My dear friends, Happy 4th of July Weekend! While it is a most unusual Independence Day without fireworks and parades because of the pandemic, we still celebrate our nation and the freedoms we enjoy. The work of this great project called America that our founding fathers began almost two and half centuries ago is still ongoing. Much like our lives of …
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July 5th – XIV Sunday in Ordinary Time
- July 2nd, 2020
5 de Julio – XIV Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario
- July 2nd, 2020
Mis queridos amigos, ¡Feliz fin de semana del 4 de julio! Si bien es un Día de la Independencia muy diferente sin fuegos artificiales y desfiles debido a la pandemia, aún celebramos nuestra nación y las libertades que disfrutamos. El trabajo de este gran proyecto llamado América que nuestros padres fundadores comenzaron hace casi dos …
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June 28th – Statement from Archbishop Wenski
- June 24th, 2020
This statement was printed in the bulletin for the weekend of June 28th, in lieu of a Pastor’s Message. Archbishop Thomas Wenski published the following statement June 22, 2020, in his capacity as acting chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty. The statement coincides with the annual observance of Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29. …
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28 de Junio – Mensaje del Arzobispo
- June 24th, 2020
Este mensaje aparecío en el boletín del fin de semana del 28 de junio, en lugar del Mensaje Semanal del Parroco. El arzobispo Thomas Wenski publicó la siguiente declaración el 22 de junio de 2020, en su calidad de presidente interino del Comité de Libertad Religiosa de los Obispos de EE. UU. La declaración coincide con …
June 21st – Father’s Day
- June 12th, 2020
My Dear Friends, The day after we closed the church due to the pandemic back in March, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph. On this Father’s Day, we turn to St. Joseph because he is not only the patron of fathers, but he is also the patron of the Church: a just and strong man …
21 de Junio – Dia De Los Padres
- June 12th, 2020
Mis Queridos Amigos, El día después que cerramos la iglesia debido a la pandemia en marzo, la Iglesia celebró la solemnidad de San José. En este Día del Padre, recurrimos a San José porque no solo es el patrón de los padres, sino que también es el patrón de la Iglesia: un hombre justo y …
June 14th – Corpus Christi
- June 10th, 2020
My dear friends, One year ago tomorrow, I arrived at Little Flower. To say it has been an eventful year would be quite the understatement. Little did any of us know that we would be confronting a history defining pandemic during this past year. Yet, here we are, and even though we still haven’t returned to what we used to …
14 de Junio – Corpus Christi
- June 10th, 2020
Mis queridos amigos, Mañana hace un año que llegué a Santa Teresita. Decir que ha sido un año lleno de acontecimientos sería quedarse corto. Ninguno de nosotros nos imaginamos que estaríamos enfrentando una pandemia histórica durante este año. Sin embargo, aquí estamos, y aunque todavía no hemos regresado a lo que solíamos llamar normal, enfrentamos …
June 7th – The Most Holy Trinity
- June 5th, 2020
My Dear Friends, Our first Sunday back together is officially in the books. It was so wonderful to have our church filled with people once again. I use the term filled loosely because we really couldn’t be filled because of social distancing. Yes, I know some of these restrictions are frustrating, but as many parishioners …