Sunday’s Readings: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21

……from your Pastor’s Desk – On this first day of the New Year, there are two things we primarily come to do. We have come to offer thanksgiving for the blessings that we have received during the year past. We also have come to invoke God’s blessings as we begin the New Year. But before we invoke blessings from the Lord, we must also be thankful for His blessings that we have received. And here is where we need to ponder and remember how God has blessed us. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 OR 1:1-5, 9-14

……from your Pastor’s Desk – For unto us this day is born a Savior – Christ is born for us! That is the clear message of our celebration today. Christ is born— He didn’t just ‘appear’ but was born, just as we were all born. We believe that Christ, although Divine, is truly human like us in all things except sin. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalms 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24

……from your Pastor’s Desk – With deep joy and gratitude, I extend to you my prayerful best wishes for a holy and blessed Christmas. During this Advent Season, it has been my prayer that each of you would find opportunities to reflect on your own faith and relationship with the Lord Jesus and His Church. I hope the ‘Little Blue Book’ helped. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalms 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11

……from your Pastor’s Desk – Happy Gaudete Sunday! – Gaudete Sunday happens every year on the third Sunday of Advent. Back in the 1900’s, when many of us were born – up until the early 1960’s – the words were in Latin: “Gaudete, iterum dico vobis, ‘Gaudete.'” Which means; “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice! And so, this Sunday is still called “Gaudete Sunday.” …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12

……from your Pastor’s Desk – People ask me what they can ‘do’ during Advent to make it more meaningful. Lent has pretty clear-cut things, but Advent – not so much. Here is a practical Advent ‘To-Do-List. Try a few each day, even random numbers. Your world and the world of those around you will be a better place. You’ll See. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalms 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44

……from your Pastor’s Desk – Setting the Stage for Our Advent Journey – Today is the first day of the new Church year. It is also the first day of Advent. Advent is the 4-week period before Christmas when the Church celebrates the first coming of Christ and anticipates His second coming. …

Sunday’s Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43

……from your Pastor’s Desk – Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – This Feast Day is enhanced by asking, and answering, a few questions: Who is Jesus? What does He mean in your life? …

Sunday’s Readings: Malachi 3:19-20a; Psalms 98:5-6, 7-8, 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19

……from your Pastor’s Desk – END TIMES? – Every year on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time – we have apocalyptical readings about the ‘End-Times. Truth is, we do not know when the Last Day will come, Christ does not tell us. But what He does tell us very clearly in the Holy Gospel today is not to listen to those who say the end is nigh. …

Sunday’s Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38 OR 20:27, 34-38

Sunday’s Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2; Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-10

……from your Pastor’s Desk – All Saints Day and all Souls Day – ALL SAINTS DAY: A ‘Happy’ Holy Day [of Obligation] Tuesday, November 1st, we celebrate all those countless persons who are in heaven, but do not have a special “feast day.” …