Evangelio de este domingo para la despedida de un sacerdote de una comunidad parroquial …
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June 16th – Farewell Message from Fr. Andrew
- June 13th, 2024
“This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.” How appropriate this Sunday’s Gospel is for a priest’s farewell …
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Collection of American Flags for Retirement
- June 7th, 2024
This Friday, June 14th is Flag Day. Did you know that, just as there is US Code for the proper flying of Old Glory, there is also proper etiquette for disposing of flags in a dignified manner? If you have an old, worn out, or tattered flag, don’t just throw it in the trash with …
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Fr. Andrew’s Farewell Mass & Reception
- June 7th, 2024
After two years at the Church of the Little Flower as parochial vicar and four years of priestly ministry, the Holy Spirit, through Archbishop Wenski, has called me to the next step of the missionary journey. I am honored and excited that Archbishop Wenski has entrusted me to serve St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in …
9 de Junio – X Domingo en el Tiempo Ordinario
- June 7th, 2024
Mis Queridos Amigos, La semana pasada, muchos de ustedes me preguntaron por las citas que utilicé para ilustrar el poder de la Eucaristía durante mi homilía del domingo de Corpus Christi. Las citas se enumeran a continuación. Algunos de ellos los usé en la misa de las 10:30 a.m., y los otros dirigidos a los …
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June 9 – X Sunday in Ordinary Time
- June 7th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Last week, many of you asked me for the quotes I used to illustrate the power of the Eucharist during my homily on Corpus Christi Sunday. The quotes are listed below. Some of them I used at the 10:30am Mass, and the others directed at youth I used at the 5:30pm Mass. …