Healing Mass

Our Healing Mass will take place this Saturday - May 3, 2014 - at Noon.  Come join us as we worship the Lord with our celebrants and choirs and embrace His gift of healing.

Thursday - Easter Weekday

John 3:34-36 "He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's wrath." 

Wednesday - Easter Weekday

Psalm 34:1-3 "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together." 

Feast of Saint Catherine of Sienna

Psalm 93:1-2 "The Lord is King, He is robed in majesty.  The Lord is robed, He is girded in strength. He has established the world; it shall never be moved; Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting." 

Second Monday Of Easter

In John 3, Nicodemus asked if a person had to re enter their mother's womb to be born again. Jesus answered him in verses 5 and 6 "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and spirit.  What is born of the flesh is flesh and what is born of the Spirit is spirit."

Healing Mass

Our Healing Mass will take place this Saturday - May 3, 2014 - at Noon.  Come join us as we worship the Lord with our celebrants and choirs and embrace His gift of healing. 

Parish Activities

Our Mother's Day Dance will take place in the church hall on Friday, May 9th from 8pm to 2pm.  Tickets are $50 per person or $90 a couple.  All who purchase tickets are eligible to win a 32 inch television.  Also, those who purchased tickets for the Valentine's Day dance can exchange them free of charge for this event.  All proceeds will go directly to our parish.  Ticket

In anticipation of our 90th Anniversary, raffle tickets are on sale for $10 each or three for $25.  The first prize is $5,000 while the second and third prizes are $1,000 and $500.  Tickets will be sold in the rear of the church following each Mass. 

Divine Mercy Sunday

Through the course of my life, I've heard many say that their inability to see God caused them not to believe in Him.  Following the Ressurection, the apostle Thomas was also filled with doubt when told that the others had seen Jesus.  After the Lord appeared to him, he said "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed." 

Saturday Within The Octave Of Easter

In Acts 4:29-30, Peter and John, though warned by the elders, rulers, and scribes, prayed with other believers, "And now Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your Word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the Name of Your Holy Servant Jesus." 

Verse 31 goes on to state that after they had prayed, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God with boldness. The Lord would desire that we, His children, continue to walk in that determination as we minister the things of Him to a dying world. 

Friday Within The Octave Of Easter

Jesus died for our sins and it is through Him alone that we have salvation. In Acts 4:12, Peter

 informed the members of the council "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name in Heaven given among morals by which we must be saved." 

Thursday Within The Octave Of Easter

Acts 3:14-15 "But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses."

Wednesday Within The Octave Of Easter

Luke 24:31-34 "Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, and He vanished from their sight. They said to each other 'Were not our hearts burning within us while He was talking to us on the road, while He was opening the scriptures to us?' That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying 'The Lord had risen indeed, and He has appeared to Simon!'"

Tuesday Within The Octave Of Easter

God calls us into new life through His baptism.  In Acts 2, Peter addressed the Israelites with the message of our Savior.  It is noted in verse 37: "Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles "Brothers, what should we do?"  And Peter replied in verse 38: "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven: and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." 

Monday Within The Octave Of Easter

Jesus Died In Order That We May Live

"This Man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law.  But God raised Him up, having freed Him from death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its power."  Acts 2:23-24 -

Easter Sunday - He Has Risen!

Matthew 28:1-6 "Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightening, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him, the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He has risen, as He said. Come and see the place where he lay."

He has risen! With those words and His sacrifice, we have access to a covenant replete with His promises.

He has risen! With those words, we have the gift of eternal life and will reign with Him forever.

Holy Week - Holy Saturday

On this Holy Saturday, rejoice in the realization that God loves us and will give us new life as He did Jesus - Romans 6:3-11 - 

Holy Week - Good Friday

God's Suffering Servant -

On this Good Friday, we are to meditate on the fact that Jesus suffers for us all and has conquered sin and death -Isaiah 53:4-5 - 

Holy Week - Holy Thursday

On this Holy Thursday, we are to meditate on the fact that in the Eucharist, God frees us from our slavery to sin - Exodus 12:12-13 - 

Holy Week - Wednesday

On this Holy Thursday, we are to meditate on the fact that in the Eucharistic, God frees us from our slavery to sin - Exodus 12:12-13 -

Holy Week - Tuesday

On this Tuesday of Holy Week, The Lord would ask "Will you deny Me?"

Like Peter, how have I denied Jesus when challenged? John13:38 -

Holy Week - Monday

On this Monday of Holy Week, our reflection is "What can I give?"

Like Mary with her costly oil, what gift can I offer to God today? John 12:3 -

Lent - Day 40 of 40

On Day 40 of our Lenten Journey, our meditation should be focused on the fact that He died for us - 

Jesus gave Himself completely because He loved us - Philippians 2:6-11 -

Lent - Day 39 of 40

On Day 39 of our Lenten Journey, we are to remember that God gathers us - 

Through His death for us, Jesus invites all of us to become one community - John 11:51-52 -

Lent - Day 38 of 40

On Day 38 of our Lenten Journey, we are to remember that God is our Rescuer -

God always comes to our aid in times of trouble - Jeremiah 20:13 -

Lent - Day 37 of 40

On Day 37 of our Lenten Journey, we are to remember that God is faithful -

God promises to remain faithful always to the covenant He has made - Genesis 17:7 -

Lent - Day 36 of 40

On Day 36 of our Lenten Journey, we are to meditate on the fact that Jesus' Word is truth -

Faith in Jesus and His Words gives you the truth that sets you free - John 8:31-32 -

Lent - Day 35 of 40

On Day 35 of our Lenten Journey, our cry to God is "Hear my prayer"

Ask God to listen to your prayers and answer them speedily - Psalm 102:2-3 -

Lent - Day 34 of 40

On Day 34 of our Lenten Journey, we choose to "Sin No More."

Jesus does not want to condemn you but wants you to sin no more - John 8:10-11 - 

Lent - Day 33 of 40

On Day 33 of our Lenten Journey, we beseech God to "Put Your Spirit in me." 

God sends the Holy Spirit to give you new life - Ezekiel 37:14 - 

Lent - Day 32 of 40

On Day 32 of our Lenten Journey, we are to remember that God is our refuge -

When things overwhelm you, God is a source of strength and hope - Psalm 7:2-3 -

Lent - Day 31 of 40

On Day 31 of our Lenten Journey, we are to remember that God is always near -

God is close to those who are suffering and will deliver them - Psalm 34:19-20 -

Lent - Day 30 of 40

On Day 30 of our Lenten Journey, we are to believe in Jesus -

In His words and actions, Jesus reveals what God is like - John 5:36 - 

Lent - Day 29 of 40

On Day 29 of our Lenten Journey, we are to focus on the fact that God is merciful - 

Give thanks because God is always merciful and compassionate - Psalm 145:8-9 -

Lent - Day 28 of 49

On Day 28 of our Lenten Journey, The Lord would ask us if we want to be well - 

Jesus wants to heal you but you must first want to be healed - John 5:6 -