Recently, God has allowed women to gather for prayer several nights this past month to cover the whole world in prayer and ask God’s forgiveness and beg for His mercy and for a revival of faith in the world – a true turning back to Him!
Lent is a period of 40 days of preparation before the celebration of Easter. It is an opportunity to renew your faith and to recommit to your relationship with Jesus.
I am blessed to be loved and visited by friends who encourage me and yet still accept my humanness. One dear friend dropped by recently and our conversation drifted toward the topics of obedience and enemies.
This week we are being called to think about what it is and means to be holy. Each of our readings presents a different thought or practice that helps us to understand the concept of holiness.
The sacred union of a man and a woman in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is a call to love and to the giving of life.
For those whose eyes are fixed on Jesus, it is not that we are not in the storm – we are right there with the rest of the world…
Most scholars seem to agree that the last ten chapters of Isaiah (56-66), with the exception of a few passages here and there, were written at the end of the Babylonian Captivity (597-538 B.C.)
…despite this fallen world in which we live and our inclination to sin, God is good, always!
This coming Thursday, February 2nd, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. This event that is the Fourth Joyful Mystery has tones of joy and sorrow. It also reflects commitment to living out the faith of the family and to acknowledging the joy and challenges of life.
We are in that time between the manger and the cross. Our challenge is to live them both. Not just those of us in the midst of suffering, but all of us.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ, King of Endless Glory! Glory and honor to the almighty, everlasting, God. You are God, all-merciful, all-loving, all-powerful. You are the Gate, the Door, the Way. You are the great I AM, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thank You,...
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Praise be His Holy Name! Praise be to and in and through His Most Sacred Heart! Praise and honor and glory to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! Praise be to The Creator of all life. Thank You Lord for Your loving...
Reading 1: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Responsorial Psalm: Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 Reading 2: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Gospel: Mt 10:37-42 Our first reading from 2nd Kings is an interesting story about the prophet Elisha and a Shunammite woman who showed him hospitality. On the...
Praise be Jesus Christ! Praise be His holy name. Praise be God, who is, who was, and who always will be! Praise be God, who suffered, died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Thank You Lord for all Your benefits. Thank You Lord for every joy, every suffering, every...
All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. - James...
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. Praise be His holy name. Praise be who was, is, and is to come. Praise be God of the details! Thank You Lord for all thy benefits. Thank You for the lights that come on when I flip a switch. Thank You for the water that pours...
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Praise be His Holy and Powerful Name! Praise be the One Who Comes in the Name of the Lord! Praise the Alpha and Omega! Praise Him! All glory and honor is His now and forever! He is all good. He is all powerful. He is all! Thank...
A Reflection on the Readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday, June 4, 2023 Reading 1: EX 34:4b-6, 8-9 Responsorial Psalm: Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 Reading 2: 2 Cor 13:11-13 Alleluia: Cf. Rv 1:8 Gospel: Jn 3:16-18 This Sunday, we celebrate the...
Praise! Praise God Almighty! Praise Him in the morning and in the mourning. Praise Him in the setting of the table! Praise Him in the setting of the sun! Praise Him when you don’t feel like it. Praise Him when you do! Praise Him when it’s hard to trust. Praise Him...
Praise be Jesus Christ. Praise His Holy Name, now and forever! He who was, who is, and who always will be! Praise Him for His Goodness and Mercy, Love and Justice. Praise Him always. Thank You God Almighty for Your forgiveness! Thank You for Your promptings to break...
Para el segundo año de preparación sacramental, los padres siguen siendo los primeros maestros de la fe (CCC n.º 2226). Este es un rol continuo tanto para los padres como para la vida de los estudiantes.
La preparación sacramental se llevará a cabo una vez al mes. Se pide a las familias que asistan semanalmente a la misa dominical, compartan el Evangelio en casa, participen en un retiro, recen el Rosario y que los padres asistan a una charla mensual con nuestro querido sacerdote.
Se ponen recursos a disposición de los padres, especialmente en lo relativo a la misa. Se pide a los estudiantes que traigan un misal para que lo firmen al finalizar la misa de su elección (sábado o domingo).
A continuación, se presentan las fechas de las charlas dirigidas a los padres. Los estudiantes asistirán a clases en un aula en la misma fecha y horario: de 6:30 p. m. a 8:00 p. m.
Se realizarán evaluaciones a los estudiantes; por favor, consulten las Pautas Sacramentales.
La preparación para la Primera Reconciliación y la Primera Comunión está abierta a todos los jóvenes bautizados - a partir del segundo grado escolar - que cumplan con los siguientes requisitos del programa:
El Párroco, el Coordinador de Preparación Sacramental y los padres determinarán conjuntamente la disposición del niño - tanto catequética como espiritual - para recibir los sacramentos.
For year 2, sacramental preparation, parents are still the first teachers of faith CCC#2226. This is an ongoing role for the parents and for the students' lives.
Sacramental preparation would be once a month. Families are asked to attend weekly Sunday mass, share the Gospel at home, participate in a retreat, pray the Rosary, and have parents attend a monthly talk with our beloved priest.
Resources are available to parents, especially for Mass. Students are asked to bring a Mass book to be signed by the end of the Mass of their choice (Saturday or Sunday).
Here are the dates for parent talks. The students will be in a classroom setting on the same date and time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Evaluations will be held for students, please refer to the Sacrament Guidelines.
First Reconciliation and First Communion preparation is open to all baptized youth, second grade or older, who meet the following program requirements:
The Pastor, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator, and the parents together determine the child’s readiness, both catechetical and spiritual, to receive the sacraments.
Last year, first-year families followed the new Faith at Home curriculum. Even though we have a lot to grow in, we are very happy that our families have completed the year and are now practicing their faith and following a new way of life.
Faith at Home is a new program where our families do not have to come in person weekly, but once a month. Families are asked to attend weekly Sunday mass, share the Gospel at home, participate in a retreat, pray the Rosary, and have parents attend a monthly talk with our beloved priest.
Resources are available to parents, especially for Mass. Students are asked to bring a Mass book with them to be signed by the end of any Mass of their choice (Saturday or Sunday).
Here are the dates for parent talks. The students will be in a classroom setting on the same date and time:
April 20th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
