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Second Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy April 7, 2024 — Year B Readings: Acts 4:32-35 / Ps 118 / 1 Jn 5:1-6 / Jn 20:19-31 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant Ancient baptismal fonts would be octagons in shape. You’d walk in one side with moving water, a […]
READ MOREEaster Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord March 31, 2024 — Year B Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Ps 118 / Col 3:1-4 / Jn 20:1-9 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Easter Sunday, the summit of the liturgical calendar, invites us into the heart of the Christian faith: the […]
READ MOREHoly Thursday March 28, 2024 — Year B Readings: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116 / 1 Cor 11:23-26 / Jn 13:1-15 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor In Jesus’ ministry, what is the first miracle that He performed? I’m sure that many of you, especially those who pray the rosary, […]
READ MOREPalm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion March 24, 2024 — Year B Readings: Is 50:4-7 / Ps 22 / Phil 2:6-11 / Mk 14:1-15:47 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today we embark on a profound journey that encapsulates the contrasting emotions of jubilation and solemnity, celebration and sacrifice. As we […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Lent March 17, 2024 — Year B (Readings for Scrutiny Year A) Readings: Ex 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-45 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor As we approach the fifth Sunday of Lent, it is a time of deep introspection and spiritual reflection. […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Lent March 10, 2024 — Year B (Readings for Scrutiny Year A) Readings: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Ps 23 / Eph 5:8-14 / Jn 9:1-41 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Most Catholics know that the third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday, […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Lent March 3, 2024 — Year B (Readings for Scrutiny Year A) Readings: Ex 17:3-7 / Ps 95 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor In our readings today, we have one of the most profound encounters recorded in the Bible, the […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Lent February 25, 2024 — Year B Readings: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 / Ps 116 / Rom 8:31b-34 / Mk 9:2-10 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor As we journey through the Lenten season, the readings invite us to pause, reflect, and deepen our commitment to spiritual […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Lent February 18, 2024 — Year B Readings: Gn 9:8-15 / Ps 25 / 1 Pt 3:18-22 / Mk 1:12-15 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor On the first Sunday of Lent, the Liturgy invites us into a period of reflection, repentance, and spiritual renewal. As we embark […]
READ MOREAsh Wednesday February 14, 2024 — Year B Readings: Jl 2:12-18 / Ps 51 / 2 Cor 5:20-6:2 / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is this beautiful saying which is very fitting to our celebration today. It says, “Let today be the day you give up […]
READ MORESixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 11, 2024 — Year B Readings: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 / Ps 32 / 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 / Mk 1:40-45 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor The readings for today invite us to reflect on the call to holiness and the transformative power of God’s love […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2024 — Year B Readings: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7 / Ps 147 / 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 / Mk 1:29-39 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor The word “apostle” comes from two Greek words that together mean: one who is sent. Each Christian has an […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 28, 2024 — Year B Readings: Dt 18:15-20 / Ps 95 / 1 Cor 7:32-35 / Mk 1:21-28 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Once, a government surveyor brought his equipment to a farm, called on the farmer, and asked permission to go into one […]
READ MOREThird Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21, 2024 — Year B Readings: Jon 3:1-5, 10 / Ps 25 / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a story about a despondent man who came to his mother and said, “Mom, I’ve stopped going to […]
READ MORESecond Sunday in Ordinary Time January 14, 2024 — Year B Readings: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 / Ps 40 / 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20 / Jn 1:35-42 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor As we gather on this Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, the readings invite us to contemplate the significance […]
READ MOREThe Epiphany of the Lord January 7, 2024 — Year B Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant In the first reading that we heard today, we heard Isaiah say “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem. Your light has […]
READ MOREFeast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 31, 2023 — Year B Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 / Ps 128 / Col 3:12-21 / Lk 2:22-40 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Our readings today from Sirach, Colossians, and Luke present a harmonious theme that revolves around the […]
READ MOREThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) December 25, 2023 — Year B Readings: Is 52:7-10 / Ps 98 / Heb 1:1-6 / Jn 1:1-18 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant I love John’s gospel this morning. Of course, I love Luke’s gospel at the night Masses. Luke’s gospel, which goes […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2023 — Year B Readings: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 / Ps 89 / Rom 16:25-27 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon It is still Advent, but in case I don’t see you at Christmas Eve Mass […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Advent December 17, 2023 — Year B Readings: Is 61:1-2A, 10-11 / Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 / 1 Thes 5:16-24 / Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor The Third Sunday of Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. The readings […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Advent December 10, 2023 — Year B Readings: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ps 85 / 2 Pt 3:8-14 / Mk 1:1-8 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor In the gentle glow of the second Advent candle, we find ourselves journeying through the scriptures of the Second Sunday of […]
READ MORESolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8, 2023 — Year B Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A preacher once said, “Saying yes to God does not mean perfect performance. Rather, it […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Advent December 3, 2023 — Year B Readings: Is 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 / Ps 80 / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / Mk 13:33-37 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Advent is a unique time in the liturgical calendar. It is a sacred time set aside for us to journey […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 26, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17 / Ps 23 / 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 / Mt 25:31-46 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Here, on the doorstep of the season of Advent, […]
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