My Dear Friends, “…like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5) In today’s gospel, Christ tells us that he will go before us to prepare a place for us in heaven. In the meantime, …
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May 3rd – V Sunday of Easter
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 2nd, 2026
April 19th – III Sunday of Easter
From the Pastor’s Desk - April 17th, 2026
My Dear Friends, Today we celebrate with joy the diaconate ordination of one of our seminarians: Deacon Jonathan Sanchez was ordained on Saturday morning, and this weekend he will be preaching at some of our Masses and celebrating his first baptisms. God willing, Deacon Jonathan will be ordained to the priesthood 13 months from now …
April 5th – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
From the Pastor’s Desk - April 4th, 2026
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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March 29 – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
From the Pastor’s Desk - March 27th, 2026
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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March 22nd – V Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - March 20th, 2026
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 …
March 15th – IV Sunday of Lent – Laetare Sunday
From the Pastor’s Desk - March 13th, 2026
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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March 8th – III Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - March 6th, 2026
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 …
March 1st – II Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 27th, 2026
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 …
February 22nd – I Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 20th, 2026
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 …