30 Aug

Presence: God’s Blessings

by N W Aug 30, 2020 Comments Off on Presence: God’s Blessings

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2020 – Year A Readings: Jer 20:7-9 / Ps 63 / Rom 12:1-2 / Mt 16:21-27 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor A couple of decades ago, I had the privilege of being around a group of Religious who were just sparkling with joy. […]

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23 Aug

Who Is God?

by N W Aug 23, 2020 Comments Off on Who Is God?

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 23, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 22:19-23 / Ps 138 / Rom 11:33-36 / Mt 16:13-20 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Many people love to watch television, but ever since I got high speed internet eight years ago, I have to […]

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9 Aug

Go Forth With Faith

by N W Aug 9, 2020 Comments Off on Go Forth With Faith

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020 – Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 19:9A, 11-13A / Ps 85 / Rom 9:1-5 / Mt 14:22-33 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon For the past few years, during religious education, I have given a church tour to various classes. These […]

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2 Aug

God Answers Our Needs

by N W Aug 2, 2020 Comments Off on God Answers Our Needs

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 55:1-3 / Ps 145 / Rom 8:35, 37-39 / Mt 14:13-21 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last Friday, Gia Fuda, an 18-year-old girl from Washington state, went missing. Her car was found on a highway, out of […]

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26 Jul

Be Wise: Don’t Worry

by N W Jul 26, 2020 Comments Off on Be Wise: Don’t Worry

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2020 – Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 / Ps 119 / Rom 8:28-30 / Mt 13:44-52 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor If you were here inside the church of Holy Name of Mary at exactly 11:00 AM—many of you were here […]

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12 Jul

Faith From Unexpected Places

by N W Jul 12, 2020 Comments Off on Faith From Unexpected Places

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 55:10-11 / Ps 65 / Rom 8:18-23 / Mt 13:1-23 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Many of us here are old enough to know that love indeed comes from the most unexpected places. God’s visits to us […]

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5 Jul

Come to Me

by N W Jul 5, 2020 Comments Off on Come to Me

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 5, 2020 – Year A Readings: Zec 9:9-10 / Ps 145 / Rom 8:9, 11-13 / Mt 11:25-30 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor For more than one hundred years now, the Statue of Liberty, which reminds us of our freedom, has been watching over […]

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28 Jun

Find Yourself

by N W Jun 28, 2020 Comments Off on Find Yourself

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020 – Year A Readings: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16A / Ps 89 / Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 / Mt 10:37-42 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Life since the beginning of this pandemic has been far from normal. We have had to make sacrifices to […]

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21 Jun

Do Not Be Afraid

by N W Jun 21, 2020 Comments Off on Do Not Be Afraid

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020 — Year A Readings: Jer 20:10-13 / Ps 69 / Rom 5:12-15 / Mt 10:26-33 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor There is a very ancient story about a mouse who was terribly afraid of cats. A magician took pity on him and […]

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14 Jun

Not Alone

by N W Jun 14, 2020 Comments Off on Not Alone

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ June 14, 2020 – Year A Readings: Dt 8:2-3, 14B-16A / Ps 147 / 1 Cor 10:16-17 / Jn 6:51-58 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today our gospel comes from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John, and it […]

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31 May

The Wisdom of Love

by N W May 31, 2020 Comments Off on The Wisdom of Love

Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:1-11 / Ps 104 / 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Not too long ago, during a gathering with brother Knights of Columbus, a man was wearing a t-shirt which said, “I am not […]

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17 May

Christ Our Hope

by N W May 17, 2020 Comments Off on Christ Our Hope

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 17, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / Ps 66 / 1 Pt 3:15-18 / Jn 14:15-21 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Yesterday, we welcomed the youngest member of our Christian family here at Holy Name of Mary: Theodora Miriam, who is only […]

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10 May

Holy Detachment

by N W May 10, 2020 Comments Off on Holy Detachment

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 6:1-7 / Ps 33 / 1 Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Once there was a young couple who decided, for their first anniversary, that they would take a camping trip to […]

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3 May

Living the Faith

by N W May 3, 2020 Comments Off on Living the Faith

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:14A, 36-41 / Ps 23 / 1 Pt 2:20B-25 / Jn 10:1-10 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor We are now in the month of May, and in this time of the year we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, […]

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26 Apr

Walking and Talking With Jesus

by N W Apr 26, 2020 Comments Off on Walking and Talking With Jesus

Third Sunday of Easter April 26, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Ps 16 / 1 Pt 1:17-21 / Lk 24:13-35 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today, the beginning of the third week of the season of Easter, is also Sunday of the Word of God. Our […]

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19 Apr

Indescribable Joy

by N W Apr 19, 2020 Comments Off on Indescribable Joy

Sunday of Divine Mercy April 19, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:42-47 / Ps 118 / 1 Pt 1:3-9 / Jn 20:19-31 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Karen Mannering of Kent was six months pregnant with her fourth child when she tested positive for Covid-19. Describing her experience while […]

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12 Apr

Think: Everlasting Life

by N W Apr 12, 2020 Comments Off on Think: Everlasting Life

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 12, 2020 – Year A Readings: Acts 10:34A, 37-43 / Ps 118 / Col 3:1-4 / Jn 20:1-9 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Every time we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, we always proclaim the mystery of our faith. As we know, […]

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9 Apr

Give Yourself Away

by N W Apr 9, 2020 Comments Off on Give Yourself Away

Holy Thursday April 9, 2020 – Year A Readings: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116 / 1 Cor 11:23-26 / Jn 13:1-15 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon We are certainly living in some strange times. This coronavirus pandemic is a reminder that nothing is a given. If you […]

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29 Mar

Connecting With the Lord

by N W Mar 29, 2020 Comments Off on Connecting With the Lord

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 29, 2020 – Year A Readings: Ez 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-45 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Ever since I have had a Facebook account, I usually deactivate it during the season of Lent. Three years ago, after the forty […]

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22 Mar

Faith, Our Antidote for Fear

by N W Mar 22, 2020 Comments Off on Faith, Our Antidote for Fear

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2020 – Year A Readings: 1 Sm 16:1B, 6-7, 1-13A / Ps 23 / Eph 5:8-14 / Jn 9:1-41 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor This morning I had the chance to talk with my relatives in New York and California. Because of this coronavirus, […]

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23 Feb

Be God’s Loving Children

by N W Feb 23, 2020 Comments Off on Be God’s Loving Children

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 23, 2020 – Year A Readings: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18 / Ps 103 / 1 Cor 3:16-23 / Mt 5:38-48 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Mark Twain, the famous American writer during the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, once said: “If you […]

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9 Feb

We Are Salt and Light

by N W Feb 9, 2020 Comments Off on We Are Salt and Light

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 9, 2020—Year A Readings: Is 58:7-10 / Ps 112 / 1 Cor 2:1-5 / Mt 5:13-16 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today is one of my favorite gospels. It is short, concise, to the point, but overflowing with insight into the Christian […]

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2 Feb

Follow the Light

by N W Feb 2, 2020 Comments Off on Follow the Light

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord February 2, 2020 – Year A Readings: Mal 3:1-4 / Ps 24 / Heb 2:14-18 / Lk 2:22-40 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor A story is told about an elderly woman in frail health. One day she expressed to her doctor the hope […]

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26 Jan

Knowing God Through His Word

by N W Jan 26, 2020 Comments Off on Knowing God Through His Word

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 26, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 8:23-9:3 / Ps 27 / 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 / Mt 4:12-23 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Not too long ago, I was waiting in the lobby of Norfolk General Hospital with former parishioners who were the […]

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