From the Rector, The Nativity of the Lord, 12/25/2022
From a Christmas Homily by Saint Augustine That day is called the birthday of the Lord on which the Wisdom of God manifested Himself as a speechless Child and the Word of God wordlessly uttered the sound of a human voice. His divinity, although hidden, was revealed by heavenly witness to the Magi and was …
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From the Rector/Catechesis, 12/18/2022, Third Sunday of Advent
From a letter to Diognetus No man has ever seen God or known him, but God has revealed himself to us through faith, by which alone it is possible to see him. God, the Lord and maker of all things, who created the world and set it in order, not only loved man but was …
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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022 5:15pm and Midnight 12:00am Christmas Day, December 25, 2022 8:00 & 11:00am No 5:15pm Mass New Year’s December 31, 2022 & January 1, 2023 Mass and Confession schedules remain the same. The office will be closed December 26 & January 2
From the Rector/Catechesis, December 11, 2022, Cycle A
Sin and Vice 1870 “God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all”(Rom 11:32). 1871 Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine,Faust 22: PL 42, 418). It is an offense against God. It rises up against God in adisobedience contrary to …
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From the Rector/Catechesis, Second Sunday of Advent, 12/4/2022
Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit 1830 The moral life of Christians is sustained by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are permanent dispositions which make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy 1831 The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of …
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