Browsing the 2024 archive of Pastor's Message
4th Sunday of Advent, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24
My Dear People,
I wish for each of you a Merry Christmas. Christmas is a special time when we come “to know” how great the Love of God is. He was willing to become a human so that He could share His abundant love; and in becoming man, we ... Read More »
3rd Sunday of Advent, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24
My Dear People,
This is Gaudete Sunday (Joyful Sunday), and the readings today indicate just that. The message is more upbeat. From the prophet Zephaniah, one of the minor prophets, we find his Reading ending in a note of hope. “In the future all the nations will call on ... Read More »
2nd Sunday of Advent 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 12/09/24
My Dear People,
In today’s Gospel Reading, it describes how and when God would fulfill the promises of a new exodus. St. Luke identifies John the Baptist as the primary fulfillment of a famous prophecy (Isaiah 40:3-5). An unidentified voice issued a call for a road to be made ... Read More »
1st Sunday of Advent, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24
My Dear People,
Today, we begin year C on this First Sunday of Advent. The Gospels on Sundays for this liturgical year are the Gospels of Luke. Jesus speaks to us of human history and His return in glory. Many of the natural signs that Jesus mentions as associated ... Read More »
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24
My Dear People,
In the first Reading, the passage of Daniel 7 is a famous and controversial one in biblical studies because in it two figures, or persons, appear, both of whom have divine characteristics. The “Ancient One” or “Ancient of Days” mentioned in 7:13 is clearly an image ... Read More »
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 11/19/24
My Dear People,
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings are apocalyptic. That means they deal with what is going to happen at the end of time. Daniel, even though he is in the Old Testament, does deal with end time events. Today Daniel is ... Read More »
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 11/04/24
My Dear People,
In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him. Upon arriving in the city, Elijah meets a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him that she has only a ... Read More »
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 11/04/24
My Dear People,
Today the reading refers to the suffering servants. In Chapter 53 of Isaiah, the servant is a light, a beacon in which Israel is to catch the attention of other nations; lead them to reflect on their situation, and to realize they, too, are also deserving. ... Read More »
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 10/21/24
My Dear People,
In today’s Gospel, there is a blind man who would not listen or be quiet. Upon hearing the commotion the crowd was making, he asks: “What is happening?” They told him, “It is Jesus, of Nazareth.” Bartimeus, his soul, afire with faith, cried out: “Jesus, son ... Read More »
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2024
Posted by Christy .. on 10/21/24
My Dear People,
Today the reading refers to the suffering servants. In Chapter 53 of Isaiah, the servant is a light, a beacon in which Israel is to catch the attention of other nations; lead them to reflect on their situation, and to realize they, too, are also deserving. ... Read More »