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From Holy Spirit Facebook post 11/27/2021: Here is a link to our Mass for the First Sunday of Advent: https://youtu.be/DUmqyW1v9cE You may also view the Mass video here:
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……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. It is also a time when we are pressured by advertisers…
From Holy Spirit Facebook post 11/20/2021: Here is a link to this week’s Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe: https://youtu.be/QXQMgq7AVn8 You may also view the Mass video here:
……from your Pastor’s Desk The 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? We call Him Messiah or Christ. Do those words mean anything to you personally?We call Him Savior, Redeemer and Lord. What effect does this have in…
From Holy Spirit Facebook post 11/13/2021: Here is a link to our Mass for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: https://youtu.be/exqQif6prt4 You may also view the Mass video here:
……from your Pastor’s Desk Worst Day Ever?[please read entirely through] Today was the absolute worst day everAnd don’t try to convince me thatThere’s something good in every dayBecause, when you take a closer look,This world is a pretty evil place.Even ifSome goodness does shine through once in a whileSatisfaction and happiness don’t last.And it’s not true thatIt’s all in the mind and…
From Holy Spirit Facebook post 11/6/2021: Here is a link to our Mass for the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time: https://youtu.be/TIdrDBVKRu0 You may also view the Mass video here:
……from your Pastor’s Desk Veterans Day – 2021 Veteran’s day is ACTUALLY this Thursday, November 11th. But for continuity purposes, this writing says ‘Today’. Today is not Memorial Day – Not a day to pray for those who died under arms. We should do that EVERY day. Nor is today a day when we specifically honor and pray for all those men…
From Holy Spirit Facebook post 10/30/2021: Here is a link to the video for our Mass for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: https://youtu.be/F2UsANJ45To You may also view the Mass video here:
……from your Pastor’s Desk Halloween – Secular or Sacred? October 31st is Halloween. Many people, especially Christians, dismiss Halloween for what it has become. Fact is though; we are the ones who invented it, or rather, in ancient days ‘converted it’ as we did many other pagan festivals. Halloween is an ancient festival with roots in Celtic pre-Christian times. It was adapted…