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Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ June 11, 2023 — Year A Readings: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a / Ps 147 / 1 Cor 10:16-17 / Jn 6:51-58 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist I believe. Help my unbelief. You heard all the talk and all the witnesses about […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity June 4, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 / Dn 3: 52-56 / 2 Cor 13:11-13 / Jn 3:16-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There was once a story of a pope who wanted a portrait of God, so he called […]
READ MOREPentecost Sunday May 28, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 2:1-11 / Ps 104 / 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Here is a true story that illustrates the need to intentionally invite the Holy Spirit into your life and […]
READ MOREThe Ascension of the Lord May 21, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 1:1-11 / Ps 47 / Eph 1:17-23 / Mt 28:16-20 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is an old saying: “Words push; examples pull.” Someone adds: Any good Christian is a walking Bible. Even though he has […]
READ MORESixth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / Ps 66 / 1 Pt 3:15-18 / Jn 14:15-21 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Someone once said that man is an able creature, but he has made 32,647,389 laws and hasn’t yet improved on the […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 6:1-7 / Ps 33 / 1 Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant “Amen, amen, I say to you.” Why do we hear this repetitiveness? It’s kind of Jewish prose, if you will. A […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Easter April 30, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 / Ps 23 / 1 Pt 2:20b-25 / Jn 10:1-10 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant The theme of the Good Shepherd often refers to the shepherds of the Church, and there have been some times […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Easter April 23, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Ps 16 / 1 Pt 1:17-21 / Lk 24:13-35 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon [Parish children received their first Eucharist today. The first part of the homily is directed toward them.] […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy April 16, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:42-47 / Ps 118 / 1 Pt 1:3-9 / Jn 20:19-31 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant Last Sunday’s gospel describes the first hint of the apostles’ understanding of the Resurrection. The women went […]
READ MOREThe Resurrection of the Lord April 9, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Ps 118 / Col 3:1-4 / Jn 20:1-9 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant Today’s gospel has a great theme, in this season that introduces death to life, light to darkness, good and evil. […]
READ MOREGood Friday of the Lord’s Passion April 7, 2023 – Year A Readings: Is 52:13-53:12 / Ps 31 / Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / Jn 18:1-19:42 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant There is a dimension to our faith that allows us to see and experience things in a way that’s […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-45 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon From today’s Psalm we hear, “I trust in the Lord; my soul trusts in His word (Ps 130: 5-6).” […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Lent March 19, 2023 — 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 Our gospel today is about a man who was born blind. What a privilege for the blind man to have […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Lent March 12, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 17:3-7 / Ps 95 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist For a few moments I’d like for you to put yourself in the place of the woman at the well […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Lent March 5, 2023 — Year A Readings: Gn 12:1-4a / Ps 33 / 2 Tm 1:8b-10 / Mt 17:1-9 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Our gospel today talks about the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on Mount Tabor, or Mount Hebron. Since the fifth century, every August […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Lent February 26, 2023 — Year A Readings: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7 / Ps 51 / Rom 5:12-19 / Mt 4:1-11 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Lent can present us with seemingly impossible odds of success. Be transformed in holiness in forty days despite […]
READ MOREAsh Wednesday February 22, 2023 — Year A Readings: Jl 2:12-18 / Ps 51 / 2 Cor 5:20 – 6:2 / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today is the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday. Our gospel today reminds us of the three traditional gestures, or balances, so […]
READ MORESeventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 19, 2023 — Year A Readings: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18 / Ps 103 / 1 Cor 3:16-23 / Mt 5:38-48 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Late one night, a cheerful truck driver pulled up to a roadside café for some refreshment. As he was eating, […]
READ MORESixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 12, 2023 — Year A Readings: Sir 15:15-20 / Ps 119 / 1 Cor 2:6-10 / Mt 5:17-37 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist I was at lunch several years ago with a very kind priest, and we got to talking about a […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 5, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 58:7-10 / Ps 112 / 1 Cor 2:1-5 / Mt 5:13-16 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Pierre Charles, the son of St. Ignatius of Loyola once asked, “How can I see Christ if I do not see […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2023 — Year A Readings: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13 / Ps 146 / 1 Cor 1:26-31 / Mt 5:1-12a by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A newspaper in England once asked this question of its readers: Who are the happiest people on earth? The four […]
READ MOREThird Sunday in Ordinary Time January 22, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 8:23-9:3 / Ps 27 / 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 / Mt 12-23 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Pope Francis declared that the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the […]
READ MORESecond Sunday in Ordinary Time January 15, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 49:3, 5-6 / Ps 40 / 1 Cor 1:1-3 / Jn 1:29-34 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today our gospel reading relates the beginning of the public life of Jesus. Christmas is over. The child is grown […]
READ MOREThe Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist At 8:22 PM on November 23, 1949, a bright light appeared in the Blue Ridge. It flickered on and […]
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