Messages from the Pastor


July 28, 2024 - Pastor Message
July 27, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


Bulletin Insert 07.28.2024
July 27, 2024
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July 21, 2024 - Pastor Message
July 20, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


Bulletin Insert 07.14.2024
July 13, 2024
Bulletin Insert 07.14.2024


July 14, 2024 - Pastor Message
July 13, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


Bulletin Insert 07.07.2024
July 6, 2024
Bulletin Insert 07.07.2024


July 7, 2024 - Pastor Message
July 6, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


June 30, 2024 - Pastor Message
June 29, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


June 23, 2024 - Pastor Message
June 22, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYER


Bulletin Insert 06.16.2024
June 15, 2024
Bulletin Insert 06.16.2024


June 16, 2024 - Pastor Message
June 15, 2024
THE CATHOLIC TREASURY OF PRAYERS


June 9, 2024 - Pastor Message
June 8, 2024
Diversity of color in the sacred vestments has as its purpose to give more effective expression even outwardly whether to the specific character of the mysteries of faith to be celebrated or to a sense of Christian life’s passage through the course of the


Bulletin Insert -06.09.2024
June 8, 2024
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June 2, 2024 - Pastor Message
June 1, 2024
“I recognized that there is nothing better than to be glad and to do well during life. For every man, moreover, to eat and drink and enjoy the fruit of all his labor is a gift of God” (Ecclesiastes 3:12-13).


May 26, 2024 - Pastor Message
May 25, 2024
People today have many ideas about the purpose of Memorial Day,


May 19, 2024 - Pastor Message
May 18, 2024
“When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home” (John 19:26-27).


May 12, 2024 - Passtor Message
May 11, 2024
THE MEANING OF “CHURCH” (conc.)


Bulletin Insert - 05.05.2024
May 4, 2024
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May 5, 2024 - Pastor Message
May 4, 2024
THE MEANING OF “CHURCH” (cont.)


April 28, 2024- Pastor Message
April 27, 2024
THE MEANING OF “CHURCH”


April 21, 2024 - Pastor Message
April 20, 2024
GRACE AND VIRTUE (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 04.14.2024
April 13, 2024
Bulletin Insert 04.14.2024


April 14, 2024 - Pastor Message
April 13, 2024
GRACE AND VIRTUE (cont.)


April 7, 2024 - Pastor Message
April 6, 2024
April 7, 2024 - Pastor Message


Bulletin Insert 03.31.2024
March 30, 2024
Bulletin Insert 03.31.2024


March 31, 2024 - Pastor Message
March 30, 2024
“At daybreak on the first day of the week the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling ove


March 24, 2024 - Pastor Message
March 23, 2024
SIN & REPENTANCE (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 03.24.2024
March 23, 2024
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March 17, 2024 - Pastor Message
March 16, 2024
SIN AND REPENTANCE (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 03.10.2024
March 9, 2024
Bulletin Insert 03.10.2024


March 10, 2024 - Pastor Message
March 9, 2024
SIN AND REPENTANCE (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 02.25.2024
February 24, 2024
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February 25, 2024 - Pastor Message
February 24, 2024
“I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above…


Bulletin Insert 02.18.2024
February 17, 2024
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February 25, 2024 - Pastor Message
February 17, 2024
Welcome to the season of Lent,


February 11, 2024 - Pastor Message
February 10, 2024
“On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together fasting and in sackcloth, their heads covered with dust. Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all who were of foreign extraction, then stood forward and confessed


Bulletin Insert 02.04.2024
February 3, 2024
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February 4, 2024 - Pastor Message
February 3, 2024
“Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: ‘In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.’ Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation


January 21, 2024 - Pastor Message
January 20, 2024
“I came that you may have life, and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).


