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Second 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 […]
READ MOREThe Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God January 1, 2023 — Year A Readings: Nm 6:22-27 / Ps 67 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor During the Christmas season, the image of the Most Holy Virgin Mary […]
READ MOREThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) December 25, 2022 — Year A Readings: Is 52:5-10 / Ps 98 / Heb 1:1-6 / Jn 1:1-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There was an inquisitive 4-year-old who happened to be rooted strongly to the “why” and “tell me” stage of life. The […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2022 — Year A Readings: Is 7:10-14 / Ps 24 / Rom 1:1-7 / Mt 1:18-24 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Mary and Joseph have finally arrived on the Advent stage. Before we talk about them, though, let us take […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of AdventDecember 11, 2022 — Year AReadings: Is 35:1-6a, 10 / Ps 146 / Jas 5:7-10 / Mt 11:2-11by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Today is the third Sunday of Advent. It is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is taken from the first word of our entrance […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Advent December 4, 2022 — Year A Readings: Is 11:1-10 / Ps 72 / Rom 15:4-9 / Mt 3:1-12 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor When big events are approaching, people start to worry about a lot of things and how to prepare for them, not the least […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Advent November 27, 2022 — Year A Readings: Is 2:1-5 / Ps 122 / Rom 13:11-14 / Mt 24:37-44 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor According to Tryon Edwards, an American theologian, “Death has nothing terrible that life has not made so. A faithful Christian life in this […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2022 — Year C Readings: 2 Sm 5:1-3 / Ps 122 / Col 1:12-20 / Lk 23:35-43 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. Why is this Feast […]
READ MOREThirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 13, 2022 — Year C Readings: Mal 3:19-20a / Ps 98 / 2 Thes 3:7-12 / Lk 21:5-19 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Thomas Alva Edison, the great inventor, used to say, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” He conducted about […]
READ MOREThirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 6, 2022 — Year C Readings: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 / Ps 17 / 2 Thes 2:16-3:5 / Lk 20:27-38 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Many years ago, in a different parish, I gathered with a handful of adults to […]
READ MOREThirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time October 30, 2022 — Year C Readings: Wis 11:22-12:2 / Ps 145 / 2 Thes 1:11-2:2 / Lk 19:1-10 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor, political philosopher. Before I could get my citizenship, I had to study a little bit […]
READ MOREThirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 23, 2022 — Year C Readings: Sir 35: 12-14, 16-18 / Ps 34 / 2 Tm 4: 6-8,16-18 / Lk 18: 9-14 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Has frustration or doubt crept into your prayer life? Two weeks in a […]
READ MORETwenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 16, 2022 — Year C Readings: Ex 17:8-13 / Ps 121 / 2 Tm 3:14-4:2 / Lk 18:1-8 by Rev. Mr. Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Something that I learned this week I found pretty interesting: That is, from a really early age, some studies […]
READ MORETwenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 9, 2022 — Year C Readings: 2 Kgs 5:14-17 / Ps 98 / 2 Tm 2:8-13 / Lk 17:11-19 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A story is told about a magical horse owned by a priest. The horse would run only if the phrase, […]
READ MORETwenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 2, 2022 — Year C Readings: Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4 / Ps 95 / 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14 / Lk 17:5-10 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor An elderly woman lived in one half of a duplex apartment. She was extremely poor but was a good […]
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