My Dear Friends, Peace be with you! These were the first words uttered by Jesus to the disciples after his resurrection. These were also the first words uttered last year by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter’s. The peace of the Risen Christ is needed now …
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My Dear Friends, During his Sunday Angelus Address last week, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the liturgies of Holy Week that begin today: The liturgy thus invites us… to relive the events of the Lord’s Passion — the entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the trial, the crucifixion, the burial — so that we may …
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My Dear Friends, As we begin Passiontide and are confronted with the stark visual of our statues being covered as we approach Easter, I urge all of you to make a good Lenten confession, if you have not already done so, before Holy Thursday. Elsewhere in this bulletin, you will find the Holy Week Schedule …
My Dear Friends, In today’s gospel, Jesus cures a blind beggar. The Lord “spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —. So he went and washed, and came back able …
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My Dear Friends, As we continue our Lenten journey, we are surrounded by so many parish activities that lift our eyes towards the heavens as we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery. We have seen an increase in our confession lines on Saturday morning and in people calling to ask for appointments for confessions. To …
My Dear Friends, What a glorious day we had last Sunday when our parish community came together to unload the first half of our pipe organ! Parishioners, young and old, were present and took some part of the organ into the church: from large pieces of wood casing or steel beams all the way to …
Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV for Lent 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our …
My Dear Friends, At the end of every Mass that we celebrate with our school children, our principal, Sister Rosalie leads the children in post-Mass prayers. The children kneel down as soon as the priest celebrant has walked out of the church and recessional hymn ends. Sister then leads them in the prayer to St. …
My dear Brothers and Sisters, From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank each and every one of you for your contributions to the ABCD appeal last weekend. The response was overwhelming, and as usual, the generosity of this parish knows no bounds. If you were out last weekend, I invite you to …