January 14, 2024 - Pastor Message
January 13, 2024
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 7: THE CONCLUDING RITES


January 7, 2024 - Pastor Message
January 6, 2024
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 6: THE COMMUNION RITE


Bulletin Insert 12.31.2023
December 30, 2023
Bulletin Insert 12.31.2023


December 31, 2023 - Pastor Message
December 30, 2023
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 5: THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER


December 24, 2023 - Pastor Message
December 23, 2023
“Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the


December 17, 2023- Pastor Message
December 16, 2023
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 4: THE PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS


December 10, 2023 - Pastor Message
December 9, 2023
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 3: THE LITURGY OF THE WORD


December 3, 2023 - Pastor Message
December 2, 2023
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 2: THE INTRODUCTORY RITES


Bulletin Insert 12.03.2023
December 2, 2023
Bulletin Insert 12.03.2023


November 26, 2023 - Pastor Message
November 25, 2023
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 1: PRE-MASS PREPARATION


Bulletin Insert 11.19.2023
November 18, 2023
Bulletin Insert 11.19.2023


November 19, 2023- Pastor Message
November 18, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE EUCHARIST


Bulletin Insert 11.12.2023
November 11, 2023
Bulletin Insert 11.12.2023


November 12, 2023- Pastor Message
November 11, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY


Bulletin Insert 11.05.2023
November 4, 2023
Bulletin Insert 11.05.2023


November 5, 2023 - Pastor Message
November 4, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION HOLY ORDERS


Bulletin Insert 10.29.2023
October 28, 2023
Bulletin Insert 10.29.2023


October 29, 2023 - Pastor Message
October 28, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION


Bulletin Insert 10.22.2023
October 21, 2023
Bulletin Insert 10.22.2023


October 22, 2023 - Pastor Message
October 21, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK


Bulletin Insert 10.15.2023
October 14, 2023
Bulletin Insert 10.15.2023


October 15, 2023 - Pastor Message
October 14, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION CONFIRMATION


October 8, 2023 - Pastor Message
October 7, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION BAPTISM


October 1, 2023 - Pastor Message
September 30, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS (cont.)


September 24, 2023 - Pastor Message
September 23, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS (cont.)


September 17, 2023 - Pastor Message
September 16, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 09.10.2023
September 9, 2023
Bulletin Insert 09.10.2023


September 10, 2023- Pastor Message
September 9, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS (cont.)


September 3, 2023 - Pastor Message
September 2, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS (cont.)


August 27, 2023 - Pastor Message
August 26, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE SACRAMENTS


August 20, 2023 - Pastor Message
August 19, 2023
“Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given to me; I pleaded, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her, because all gold, in vi


Bulletin Insert 08.13.2023
August 12, 2023
Bulletin Insert 08.13.2023


August 13, 2023 - Pastor Message
August 12, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION OUR VALUES (conclusion)


Bulletin Insert 08.06.2023
August 5, 2023
Bulletin Insert 08.06.2023


August 6, 2023 - Pastor Message
August 5, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION OUR VALUES (cont.)


Bulletin Insert 07.30.2023
July 29, 2023
Bulletin Insert 07.30.2023


July 30, 2023 - Pastor Message
July 29, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION OUR VALUES (cont.)


July 23, 2023 - Pastor Message
July 22, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION OUR VALUES (cont.)


July 16, 2023 - Pastor Message
July 15, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION OUR VALUES


July 2, 2023 - Pastor Message
July 1, 2023
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments


June 25, 2023 - Pastor Message
June 24, 2023
“The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every si


June 18, 2023 - Pastor Message
June 17, 2023
“Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).


June 11, 2023 - Pastor Message
June 10, 2023
“Then Jesus returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, ‘Were you not able to keep watch with me for one hour?’” (Matthew 26:40).


May 28, 2023 - Pastor Message
May 27, 2023
People today have many ideas about the purpose of Memorial Day, which we observe this Monday.


May 14, 2023 - Pastor Message
May 13, 2023
“Then the angel said to Mary, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord will


May 7, 2023 - Pastor Message
May 6, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION


April 20, 2023 - Pastor Message
April 29, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION


April 23, 2023 - Pastor Message
April 22, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION


April 16, 2023 - Pastor Message
April 15, 2023
“Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and the elders a Lamb that seemed to have been slain...Each of the elders held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones. They sang a n


April 9, 2023 - Pastor Message
April 8, 2023
“Mary of Magdala ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, ‘They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him’ … For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to


April 2, 2023 - Pastor Message
April 1, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO ACT (cont.)


