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First Sunday of Lent February 21, 2021 — Year B Readings: Gn 9:8-15 / Ps 25 / 1 Pt 3:18-22 / Mk 1:12-15 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor During these difficult times, we all hunger for the Good News. The story of Noah, which we heard in the First Reading […]
READ MOREAsh Wednesday February 17, 2021 — Year B Readings: Jl 2:12-18 / Ps 51 / 2 Cor 5:20-6:2 / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today, Ash Wednesday, as we begin the forty-day season of Lent, we may have at the back of our minds that this is […]
READ MORESixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 14, 2021 — Year B Readings: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 / Ps 32 / 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 / Mk 1:40-45 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today, we have another of Jesus’ early miracles—the healing of the leper. The idea of miracles can be […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7, 2021 — Year B Readings: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7 / Ps 147 / 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 / Mk 1:29-39 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor It’s a beautiful snowy day in our area today, Super Bowl Sunday. Whether you are rooting for the Chiefs […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 31, 2021 — Year B Readings: Dt 18:15-20 / Ps 95 / 1 Cor 7:32-35 / Mk 1:21-28 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor At the present time, we are all aware that many people are experiencing some sort of anxiety. They ask questions like: […]
READ MOREThird Sunday in Ordinary Time January 24, 2021 — Year B Readings: Jon 3:1-5, 10 / Ps 25 / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” Those are the words of Jesus in our gospel today. In the […]
READ MORESecond Sunday in Ordinary Time January 17, 2021 — Year B Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 87 / Acts 1:12-14 / Jn 19:25-34 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Not too long ago, Christina Simos and her 18-month-old baby were caught between a rock and a hard place at their […]
READ MOREThe Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021 — Year B Readings: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 / Ps 29 / Acts 10:34-38 / Mk 1:7-11 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Week after week, we hear four readings from the scriptures. The first reading generally comes from the Old Testament. […]
READ MOREThe Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021 — Year B Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, God’s words from the Prophet Isaiah, which we heard […]
READ MORESolemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2021 — Year B Readings: Nm 6:22-27 / Ps 67 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor A story is told about an eight-year-old boy who lived in Poland about nine decades ago. He used to see his […]
READ MOREThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 27, 2020 — Year B Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 / Ps 128 / Col 3:12-21 / Lk 2:22-40 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today is a feast that is particularly close to my heart. It is the Feast of […]
READ MOREThe Nativity of the Lord December 25, 2020 — Year B Readings: Is 9:1-6 / Ps 96 / Ti 2:11-14 / Lk 2:1-14 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Jane Wolford Hughes, a Catholic author and a good friend of Bishop Holley, wrote a small book that is being quoted by […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020 — Year B Readings: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 / Ps 89 / Rom 16:25-27 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last Friday, while I was celebrating the funeral service for Ed, a friend and parishioner at our sister parish, […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Advent December 13, 2020 — Year B Readings: Is 61:1-2A, 10-11 / Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 / 1 Thes 5:16-24 / Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Not only is this the Third Sunday of Advent, it’s also Gaudete Sunday. That’s why Father […]
READ MORESolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8, 2020 — Year B Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The Blessed Mother has always been taking good care of her children. Even before she […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Advent December 6, 2020 — Year B Readings: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ps 85 / 2 Pt 3:8-14 / Mk 1:1-8 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor A few years ago, my pastor from the Philippines, from the time when I was a newly ordained priest, came to […]
READ MOREFirst Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 — Year B Readings: Is 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 / Ps 80 / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / Mk 13:33-37 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Not too long ago, Bristol Street Motors conducted a study to find out how many motorists actually read the owners’ […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 22, 2020 — Year A Readings: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17 / Ps 23 / 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 / Mt 25:31-46 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Welcome to Holy Name of Mary on this last Sunday of […]
READ MOREThirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 15, 2020 — Year A Readings: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 / Ps 128 / 1 Thes 5:1-6 / Mt 25:14-20 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last night we celebrated our first youth and children’s Mass here at Holy Name of Mary. I was so […]
READ MOREThirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 8, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 2:1-5 / Ps 19 / Acts 11:19-26 / Mk 16:15-20 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon The prayers and the readings that you’ve heard thus far are not from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. That’s […]
READ MORESolemnity of All Saints November 1, 2020 – Year A Readings: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 / Ps 24 / 1 Jn 3:1-3 / Mt 5:1-12A by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Yesterday, during the Mass for the beatification of Blessed Michael McGivney, a five-year-old boy carried McGivney’s first class relic to the […]
READ MOREThirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 25, 2020 – Year A Readings: Ex 22:20-26 / Ps 18 / 1 Thes 1:5C-10 / Mt 22:34-40 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Ordinarily, nobody likes to be told what to do and what not to do. But for as long as we live, […]
READ MORETwenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 45:1, 4-6 / Ps 96 / 1 Thes 1:1-5B / Mt 22:15-21 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Saturday, eight days ago, the first millennial saint was beatified: Blessed Carlo Acutis. He died just fourteen years ago. Blessed […]
READ MORETwenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 11, 2020 – Year A Readings: Is 25:6-10A / Ps 23 / Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 / Mt 22:1-14 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Today’s gospel comes from the twenty-second chapter of Matthew. Just a little bit earlier, in chapter twenty-one, Jesus arrives in […]
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