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Category: Pastor’s Message

SOLEMNITY OF MARY

FOCUS: Let us honor and be thankful for Mary, the holy mother of God. All of God’s promises are fulfilled in Jesus. God became man to bring us salvation and eternal life. God used a woman, Mary, to make this come about, and today we honor her, the holy mother of God. We acknowledge the…
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CHRISTMAS DAY

FOCUS: The mystery of God coming among us. We cannot know God as God until God revealed God’s self to us. God’s Son came to all who would believe in him. He is the exact representation of his Father’s being, hidden from us through the ages. Today we celebrate the comfort and salvation coming from…
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FOCUS: God himself will give a sign: a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. Today’s readings remind us that God has been faithful to the covenant promises he made to this Chosen People, Israel. Christ is the long awaited Emmanuel – God with us!

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FOCUS: Advent is a time to grow in faith, express thankfulness and embrace service. Do we wonder if Jesus is the One? Like John, our faith may have desert moments. How can we burst forth in bloom like the desert? We can trust in God, give thanks for his great gift of salvation no matter…
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FOCUS: Do the lives we lie model how we prepare the way of the Lord or beware of the way of the Lord? Whatever our spiritual state, we can be assured that Jesus came to save all humanity, including us. God’s grace and mercy enable us to cry out in our modern deserts, making straight…
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