March 26, 2023 - Pastor Message
March 25, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO ACT (cont.)


March 19, 2023 - Pastor Message
March 18, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO ACT


March 12, 2023 - Pastor Message
March 11, 2023
x“On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together fasting and in sackcloth, their heads covered with dust. Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all who were of foreign extraction, then stood forward and confessed


March 5, 2023 - Pastor Message
March 4, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO DISCERN (cont.)


February 26, 2023 - Pastor Message
February 25, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO DISCERN (cont.)


February 19, 2023 - Pastor Message
February 18, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO DISCERN (cont.)


February 12, 2023- Pastor Message
February 11, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO DISCERN (cont.)


February 5, 2023 - Pastor Message
February 4, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO DISCERN


January 29, 2023 - Pastor Message
January 28, 2023
xTHE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO LISTEN (cont.)


January 22, 2023 - Pastor Message
January 21, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO LISTEN (cont.)


January 15, 2023 - Pastor Message
January 14, 2023
THE YEAR OF MISSION


January 8, 2023 - Pastor Message
January 7, 2023
Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage” (Matthew 2:2).


January 1, 2023 - Pastor Message
December 31, 2022
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO WORK FOR PEACE


December 25, 2022 - Pastor Message
December 24, 2022
2022 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE


December 18, 2022 - Pastor Message
December 17, 2022
THE YEAR OF MISSION


December 11, 2022 - Pastor Message
December 10, 2022
THE YEAR OF MISSION THE MISSION TO WELCOME (cont.)


December 4, 2022 - Pastor Message
December 3, 2022
THE YEAR OF MISSION


November 27, 2022 - Pastor Message
November 26, 2022
“In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying , ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!’ It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said, ‘A voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Pre


November 20, 2022 - Pastor Message
November 19, 2022
“Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. Let us greet him with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him. For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods” (Psalm 95:1-3).


November 13, 2022 - Pastor Message
November 12, 2022
“The disciples approached Jesus privately and said, ‘Tell us, when will this happen, and what sign will there be of your coming and of the end of the age?’ Jesus said to them in reply, ‘See that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name,


November 6, 2022 -Pastor Message
November 5, 2022
“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is for nothing that the Scriptures say: ‘God yearns jealously for the spirit that h


October 30, 2022 - Pastor Message
October 29, 2022
“As we adore you, O God, who alone are holy and wonderful in all your Saints, we implore your grace, so that, coming to perfect holiness in the fullness of your love, we may pass from this pilgrim table to the banquet of our heavenly homeland.”


October 23, 2022 - Pastor Message
October 22, 2022
“Be still, sad heart! And cease repining; behind the clouds is the sun still shining; thy fate is the common fate of all, into each life some rain must fall” (Excerpt from The Rainy Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).


October 16, 2022 - Pastor Message
October 15, 2022
“What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth. Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anythi


October 9, 2022 - Pator Message
October 8, 2022
“Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’...Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep


October 2, 2022 - Pastor Message
October 1, 2022
“Jesus said again, ‘A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly’” (John 10:10).


September 25, 2022 - Pator Message
September 24, 2022
“Every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old” (Matthew 13:52).


September 18, 2022 - Pastor Message
September 17, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING


September 11, 2022 - Pastor Message
September 10, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING


September 4, 2022 - Pastor Message
September 3, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING


August 28, 2022 - Pastor Message
August 27, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALTH COMMUNAL HEALTH


August 21, 2022 - Pastor Message
August 20, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING COMMUNAL HEALTH


August 14, 2022 - Pastor Message
August 13, 2022
“Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given to me; I pleaded, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her, because all gold, in vi


August 7, 2022 - Pastor Message
August 6, 2022
“A report reached David that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul. So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them: ‘May you be blessed by the Lord for having done this kindness to your lord, Saul, in burying him. And now may


