Because January 1st falls on a Monday this year, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is not a Holy Day of Obligation. We will still celebrate a special Mass schedule for the day and invite all parishioners to begin the new year gathered together around the Altar,turning in prayer to our Blessed …
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The 2024 Catholic Art Calendars were distributed at all Masses the weekend of December 16th and 17th. A limited supply remains available for pickup in the parish office during our regular hours, Mon-Fri, 8:00am to 4:00pm We thank our longtime calendar sponsors, Pilar Hopkins & Associates Realty Inc., The Law Office of Patricia Bango Diaz, …
Mis queridos amigos, ¡Feliz día de la Sagrada Familia! Espero que hayan tenido una hermosa Navidad la semana pasada. Nuestras Misas rebosaron cuando amigos, jóvenes y mayores, vinieron a nuestra hermosa iglesia para rendir homenaje al Niño Rey. Debo agradecer a todos los que hicieron que la Noche Buena y el día de Navidad fueran …
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My Dear Friends: Happy Feast of the Holy Family! We pray you had a beautiful Christmas last week. Our Masses were overflowing as friends, young and old, came to our beautiful church to pay homage to the Newborn King. I must thank everyone who made Christmas Eve and Christmas Day such a great success, starting …
Mis queridos amigos, ¿Cómo no asombrarse al contemplar las maravillas del amor de Dios por nosotros? Nos reunimos esta Navidad para ver a Dios hacerse vulnerable por nosotros en el niño Jesús. Dios no sólo envió a su único Hijo para redimir a la humanidad, sino que asumió nuestra humanidad para santificarnos, para unirnos a …
My Dear Friends: How can one not be in awe as we behold the marvels of God’s love for us? We gather this Christmas to behold God become vulnerable for us in the Christ child. God not only sent his only Son to redeem humanity, but he took on our humanity to sanctify us, to …
From December 17th through December 23rd, the Church sings the “O Antiphons.” These beautiful verses are helpful in preparing us for the coming of Christ at Christmas and are a magnificent theology. Using biblical imagery drawn from the messianic hopes of the Old Testament, the O Antiphons proclaim the coming Christ as the fulfillment not …
Mis queridos amigos, “Alégrense siempre”. Estas son las dos primeras palabras que escuchamos en la segunda lectura de la misa de hoy de 1 Tesalonicenses 5:16. ¡Este es un domingo para regocijarse! Falta una semana para Navidad. Encendemos la tercera vela de la corona de Adviento, y escuchamos no sólo esas dos palabras de San …
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My Dear Friends: “Rejoice always.” These are the first two words we hear in the second reading in today’s Mass from 1 Thessalonians 5:16. This is indeed a Sunday for rejoicing! Christmas is a week away. We light the third candle on the Advent wreath, and we hear not only those two words from St. …