Category: Pastor’s Message

   6/7/09   Trinity Sunday    Gospel Matthew 28:16-20 “Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” When Jesus sent the disciples out to all the world, they must have been fearful of such a monumental task. They might have wanted more than his assurance that he would…
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4/26/09 Third Sunday of Easter Gospel: Luke 24: 35-48 “Thus it was written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.” Today’s Gospel tells us the story of two disciples walking on the road who are joined by Jesus. Why didn’t they recognize him? Was it because he was…
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4/19/09 Second Sunday of Easter Gospel: John 20: 19-31 “Eight days later Jesus came and stood in their midst: A parish priest was visiting the CCD class and asked the students: “What must we do before we can expect forgiveness from sin?” After a long silence, one of the young boys raised his hand and…
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4/12/09 Easter Sunday – Solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection Gospel: John 20:1-9 “He had to rise from the dead.” Nearly 2,000 years ago, if you can imagine that many sunrises, the shrouded body of Jesus was resting on a stone bench. He lay in darkness and silence during the Sabbath day. And then came dawn…
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4/5/09 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s passion Gospel: Mark 11:1-10 “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” It takes a special kind of courage to be an astronaut. Cutting ties with the world, they step into the elevator and take that long, final ride up the gantry. At the top, they…
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