July 31, 2022 - Pastor Message
July 30, 2022
“A report reached David that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul. So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them: ‘May you be blessed by the Lord for having done this kindness to your lord, Saul, in burying him. And now may


July 24, 2022 - Pastor Message
July 23, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING THE CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTHCARE


July 17, 2022 - Pastor Message
July 16, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING PHYSICAL HEALTH: RECREATION


July 10, 2022 - Pastor Message
July 9, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING PHYSICAL HEALTH


July 3, 2022 - Pastor Message
July 2, 2022
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments


Pastor Message
June 25, 2022
“The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every si


June 19, 2022 - Pastor Message
June 18, 2022
“Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).


June 12, 2022 - Pastor Message
June 11, 2022
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).


May 22, 2022 - Pastor Message
May 21, 2022
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,


May 15, 2022 - Pastor Message
May 14, 2022
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go


May 8, 2022 - Pastor Message
May 7, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING MENTAL HEALTH


April 30, 2022 - Pastor Message
April 30, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING MENTAL HEALTH “Rejoice in the Lord always, I shall say it again, rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in all things by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests


April 24, 2022 - Pastor Message
April 23, 2022
“Encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given you...Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death...Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he we


April 17, 2022 - Pastor Message
April 17, 2022
“At daybreak on the first day of the week the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling ove


April 9, 2022 - Pastor Message
April 9, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING: SPIRITUAL HEALING: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK (cont.)


April 2, 2022 - Pastor Message
April 2, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK


Bulletin Insert 03.37.2022
March 26, 2022
Bulletin Insert 03.37.2022


March 27, 2022 - Pastor Message
March 26, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING: RECONCILIATION (cont.)


March 19, 2022 - Pastor Message
March 19, 2022
THE YEAR OF HEALING SPIRITUAL HEALING: RECONCILIATION


Bulletin Insert 03.18.2022
March 19, 2022
Bulletin Insert 03.18.2022


March 12, 2022 - Pastor Message
March 12, 2022
“Bless the Lord, my soul; all my being bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, my soul; and do not forget all his gifts, who pardons all your sins, and heals all your ills, who redeems your life from the pit, and crowns you with mercy and compassion, who f


March 5, 2022 - Pastor Message
March 5, 2022
“Are  there  people  sick  among  you?  Let  them send  for  the  priests  of  the  Church  and  let  the priests  pray  over  them,  anointing  them  with oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  The  prayer  of faith  will 


February 19, 2022 - Pastor Message
February 19, 2022
“The sacraments of Christian initiation Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist lay the foundations of every Christian life… The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food o


February 5, 2022 - Bulletin Insert
February 5, 2022
February 5, 2022 - Bulletin Insert


February 5, 2022 - Pastor Message
February 5, 2022
Grace


January 30, 2022 - Pastor Message
January 29, 2022
SYNODALITY: LISTENING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT TOGETHER


January 22, 2022 - Pastor Message
January 22, 2022
THE HOLY SPIRIT


January 16, 2022 - Pastor Message
January 16, 2022
This week we mark two events that call us to overcome division and work for greater unity in the Church and in the world: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 17), and the National Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn (January 22).


January 16, 2022 - Bulletin Insert
January 15, 2022
January 16, 2022 - Bulletin Insert


January 8, 2022 - Pastor Message
January 8, 2022
“Beloved: The grace of God has appeared, saving all and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age, as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and savi


January 1, 2022 - Pastor Message
January 1, 2022
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage” (Matthew 2:2).


December 24, 2021 - Pastor Message
December 25, 2021
“On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree” (THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS).


