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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 6, 2022 — Year C Readings: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 / Ps 138 / 1 Cor 15:1-11 / Lk 5:1-11 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Our three readings today have a similar theme. They all tell us about individuals being called to serve God. In […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 30, 2022 – Year C Readings: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 / Ps 71 / 1 Cor 12:31 – 13:13 / Lk 4:21-30 by Rev. Louis Benoit, Guest Celebrant In the gospel you heard last week, Jesus presented a grand vision of God’s plan for humanity: […]
READ MOREThird Sunday in Ordinary Time January 23, 2022 — Year C Readings: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 / Ps 19 / 1 Cor 12:12-30 / Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the […]
READ MOREThe Baptism of the Lord January 9, 2022 – Year C Readings: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 / Ps 29 / Acts 10:34-38 / Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 by Deacon Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. It’s a big day. Sometimes that feast seems to get lost, […]
READ MOREThe Epiphany of the Lord January 2, 2022 — Year C Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today we celebrate the feast of the Magi, or of the Epiphany. This feast is called Epiphany because Jesus revealed Himself, […]
READ MOREFeast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 26, 2021 — Year C Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 / Ps 128 / Col 3:12-21 / Lk 2:41-52 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor On the first Sunday after Christmas, the Church always celebrates the Feast of Joseph, Mary, and […]
READ MOREThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) December 25, 2021 — Year C Readings: Is 52:7-10 / Ps 98 / Heb 1:1-6 / Jn 1:1-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor I’ve always had a special feeling for Christmas, because Christmas is one of the best memories I have of my childhood. […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Advent December 19, 2021 — Year C Readings: Mi 5:1-4a / Ps 80 / Heb 10:5-10 / Lk 1:39-45 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today is the last Sunday of Advent. This season is about to end, and we are closer to the Christmas holidays. By the […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Advent December 12, 2021 — Year C Readings: Zep 3:14-18a / Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 / Phil 4:4-7 / Lk 3:10-18 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Good morning and welcome to Gaudete Sunday, which in Latin means rejoice. To help us understand that […]
READ MORESolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8, 2021 — Year C Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor St. Thomas Aquinas once said, “As sailors are guided by a star to the port, […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Advent December 5, 2021 — Year C Readings: Bar 5:1-9 / Ps 126 / Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 / Lk 3:1-6 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor The season of Advent is a time for us to prepare our hearts for Christmas. In our gospel today, on this second […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Advent November 28, 2021 — Year C Readings: Jer 33:14-16 / Ps 25 / 1 Thes 3:12-4:2 / Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Today is the first day of Advent and also the first day of the liturgical calendar of the Church. That’s why […]
READ MOREThirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 14, 2021 — Year B Readings: Dn 12:1-3 / Ps 16 / Heb 10:11-14, 18 / Mk 13:24-32 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a beautiful Cherokee proverb that says: “When you were born, you cried, and the world rejoiced. Live your life […]
READ MOREThirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 7, 2021 — Year B Readings: 1 Kgs 17:10-16 / Ps 146 / Heb 9:24-28 / Mk 12:38-44 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Two widows are featured in this Sunday’s readings. The first one is from our first reading, when the prophet Elijah asked […]
READ MOREThirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time October 31, 2021 — Year B Readings: Dt 6:2-6 / Ps 18 / Heb 7:23-28 / Mk 12:28b-34 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a story told of a man who was liberated from a concentration camp in WWII. He was called “Wild Bill […]
READ MOREThirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 24, 2021 — Year B Readings: Jer 31:7-9 / Ps 126 / Heb 5:1-6 / Mk 10:46-52 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Jesus performed miracles two thousand years ago and is still doing so today. Today, may we leave this […]
READ MORETwenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 17, 2021 — Year B Readings: Is 53:10-11 / Ps 33 / Heb 4:14-16 / Mk 10:35-45 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a story about three sons, who left home, went out on their own, and prospered. Later, when they were reunited, […]
READ MORETwenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10, 2021 – Year B Readings: Wis 7:7-11 / Ps 90 / Heb 4:12-13 / Mk 10:17-30 by Deacon Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Today’s gospel acclamation, the part within the Alleluia, is this: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom […]
READ MORETwenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 3, 2021 — Year B Readings: Gn 2:18-24 / Ps 128 / Heb 2:9-11 / Mk 10:2-16 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Someone once said that, when a person gets into deep trouble, he or she is surrounded by close friends and family. And […]
READ MORETwenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 26, 2021 — Year B Readings: Nm 11:25-29 / Ps 19 / Jas 5:1-6 / Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon My hope in today’s homily is that all of us might leave today with one temptation […]
READ MORETwenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 19, 2021 — Year B Readings: Wis 2:12, 17-20 / Ps 54 / Jas 3:16-4:3 / Mk 9:30-37 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Who is above all of us? Who is the most powerful? Who is the most respected? In today’s gospel, this is […]
READ MORETwenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 12, 2021 — Year B Readings: Is 50:5-9a / Ps 116 / Jas 2:14-18 / Mk 8:27-35 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a story about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a camping trip. As they lay sleeping one night, Holmes woke […]
READ MORETwenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 5, 2021 — Year B Readings: Is 35:4-7a / Ps 146 / Jas 2:1-5 / Mk 7:31-37 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Once there was a little old man. His eyes blinked, and his hands trembled. When he ate, he clattered the silverware distressingly; […]
READ MORETwenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 29, 2021 – 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 Deacon Barry Welch, Guest Homilist Well, these Pharisees – what’s the deal with them? I think one of their major purposes […]
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