Dear Family: I want you to know that the Lord has blessed me abundantly from the moment He sent me to this wonderful community of faith, the community of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, in Coral Gables — the community I am proud to now call my family. Thank you for your emotional, …
From the Pastor’s Desk
February 28th – II Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 25th, 2021
February 21st – I Sunday of Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 18th, 2021
My Dear Friends, Silence. That sound is so rare. Many of us avoid silence. I know there have been times in my life that I have avoided it, but yet the most blessed times I have had in my spiritual life are when I have embraced it. Only in silence can we listen to the …
February 14th – VI Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 11th, 2021
My Dear Friends, Believe it or not, Lent begins this coming Wednesday. It feels like we never quite emerged from Lent in 2020. God has taken us into the desert of this pandemic which has caused us to seek God out all the more, and now we are called to that renewal again. Even though …
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February 7th – V Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - February 4th, 2021
My Dear Friends, It’s so wonderful to be back ministering to all of you this weekend. I want to thank you for your prayers during the last two weeks as I was quarantined in the rectory after testing positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, my case was mild, and I was relatively symptom free. I know that …
Sunday, January 31st – IV Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - January 28th, 2021
Please read Fr. Manny’s ABCD Message HERE.
A Message from Fr. Manny
From the Pastor’s Desk - January 22nd, 2021
My dear parish family, I wanted to inform you that last night I tested positive for COVID-19. I am feeling well, and will be confined to my room in the rectory for quarantine. Rest assured that all Masses and sacraments in the parish will proceed as scheduled. Outside priests have generously stepped up to help. Please pray …
January 24th – III Sunday in Ordinary Time – ABCD Sunday
From the Pastor’s Desk - January 21st, 2021
My Dear Friends, The pandemic has taken a toll on so many aspects of our lives. As a Church, we had to endure a lockdown and then the slow gradual buildup of our Masses when we reopened. Our ministries are sadly still shuttered, but our Homeless Ministry has not stopped in helping to feed the poor. …
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January 17th – II Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - January 14th, 2021
My Dear Friends, Now that the Coronavirus vaccines have begun to be distributed, I wanted to share with you a statement from the U.S. Bishops regarding the morality of the vaccines. Above all, it should be stated: it is morally acceptable to receive the vaccine. The U.S. Bishops affirm this, the Vatican has affirmed this, …
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January 10th – The Baptism of the Lord
From the Pastor’s Desk - January 8th, 2021
My Dear Friends, With today’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we conclude the Christmas season and what a blessed Christmas season we have had. Our priests were overjoyed, like the Magi when they saw the star, when they saw the amount of people that came to Mass during Christmas. I still remember Father …