Parish Christmas Message - December 24, 2021
December 24, 2021
Parish Christmas Message


December 18, 2021 - Pastor Message
December 18, 2021
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 4: O KING OF NATIONS & O EMMANUEL


December 11, 2021 - Pastor Message
December 11, 2021
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 3: O KEY OF DAVID & O DAYSPRING


December 5, 2021 - Pastor Message
December 4, 2021
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 2: O LORD & O ROOT OF JESSE


November 26, 2021 - Pastor Message
November 27, 2021
“O  come,  thou  Wisdom  from  on high, who  ord’rest  all  things mightily;  to  us  the  path  of knowledge  show,  and  teach  us  in her  ways  to  go”  (O  COME,  O COME EMMANUEL). 


November 21, 2021 - Pastor Message
November 20, 2021
“Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. Let us greet him with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him. For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods” (Psalm 95:1-3).


November 14, 2021 - Pastor Message
November 14, 2021
“From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, ind


November 7, 2021 - Pastor Message
November 7, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH THANKSGIVING


October 31, 2021 - Pastor Message
October 31, 2021
“As we adore you, O God, who alone are holy and wonderful in all your Saints, we implore your grace, so that, coming to perfect holiness in the fullness of your love, we may pass from this pilgrim table to the banquet of our heavenly homeland.”


October 24, 2021 - Pastor Message
October 23, 2021
“Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son.’ Then he said to


October 16, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
October 16, 2021
October 16, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts


October 16, 2021 - Pastor Message
October 16, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH - JOSEPH, DEFENDER OF LIFE


October 10, 2021 - Pastor Message
October 10, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 8: SILENCE


October 2, 2021 - Pastor Message
October 2, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 7: THE CONCLUDING RITES


October 2, 2021 - COVID Update
October 2, 2021
October 2, 2021 - COVID Update


September 25, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
September 25, 2021
September 25, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts


September 25, 2021 - Pastor Message
September 25, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 6: THE COMMUNION RITE


September 19, 2021 - Pastor Message
September 18, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 5: THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER


September 19, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
September 18, 2021
September 19, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts


September 12, 2021 - Pastor Message
September 11, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 4: THE PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS


September 12, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
September 11, 2021
September 12, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts


September 9, 2021 - COVID Update
September 9, 2021
September 9, 2021 - COVID Update


September 5, 2021 - Pastor Message
September 4, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 3: THE LITURGY OF THE WORD “The Word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart” (He


September 5, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
September 4, 2021
Bulletin Inserts


August 29, 2021 - Pastor Message
August 28, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 2: THE INTRODUCTORY RITES “”The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; many peoples shall come and say, ‘Come, let us climb


August 22, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts


August 22, 2021 - Pastor Message
August 21, 2021
THE MASS EXPLAINED PART 1: PREMASS PREPARATION


August 15, 2021 - Pastor Message
August 14, 2021
“I am writing you this not to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Therefore, I urge you


August 7, 2021 - Pastor Message
August 7, 2021
“Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them for they were troubled and ab


August 1, 2021 - Pastor Message
August 1, 2021
“Jesus said, ‘If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’” (John 8:31-32).


July 24, 2021 - Bulletin Inserts
July 24, 2021
Bulletin Inserts 07.24.2021


July 24, 2021 - Pastor Message
July 24, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH INLAWS (cont.)


Bishop Persico July 2021 COVID letter
July 17, 2021
COVID-19 Update


July 17, 2021 - Pastor Message
July 17, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH INLAWS


July 11, 2021 - Pastor Message
July 11, 2021
“Jesus said to all, ‘Whoever wishes to be my disciple must deny himself, take up his cross each day, and follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it’” (Luke 9:23-24)


July 4, 2021 - Pastor Message
July 3, 2021
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,


June 26, 2021 - Pastor Message
June 26, 2021
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).


June 20, 2021 - Pastor Message
June 20, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN FATHERHOOD (cont.)


June 12, 2021 - Pastor Message
June 12, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN FATHERHOOD (cont.)


June 6, 2021 - Pastor Message
June 6, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN FATHERHOOD “Jesus next went to his native place and spent his time teaching in their synagogue. They were filled with amazement and said to one another, ‘Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers? Isn’


May 29, 2021 - Pastor Message
May 29, 2021
Memorial Day Weekend 2021


May 22, 2021 - Pastor Message
May 22, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER (cont.)


