The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019 – 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 I had the privilege to be with my brother Knights at a state meeting. The Bishop just appointed me as […]
READ MORESolemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God January 1, 2019 – Year C Readings: Nm 6:22-27 / Ps 67 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 by Deacon Cassidy Stinson, Guest Homilist I remember very clearly the first time I ever stayed up to celebrate New Year’s Eve […]
READ MOREThe Nativity of the Lord – Christmas December 25, 2018 – Year C Readings: Is 9:1-6 / Lk 2:11, Ps 96 / Ti 2:11-14 / Lk 2:1-14 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor On December 6, a young mother from Orlando was taking her eleven-month old daughter to one of the […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 – Year C Readings: Mi 5:1-4A / Ps 80 / Heb 10:5-10 / Lk 1:39-45 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon If you go to daily Mass, and you were at daily Mass on Friday, you should be experiencing a little deja […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018 – Year C Readings: Zep 3:14-18A / Is 12 / Phil 4:4-7 / Lk 3:10-18 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant I made a trip to New York to go out to Long Island City, which I hadn’t been to in thirteen […]
READ MORESolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8, 2018 – Year C Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor For today’s feast, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the gospel is about […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Advent December 2, 2018 – Year C Readings: Jer 33:14-16 / Ps 25 / 1 Thes 3:12 – 4:2 / Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor We must have heard of, or even participated in, the celebration called “Christmas in July.” But in our Church, […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 25, 2018 – Year B Readings: Dn 7:13-14 / Ps 93 / Rv 1:5-8 / Jn 18:33B-37 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor This is the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar. This is so even though the Gregorian […]
READ MOREThirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, 2018 – Year B Readings: Dn 12:1-3 / Ps 16 / Heb 10:11-14, 18 / Mk 13:24-32 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor According to the Desert Sun, a part of the USA Today network, a record 30.6 million people are flying for Thanksgiving […]
READ MOREThirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2018 – Year B Readings: 1 Kgs 17:10-16 / Ps 146 / Heb 9:24-28 / Mk 12:38-44 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant A couple of months after I was ordained, I was sent to New Zealand, down to the South Island […]
READ MOREThirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018 – Year B Readings: Dt 6:2-6 / Ps 18 / Heb 7:23-28 / Mk 12:28B-34 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant This month of November is dedicated to the souls in Purgatory, and the Church sets aside the entire month for […]
READ MOREThirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 – Year B Readings: Jer 31:7-9 / Ps 126 / Heb 5:1-6 / Mk 10:46-52 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant Today’s homily is about questions. Let me start by asking you whether you recognize these numbers; 5 28 62 65 […]
READ MORETwenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 21, 2018 – Year B Readings: Is 53:10-11 / Ps 33 / Heb 4:14-16 / Mk 10:35-45 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor There is a house on one of the islands of the Pacific, which for many years has been a refuge for mothers […]
READ MORETwenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2018 – Year B Readings: Wis 7:7-11 / Ps 90 / Heb 4:12-13 / Mk 10:17-30 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last Friday I had the privilege of celebrating a Mass of Christian Burial for a friend who shared with me his wisdom […]
READ MORETwenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 7, 2018 – Year B Readings: Gn 2:18-24 / Ps 128 / Heb 2:9-11 / Mk 10:2-16 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today’s talk will be less a homily and more a catechetical teaching. I will be pulling most of the information […]
READ MORETwenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 30, 2018 – Year B Readings: Nm 11:25-29 / Ps 19 / Jas 5:1-6 / Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Many of you know that I actually earn my living as a mechanical engineer; that’s my nine-to-five job. […]
READ MORETwenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 23, 2018 – Year B Readings: Wis 2:12, 17-20 / Ps 54 / Jas 3:16-4:3 / Mk 9:30-37 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor At 9:54 last night, we officially began the season of Fall. In just a few days we will begin seeing the […]
READ MORETwenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 16, 2018 – Year B Readings: Is 50:5-9A / Ps 116 / Jas 2:14-18 / Mk 8:27-35 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The song, “If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” which was first released in the early seventies, has sold millions of records […]
READ MORETwenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2018 – Year B Readings: Is 35:4-7A / Ps 146 / Jas 2:1-5 / Mk 7:31-37 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon For those of you who follow us on Facebook, you already know where I was on Friday evening: in Richmond. […]
READ MORETwenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018 – Year B Readings: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 / Ps 15 / Jas 1:17-18, 21B-22, 27 / Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor We can consider ourselves blessed if, whenever we have any type of difficulty, there is somebody to […]
READ MORETwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 26, 2018 – Year B Readings: Jos 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B / Ps 34 / Eph 5:21-32 / Jn 6:60-69 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Every day of our lives we make decisions. It could be as simple as deciding whether to eat a bagel […]
READ MORETwentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2018 – Year B Readings: Prv 9:1-6 / Ps 34 / Eph 5:15-20 / Jn 6:51-58 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Yesterday, fifteen couples renewed their marriage vows at the five o’clock Mass in our sister parish, Resurrection, and one couple was Bud […]
READ MORENineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018 – Year B Readings: 1 Kgs 19:4-8 / Ps 34 / Eph 4:30-5:2 / Jn 6:41-51 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Almost five years ago when I was ordained a Permanent Deacon, Father Sal gave me some advice for preaching. […]
READ MOREEighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018 – Year B Readings: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15 / Ps 78 / Eph 4:17, 20-24 / Jn 6:24-35 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor When I went home to the Philippines for my yearly visit, I was pleased to learn that there are now […]
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