Dear Church Family, Well, Church, even though it was a bit cold last week we gathered and celebrated not only the Baptism of the Lord, but our Mass Mob as well. It was truly an uplifting service! We had over 400 people to come out and celebrate with us. Alleluia! I would like to thank […]
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FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Dear Church Family and Guest of the Mobsters, Welcome, welcome, welcome in the name of Jesus! May the joy of the Lord be present in your heart as you celebrate in the sacred Word and the sacred ceremony this great Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This is the end of the Christmas season […]
THE EPIPHANY OF LORD
Dear Church, This is the Feast Day of Light, Epiphany meaning manifestation. The manifestation of our Lord to the world, symbolized by the wise men, all people still adore Him and we do too. Isaiah proclaims so powerfully a message of hope saying, “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of […]
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Dear Family Church, We are at peace and have celebrated with the joy of Christmas. Now we come to this very favorite feast of mind which is the Feast of the Holy Family. We celebrate our families and all the wonderful good things about them and our relationships. We want to stress more and more […]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dear Family Church, Expected celebration of the real meaning of Christmas, church family members and guests. Who would have “thunk it”? Church family, very unlikely, surprisingly way out of the ordinary, people of God would have been aware of the great miracle to come in very ordinary, simple, poverty-related way of God entering into our […]
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dear Family Church, The questions to ask others that enter into your life during this Gaudete “Rejoice Sunday” where pink vestments are worn as a symbol of joy are: “Tell me about yourself!” or “How are you?” We should sit back and give the impression that they have the invitation to tell about how they […]
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dear Church, I sure enjoyed our Unity Mass last Sunday of bringing us all together on the first Sunday Advent. All of us, as we hear in the Sacred Word today, prepare one another and the whole Church for the coming of the Kingdom. We do that by love, of course. “Our work and preparation […]
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, I remember years ago on this date, usually the Sunday before the feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the Church year that I would go out and exchange pulpits and proclaim a message about the Campaign for Human Development. I remember stressing that all of us are children of […]
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
Dear Church Family, Today, All Saints and tomorrow, All Souls Days we remember our deceased loved ones whom we have prayed for and had special memorial prayers and also those who were in bereavement this past year. We have written letters to their families and loved ones. Also closer to home, we think of various […]
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, It was a wonderful delight to have the Joyous Family of St. Cronan come and worship with us last year. We welcome you again! Your visit was truly one of the highlights of our year. We enjoyed worshipping together and getting to know you from across the city and across racial lines. […]