May 15, 2021 - Pastor Message
May 15, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER (cont.)


May 15, 2021 - Covid-19 Update
May 14, 2021
Covid-19 Update


May 8, 2021 - Pastor Message
May 8, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER (cont.)


May 2, 2021 - Pastor Message
May 1, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER


April 24, 2021 - Pastor Message
April 24, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PATRON SAINT OF A HAPPY DEATH (conclusion)


April 18, 2021 - Pastor Message
April 18, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PATRON SAINT OF A HAPPY DEATH (cont.)


April 11, 2021 - Pastor Message
April 11, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PATRON OF A HAPPY DEATH


April 4, 2021 - Pastor Message
April 3, 2021
Easter


March 26, 2021 - Pastor Message
March 27, 2021
Palm Sunday


March 31, 2021 - Pastor Message
March 21, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY (cont.)


March 14, 2021 - Pastor Message
March 13, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY (cont.)


March 6, 2021 - Pastor Message
March 6, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY


March 6, 2021 Bulletin Inserts
March 5, 2021
Life in the Seminary / Easter Greetings


February 28, 2021 - Pastor Message
February 28, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH RIGHTEOUSNESS (conclusion)


January 31, 2021 - Pastor Message
January 31, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH RIGHTEOUSNESS


January 24, 2021 - Pastor Message
January 23, 2021
“Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from? Is it not from your passions that make war within your members? You covet but do not possess. You kill and envy but you cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not possess because


January 17, 2021 - Pastor Message
January 16, 2021
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH SOURCES (cont.)


January 9, 2021 - Pastor Message
January 9, 2021
On December 8th, Pope Francis officially declared 2021 the Year of St. Joseph, a time for the whole Church to reflect on Joseph’s example and entrust ourselves to his patronage.


January 3, 2021
January 2, 2021
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage” (Matthew 2:2).


December 27, 2020 - Pastor Message
December 27, 2020
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH


December 20, 2020 - Pastor Message
December 19, 2020
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 4: O KING OF NATIONS & O EMMANUEL


December 13, 2020 - Pastor Message
December 13, 2020
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 3: O KEY OF DAVID & O DAYSPRING


December 6, 2020
December 5, 2020
THE ‘O ANTIPHONS’ PART 2: O LORD & O ROOT OF JESSE “O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient times didst give the Law, in cloud and majesty and awe.” “O come, thou Rod of Jesse’s stem, from


November 29, 2020 - Pastor Mesage
November 28, 2020
“O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who ord’rest all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go” (O COME, O COME EMMANUEL).


November 26, 2020 - COVID-19 Update
November 26, 2020
COVID-19 Update


November 21, 2020 - Pastor Message
November 21, 2020
“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:6.


November 8, 2020 - Pastor Message
November 7, 2020
“The disciples approached Jesus privately and said, ‘Tell us, when will this happen, and  what  sign  will  there  be  of  your coming and of the end of the age?’ Jesus said to them in reply, ‘See that no one deceives you. For many will com


November 1, 2020 - Pastor Message
November 1, 2020
“As you hedge round your vineyard with thorns, set barred doors over your mouth. As you seal up your silver and gold, so balance and weigh your words. Take care not to slip by your tongue and fall victim to your foe waiting in ambush” (Sirach 28:2426)


October 24, 2020 - Pastor Message
October 24, 2020
“Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son.’ Then he said to


October 11, 2020 - Pastor Message
October 11, 2020
“Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’...Jesus answered,


October 4, 2020 - Pastor Message
October 3, 2020
“Jesus said again, ‘A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly’” (John 10:10).


September 20, 2020 - Pastor Message
September 19, 2020
“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).


September 12, 2020 - Pastor Message
September 12, 2020
“Jesus said in reply, ‘Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?’ So they are


September 5, 2020 - Pastor Message
September 5, 2020
We are living in a very scary time. With COVID19, wildfires and hurricanes, and civil violence and unrest, our whole country is full of anxiety and fear. No doubt, this same emotional insecurity is affecting our children as they enter into the already dau


September 5, 2020 - Pastor Message
September 5, 2020
COVID-19 Update


August 29, 2020 - Pastor Message
August 29, 2020
We have been discussing intergenerational discipleship during the month of August, how each generation is called by God to serve his plan for salvation and how we are all called to support each other across generational divides in our respective missions.


