My Dear Friends, This Wednesday we begin the season of Lent which I always describe as a “season of opportunity.” It is an opportunity to start anew, to reset our relationship with Christ, to cast off the things that obstruct our path to holiness. We tend to forget that holiness is our calling! We should …
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March 2nd – VIII Sunday in Ordinary Time
- February 28th, 2025
Lenten Fasting and Abstinence
- February 27th, 2025
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, are days of abstinence from meat for all who are 14 years and older. They are also days of fast (one full meal and two small meals, with nothing eaten between the meals) for adults from 18 to 59 years …
Stations of the Cross / Via Crucis
- February 27th, 2025
English Stations of the Cross All Lenten Fridays at 8:30am Via Crucis en Español Todos los viernes de Cuaresma a las 6:00pm
2nd Collection – Church in Latin America
- February 21st, 2025
In 1965, at the end of the Second Vatican Council, the bishops of the United States decided to establish a Collection for the Church in Latin America (CLA). This development followed the recognition of the U.S. bishops that the church in Latin America needed help and it was important to establish a relationship with the …
Serra Club of Miami Membership Drive
- February 21st, 2025
This weekend, February 22 and 23, 2025, we welcome the Serra Club of Miami to the parish as they encourage membership and ongoing prayers and support for vocations. Please consider joining the Serra Club of Miami, a 62-year-old ministry dedicated to supporting vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life and the only lay Catholic apostolate …
VBS 2025: True North
- February 21st, 2025
Vacation Bible School (VBS) Summer Camp will be back at COTLF from June 16—27, 2025. Kids will go on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where northern lights glow over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. As kids trek the tundra, they’ll explore how easy it is to lose sight of what’s true in our wild …
2025 Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule
- February 21st, 2025
Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.
23 de Febrero – VII Domingo en el Tiempo Ordinario
- February 21st, 2025
Mis Queridos Amigos, Mientras escribo esta columna a principios de semana, nuestro Santo Padre, el Papa Francisco, está en el hospital de Roma con una infección respiratoria. Todos los días en la Misa, rezamos por el Papa, pero hoy rezamos por su salud y por una pronta recuperación. Durante este Año Santo de jubileo, el …
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February 23rd – VII Sunday in Ordinary Time
- February 21st, 2025
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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