Living the Gospel
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐, ๐๐๐๐
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ This Sunday begins the holiest week of the year for our Parish Family. Holy week is when we celebrate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Sacred Triduum is the solemn celebration of this Paschal mystery. We will begin our…
Continue๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐Our BIG DAY has finally arrived. It is a great pleasure to welcome Bishop Douglas Lucia to our parish family. It is a great joy to celebrate with our young people as they are sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »Pastorโs Column – March 19, 2023 This weekendโs Readings from Sacred Scripture speak to us about vision and eyesight. To have a โheavenlyโ vision is to be able to see things as God sees them and not as we do. Many times, when I am upset with someone, I ask…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏThis weekendโs readings from Sacred Scripture speak to us about thirst. The Israelites were in the desert and thirsty for water. We see how God provides water for them through His servant Moses. In the Gospel Reading, we see Jesus approaching a woman from Samaria…
Continue๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐, ๐๐๐๐
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐, ๐๐๐๐ This weekโs Lenten journey calls us to reflect upon Abraham, the Father of our faith. In this weekendโs Second Reading from the Book of Genesis, we see how Abram obeys God and leaves his homeland and goes to a land where God leads him….
Continue๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง – ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »Pastorโs Column – February 26, 2023 As we begin our Lenten journey on this first Sunday of Lent, our Scriptures call us to pause and reflect upon the effects of sin in our lives. Our First Reading from the Book of Genesis, tells us of the origins of sin in…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ It is hard to believe that Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of our Lenten journey. We begin our journey by signing ourselves with ashes reminding ourselves that โwe are dust and to dust we shall return.โ We remember the brevity of our…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ This Sunday the Church celebrates World Marriage Day. It is a day when the Church celebrates the many holy marriages in our midst. We give thanks to God for the witness of so many people who daily live out their vows to each other…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »Pastorโs Column – February 5, 2023 This past Monday evening I had the opportunity to have dinner with our Confirmation students at the Parish Rectory. It was a great time. I was amazed at the enthusiasm and honesty that was displayed by our young people. It was great to be…
Continue๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
Posted by John Dee | No Comments »๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ป – ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ This weekendโs Gospel has our Lord Jesus teaching His disciples the Beatitudes. He instructs us that true happiness and blessedness comes, not from the things of this earth, but from trust in God. He tells us that we are blessed when we trust in…
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