Ordinary Time
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Message:
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light (Mt 4:16)
Ordinary Time
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Message:
Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (Jn. 1: 29)
Ordinary Time
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Message:
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized. (Mt 3:13)
Christmas
Epiphany of the Lord
Message:
Look with favor, . . , on these gifts of your Church, in which we are offered now not gold or frankincense or myrrh, but he who by them is proclaimed, sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ.
Christmas
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Message:
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman (Gal 4:4)
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Message:
. . . God's chosen ones, holy and beloved . . . (Col 3:12)
Christmas
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) – Mass at Dawn
Message:
Today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord (Lk. 2:11)
Christmas
Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) – Vigil Mass
Message:
God, according to his promise, has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus. (Acts 13:23)
Advent
Third Sunday of Advent
Message:
Behold the Lamb of God (John 1:36)
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Message:
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel. (Gen1:15)
Advent
Second Sunday of Advent
Message:
On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations (Is. 11:10)
Advent
Homily on the First Sunday of Advent
Message:
It is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (Rm13:11)
Ordinary Time
Homily for the First Mass at Blessed John Paul II Parish
Message:
Ask the Master to Send out Laborers