Baptism of Our Lord

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...

Epiphany

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...

Holy Family

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...

Feasts of St. Stephen, St. John and Holy Innocents

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...

Merry Christmas!

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...

The 4th Week of Advent

  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...