August 22, 2020 - Pastor Message
August 22, 2020
Minister: In asking for baptism for your child, you are undertaking the responsibility of raising him/her in the faith, so that, keeping God’s commandments, he/she may love the Lord and his/her neighbor as Christ has taught us. Do you understand this re


August 16, 2020 - Pastor Message
August 16, 2020
“And Jesus answered, ‘Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old’” (Matthew 13:52)


August 8, 2020 - Pastor Message
August 8, 2020
“Then children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them, but Jesus said, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’” (Matthew 19:


August 2, 2020 - Pastor Message
August 2, 2020
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP INTERGENERATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP


July 26, 2020 - Pastor Message
July 26, 2020
“The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while’” (Mark 6:3031).


December 29, 2019 - Pastor Message
December 29, 2019
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP PART 5: WELCOMING CHILDREN


December 22, 2019 - Pastor Message
December 22, 2019
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP PART 4: WELCOMING THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT


December 15, 2019 - Pastor Message
December 15, 2019
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP PART 3: WELCOMING HELPERS


December 8, 2019 -Pastor Message
December 8, 2019
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP - PART 2: THE CALL TO WELCOME


December 1, 2019 - Pastor Message
December 1, 2019
THE YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP - PART 1: HEARING THE CALL


November 24, 2019 - Pastor Message
November 24, 2019
“Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. Let us greet him with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him. For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods” (Psalm 95:13).


November 17, 2019
November 17, 2019
“God does great things beyond our knowing; wonders past our searching out. For he says to the snow, ‘Fall to the earth’; likewise to his heavy, drenching rain. He shuts up all mankind indoors; the wild beasts take cover and remain quietly in their d


November 10, 2019 - Pastor Message
November 10, 2019
“From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, ind


November 3, 2019 - Pastor Message
November 3, 2019
The month of November is traditionally a time when we as Catholics remember and pray for the faithful departed. It therefore provides a good opportunity for us to reflect on the mystery of death and how and why we pray for those who have died.


October 27, 2019 - Pastor Message
October 27, 2019
Halloween fast approaches, the holiday loved by children who have a sweet tooth and despised by adults who consider it a celebration of paganism, but is that really the case? Is Halloween an exercise in pagan idolatry, or is there something more to it? A


October 20, 2019 - Pastor Message
October 20, 2019
“What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth. Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anythi


Pastor Message - October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019
“Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good? But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready


Pastor Message - October 6, 2019
October 6, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER CONCLUSION


Pastor Message - September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always to the end of the age” (Matth


September 22, 2019 - Pastor Message
September 22, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 29: SULPICIAN MEDITATION


September 15, 2019 - Pastor Message
September 15, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 28: TRADITIONAL LECTIO DIVINA


September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 27: SPIRITUAL READING


August 18, 2019 - Pastor Message
August 18, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 25: PARISH ALIVE


August 11, 2019 - Pastor Message
August 11, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 24: RETREATS


Pastor Message - August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 23: THE LORD’S PRAYER (conclusion)


July 28, 2019 - Pastor Message
July 28, 2019
THE YEAR OF PRAYER PART 22: THE LORD’S PRAYER (cont.)


December 30, 2018 - Pastor Message
December 30, 2018
“For I, the Lord, am your God; and you shall make and keep yourselves holy, because I am holy” (Leviticus 11:44).


December 16, 2018 - Homily
December 16, 2018
3rd Sunday of Advent


December 9, 2018 - Homily
December 9, 2018
2nd Sunday of Advent


December 2, 2018 - Homily
December 2, 2018
1st Sunday of Advent


November 18, 2018
November 18, 2018
Our prayers of thanksgiving also help us to develop a thankful attitude.