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Category: Pastor’s Message

5TH SUNDAY OF LENT

3/29/09 Fifth Sunday of Lent Gospel: John 12:20-33 “If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit.” David Bordon and Tom, Winters have written a book called 101 Things You Should Do Before Going to Heaven. One of those things is to spend a day alone with God. Like…
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4TH SUNDAY OF LENT

3/22/09 Fourth Sunday of Lent Gospel: John 3:14-21 “God sent his Son so that the world might be saved through him.” It’s so famous we need only to give the citation: John 3:16. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son…” In today’s Gospel we hear the scriptural passage that is…
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3RD SUNDAY OF LENT

3/15/09 Third Sunday of Lent Gospel: John 2:13-25 “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Spring housecleaning is a great therapy. We all need to reboot our computers, refresh ourselves and turn over a new leaf. In the ebb and flow of culture and custom, things silently get out of…
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Second Sunday of Lent

3/08/09 Second Sunday of Lent Gospel: Mark 9:2-10 “This is my beloved Son.” Lost your glasses? Many people who cannot find their glasses after searching everywhere ask Saint Anthony for help. After ransacking the whole area, many even pray to Saint Jude, known as the patron saint of lost causes. It is usually after all…
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First Sunday of Lent

3/01/09 First Sunday of Lent Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 “Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the angels ministered to him.” We’ve all heard the complaint: “Why don’t they print some good news in the paper? There’s nothing but fires, disasters, murders and kidnappings. Where is the good news?” We all hunger for good news. The Internet…
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