Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 7, 2016 – Year C
Readings: Is 6:1-2A, 3-8 / Ps 138 / 1 Cor 15:1-11 / Lk 5:1-11
by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon
This Sunday is not the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. But with these readings, it very well could be. These readings have a common theme going through them: the theme of God calling and people answering, plain and simple. (more…)
KEEP READINGFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 31, 2016 – Year C
Readings: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 / Ps 71 / 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 / Lk 4:21-30
by Rev. Louis Benoit, Guest Celebrant
Jesus goes to his hometown and proclaims the Good News of healing and liberation, and the people are impressed. But then they begin to say, “Wait a minute! Isn’t this Joseph’s son? Isn’t he the carpenter’s boy? Where did he get all this? We know where he comes from.” They begin to question. Jesus points out to them that sometimes people outside Judaism have greater faith than these people inside Judaism. And this really gets the people riled up! They want to throw him over the edge of the hill where the town is built, but he goes through their midst and is gone…
Of course, the tragedy is that Jesus, God incarnate in a human person, is among them and they don’t see it. Their vision is too narrow, and they miss it. (more…)
KEEP READINGSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 17, 2016 – Year C
Readings: Is 62:1-5 / Ps 96 / 1 Cor 12:4-11 / Jn 2:1-11
by Rev. David Hyman, Guest Celebrant
Today’s gospel is the story of Jesus’ first miracle of changing water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana. This story was depicted on Facebook recently with a picture of a store window. At the top of the window was the word “WATER” and below it was displayed a row of wine bottles. Below the wine were the words, “JESUS WAS HERE”.
I like to begin my homily with a commentary like this as a springboard to the real story. I want to share some of the points of this story I find interesting and important.
KEEP READINGThe Baptism of the Lord
January 10, 2016 – Year C
Readings: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 / Ps 29 / Acts 10:34-38 / Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
by Rev. Richard Mooney, Guest Celebrant
In early December of 1952, I was baptized. It was something my parents did for me. I was about six weeks old. For a while, I thought it was something my parent had done to me. Later on I realized it was something my parents had done for me. And I think they did the best they could, especially while trying to raise six boys (I was the third of them). They had us all baptized as infants. (more…)
KEEP READINGThe Epiphany of the Lord
January 3, 2016 – Year C
Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3A, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12
by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor
Yesterday morning, I had the wonderful privilege to preside at the communal celebration of Penance here in Holy Name of Mary church for the children who received the sacrament of Confession for the first time. I was amazed to see their joyful faces before they went to the confessional, because a good number of Catholics feel that going to confession is pretty much like going to the dentist: It is not a pleasant experience. (more…)
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