My Dear Friends, “…the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5) A few weeks ago, I received a Christmas card from a brother priest in a neighboring parish that had a beautiful silhouette of the newborn Jesus along with Mary and Joseph in the manger and the bible verse …
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In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays, the Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, December 24th Friday, December 25th Friday, January 1st In case of an emergency involving death or dying over the long holiday weekends, our priests will still be available through the COTLF Emergency Line, which can be reached through …
On January 22nd, 2021, Bishop Enrique Delgado will be coming to COTLF to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation upon our St. Theresa School 8th Graders. Let us pray together as a parish community for each of these students, their sponsors, families, and catechists who have faithfully journeyed alongside them!
Mis Queridos Amigos, A medida que nos acercamos rápidamente a la Navidad, que está a menos de dos semanas de llegar, hoy estamos llamados a reflexionar sobre la virtud de la alegría en este domingo de Gaudete. El gozo de que el Señor está cerca. La alegría que la Navidad siempre trae. La alegría de …
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My Dear Friends, As we rapidly approach Christmas, which is less than two weeks away, today we are called to reflect on the virtue of joy on this Gaudete Sunday. The joy that the Lord is near. The joy that Christmas always brings. The joy of our God definitively intervening in our lives to cast …
Mis Queridos Amigos, Quietud. El Adviento debe ser una época marcada por la quietud y el silencio. Estamos esperando, y, sin embargo, nuestros corazones están llenos de desorden y confusión. Durante esta época del año, estamos llamados a estar en tantas fiestas y eventos, a comprar regalos para un cierto número de personas, y nunca …
My Dear Friends, Stillness. Advent should be a season marked with stillness and silence. We are waiting, and yet our hearts are full of clutter and confusion. During this time of year, we are called to be at so many parties and events, to buy presents for a certain number of people, and we never …
This Sunday we begin the beautiful season of Advent. It is a time of waiting and hope. And boy do we need hope this year. I am so looking forward to Christmas this year, but first we have Advent where we wait and hope! Waiting: because we wait for the newborn Christ who will bring light to the darkness …
Este domingo comenzamos la hermosa temporada de Adviento. Es un tiempo de espera y esperanza. Y la verdad que este año, quizas mas que nunca, necesitamos esa esperanza que nos trae el Niño Dios. Espera: porque esperamos al Cristo recién nacido que traerá luz a la oscuridad de este mundo. Esperanza: porque este niño es …