This Week Letter – Jun 8, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, On this Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Coming of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and on Mary who were gathered in the Upper Room fifty days after Jesus’ Resurrection. Through the Coming of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s promise was fulfilled: He did not leave us alone, but.. read more →
This Week Letter – Jun 1, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, In the United States, the feast of the Ascension has been moved from Thursday to Sunday. The Seventh Sunday after Easter, therefore, becomes even more solemn due to the observed mystery of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks to Christ’s Ascension, human life has increased in value. Life’s.. read more →
This Week Letter – May 25, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, The passage from the first letter of St. Peter (3:15-18) designated for the Sixth Sunday of Easter speaks, among other things, of the Christian obligation to defend our faith. At various times through the centuries, the followers of Christ have defended Christianity … sometimes through theological translations, when elsewhere others.. read more →
This Week Letter – May 18, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, Warm greetings to all on this fifth Sunday of Easter! Today we read in St. John’s Gospel (18:1-12) of the curious conversation that developed between Jesus and the Apostles. Seeing the Apostles saddened by His departure, Jesus comforts them with the words: “And if I go to prepare a place.. read more →
This Week Letter – May 11, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, The Fourth Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday. Today, we read the Gospel according to St. John in which Jesus says: “I am the Good Shepherd and know My sheep, and mine know Me…My sheep hear My voice…they follow Me and I will give them eternal life. They.. read more →
This Week Letter – May 4, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, On the third Sunday of Easter, we listen to the Gospel according to St. Luke (24:13-35), which relates that two disciples met the Risen Lord on their way to Emmaus. They recognized Him while breaking bread and rejoiced to such an extent that they returned to Jerusalem late at night.. read more →
This Week Letter – Apr 27, 2014
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, The Feast of Divine Mercy, established in the year 2000 by Pope John Paul II, is celebrated on this the first Sunday after Easter, also known as “White Sunday.” According to the private revelations of Saint Faustyna Kowalska, Our Lord Jesus Himself established this feast and offered insights associated with.. read more →
