The glory of the Lord didn’t continue to shine around the shepherds. The angels didn’t stick around to fight on the side of the newborn king. The glory and the angels disappeared and Luke focuses on the men. The angels didn’t praise God because of what the Savior’s birth meant for them. Rather, they rejoice […]
Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds – “C†– December 30, 2012 Read More »
Monday, December 24th – Vigil of the Nativity (Christmas Eve) 8:00PM – Holy Mass of the Shepherds, and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament; intention: for all Parishioners & Friends. Tuesday, December 25th – Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas) 9:30AM – Holy Mass, intention: for Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Petrusky, and their family (God’s blessing).
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Today we see in the Gospel God’s respect and love for what is small. Mary and Elizabeth were two undistinguished women, living in a couple of villages in an unfashionable province of the Roman Empire. In the eyes of their world they counted for nothing. And yet God entered into their lives in a way
Fourth Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 23, 2012 Read More »
This Sunday is traditionally called “Gaudete†Sunday from the Latin word for “rejoiceâ€, which is the first word of the entrance antiphon in the liturgy. It calls us to “Rejoice in the Lord always.†There is no implication that we are only to rejoice when we are feeling good or when we are is a
Third Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 16, 2012 Read More »
In the Gospel today John the Baptist is described as a voice, calling for a highway to be made clear, for obstacles to be removed from the path, for winding ways to be straightened, for valleys and hills to be leveled. All this so that it will be possible for the Lord to come among
Second Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 9, 2012 Read More »
This new season of Advent invites each of us to become all that we can be. The most serious coronary disease in the world is not a blockage of the arteries but rather hardness of the heart. If you are not willing to recast yourself into a more attractive Christian this Advent, you do have
First Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 2, 2012 Read More »