Happy and Blessed Solemnity of Jesus! Gospel MT 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for...

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas Season!  We are drawing to the close of the Christmas Season.  Epiphany is when the Wise Men come and bring their gifts to Jesus!  And what gifts; Gold for a King, Frankincense for God and Myrrh for burial!  I believe...

May all families feel the love of the Holy Family of Mary, Joseph and Jesus.  May all families strive to continually become a Holy Family! Reading 1SIR 3:2-6, 12-14 God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons. Whoever...

I like this little interactive Christmas calendar on the bishops website: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-resources/christmas/images/christmas-calendar-web-header.jpg The Gospel for the Feast of Holy Innocents Dec. 28: GospelMT 2:13-18 When the magi...

I want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas Season! These are the readings from Midnight Mass Dec. 25; Reading 1IS 9:1-6 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them...

  Today begins the 4th week of Advent!  The first 3 weeks of Advent are all 1 week long, in the 4th week of Advent we see the scripture from 2 Peter 3:8 a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day.  The fourth week of Advent this year ends...

For children from the hard places Christmas can be a challenging time with many emotions. For the children who have lived with others before their forever family, nearing the Christmas Season can bring excitement and hope along with memories of disappointments, broken...

Today we begin the O Antiphons!  Most people know them best in the Advent hymn "O Come O Come Emmanuel"  The antiphon of the day is prayed each day within the Mass and at Evening Prayer. The O Antiphons are as follows: December 17 O Wisdom of our God Most High,...