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Christ is risen! He is truly risen! Alleluia! The Easter message of joy echoes through the whole world proclaiming Christ's ultimate victory of light over darkness, grace over sin, and life over death. It is the message on which we build our lives and to which we anchor our own hope of victory with him. During this solemn Easter season of 50 days we joyfully give thanks to … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 31.03.24

"True reverence for the Lord's passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognizing in Him our own humanity." Each year, we hear the account of Jesus, his Father, the disciples, all the people of his time, and the terrible account of the final days, the final week. The Church celebrates this sixth Sunday of Lent as both Palm Sunday and Passion … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 24.03.24

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's might hand, that he may lift you up in good time." This is the final Sunday before Holy Week, which begins next Sunday with Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Today we focus our attention on the nearness and coming of the hour of Jesus' glorification. The glorification of Jesus refers to his suffering, death and Resurrection, for … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 17.03.24

Rejoice in the Lord! This fourth Sunday of Lent is always about rejoicing. We rejoice because we have made it halfway through Lent! We rejoice because the Lord continues to call us his people and to draw us to Himself. We rejoice because we know that Jesus came in the flesh for us, died for us and is raised from the dead for us. The Church invites us to hope and rejoice as we … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 10.03.24

“God sees hearts as we see faces.” Today’s readings from Scripture teach us that Lent is the ideal time to clean out the Temple of our own hearts and to offer to God proper  Divine worship by obeying the Ten Commandments. They teach us that our New Covenant with God demands that we should keep our parish church holy, and our Divine worship vibrant by our active … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 03.03.24