The Presentation of the Lord

02-02-2025From Fr. Antony's DeskFr. Antony Arockiados

Dear Family!

This Sunday instead of celebrating the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we commemorate the Solemnity of The Presentation of the Lord. The point of this feast is summarized in the instructions of the Roman Missal, “Today is the blessed day when Jesus was presented in the Temple by Mary and Joseph, outwardly he was fulfilling the Law, but in reality, he was coming to meet his believing people”. This day marks the 40th day after Jesus’ birth.

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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

01-26-2025From Fr. Antony's DeskFr. Antony Arockiados

Dear Family!

This Sunday, the Universal Church celebrates the ‘Word of God’ Sunday. Cardinal Sarah wrote of it as Prefect for the Congregation of Divine Worship in 2020, “The Sunday of the Word of God, instituted by Pope Francis and to be held every year on the third Sunday of Ordinary Time, (Motu Proprio Aperuit Illis of Pope Francis, 2019) reminds us, pastors and faithful alike, of the importance and value of Sacred Scripture for the Christian life, as well as the relationship between the word of God and the liturgy:

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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

01-19-2025From Fr. Antony's DeskFr. Antony Arockiados

Dear Family!

January 18th-25th every year is devoted to praying for Christian Unity. More on this topic in the Memorials & Feast section of the Bulletin. As we step into Ordinary Time, we are still getting to know the personality of Jesus. Jesus begins his public ministry with his mission statement ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me…to bring good news to the poor’.

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The Baptism of the Lord

01-12-2025From Fr. Antony's DeskFr. Antony Arockiados

Dear Family!

The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is the last celebration of the Christmas season and on Monday we begin ‘Ordinary Time’. Every year we celebrate the Ordinary Time twice: Once before Lent and the longest one after Lent & Easter. As I explained to you earlier that there is nothing ordinary about these coming Ordinary Time weeks.

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The Epiphany of the Lord

01-05-2025From Fr. Antony's DeskFr. Antony Arockiados

Dear Family!

As the Spirit of Christmas continues to fill our minds and hearts, we celebrate this beautiful feast of Epiphany. The Catechism teaches us that “The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world” (CCC528). The Catechism also teaches that Epiphany also celebrates two other major events in which Jesus’s messianic identity is revealed: Jesus’ baptism and Jesus at the wedding in Cana.

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