August 15, is a Holy Day of Obligation for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Masses will be as follows:
August 14, 2019, 5:15 pm Vigil Mass.
August 15, 2019, 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. and at 7:00 p.m.
The parish office will be closed in observance of this Holy Observance.
Lectio Divina: Praying with Scripture (especially for Lent) From Pope Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini, 87 87. I would like here to review the basic steps of [lectio divina]. It opens with the reading (lectio) of a text, which leads to a desire to understand its true content: what does the biblical text say in itself? …
Read moreFrom the Rector/Catechesis, February 12, 2023, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Earth and Hearts on Fire Today’s Gospel gives us a privileged view into our Lord’s Sacred Heart. “I have come to cast fire upon the earth,” He tells us, “and would that it were already kindled!” (Lk. 12:49). Now, far from being a cry of despair or anger, this interjection shows the great depths of …
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope Christian, remember your dignity Dearly beloved, today our Saviour is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life. The fear of death has been swallowed up; life brings us joy with the promise of eternal happiness. No one is shut …
Read moreFrom the Rector, December 26, 2021, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph
Introduction to the Prophets Lesson 5 I. The Mediated Word of God a. Word of God i. Heb. 1, 1-2—God has spoken through the prophets 1. Prophets here refers to OT—not necessarily the specific prophets with books (e.g. Moses would be included here) ii. Do not …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/3/21
