Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord, Friday, December 24th: 8:00PM – Mass of the Shepherds at Holy Ghost Parish, Shenandoah, and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament; intention: for all Parishioners. 10:00PM – Mass of the Shepherds at St. John the Baptist, Frackville, and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament; intention: for all Parishioners. [...]
Today, the Sunday before Christmas, the Church acts as “heir hunter” for us, to teach us who we are and where we come from. This teaching involves a lesson about Jesus Himself, about who He is. St. Matthew has begun his Gospel story with a genealogy, a family tree, to show us the bloodline of [...]
Congratulations and God bless Meah Rose Solnoki, daughter of William Solnoki and Kellie Solnoki (Whitecavage) who was baptized last Sunday, December 12th.
Today is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin for “Rejoice”. It may seem strange, then, that in the Gospel reading we hear that John the Baptist is stuck in prison, awaiting execution. John sends a message to Jesus to try to glean some shred of hope: “Are you the one who is to [...]
Jesus Christ became the servant of the Jewish people to keep God’s promises, and became a servant of all peoples because of God’s mercy. The way that John chooses for people to show their repentance is baptism. Just as John is not the Christ, so his baptism is not the true baptism that forgives sins. [...]
