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Reflection for 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – C

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Jesus in today’s Gospel asked his disciples “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said: “John the Baptist, Elijah, one of the prophets.” Then He asked the next question only they could answer: “But who do you say that I am?” And again Peter, who was never without words, whether the right ones [...]

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Reflection for 11th Sunday on Ordinary Time – C

Saturday, June 12, 2010

My sisters and brothers in Christ, As we celebrate today’s Eucharist, we are invited to reflect on our own faith. Today’s Holy Scriptures tell us that, our task is to believe and repent. When we believe, God transforms us. God is the one who forgives sins and change our lives. We can be saved, when [...]

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Reflection for Fifth Sunday of Easter – C

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Today we celebrate the fifth Sunday of Easter. In the second reading John tells us about his vision of a new heaven and a new earth. He describes the New Jerusalem and presents us with a wonderful picture of what heaven will be like. In the New Jerusalem God lives with his people and he [...]

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Easter Sunday – 2010

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Christ has risen! Alleluia! The word, “alleluia”, signifies “give praise to God”. Blessed are those who follow him and praise him. No other event has been recorded in the history of the world comparable to the one that took place on that Sunday morning when the women discovered the empty tomb of Our Lord. Yet, [...]

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Reflection for Holy Thursday

Thursday, April 1, 2010

“Take this all of you, and eat it: this is my Body … Take this all of you, and drink: this is the cup of my Blood.” Tonight, the Word of God comes to us and asks us to think about the mystery that took place for the first time in the upper room before [...]

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Reflection for 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – C

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Whistler was a famous artist known to many for his painting of a calm old lady in a rocking chair, entitled: ”Whistler’s Mother”. One day a friend asked Whistler’s help in hanging a beautiful picture. After several minutes of thought the artist declared: “Man, you are beginning at the wrong end. You can’t make that [...]

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Reflection for 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – C

Saturday, February 6, 2010

My dear brothers and sisters, today’s readings are telling us that we are all part of the plan that God has for the world. All of us have a task in this world. You and I are chosen by God to live in this world, fight against evil, change our own lives, help another and [...]

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Reflection for Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – C

Friday, January 15, 2010

My dear Brothers and Sisters, We return today to ordinary time in our liturgy celebrations. Last Sunday we celebrated Baptism of the Lord and we renewed our baptismal vows during Holy Mass. Today is second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gospel from Saint John for today’s Sunday is telling us about first miracle which Jesus did [...]

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Reflection for Baptism of the Lord and renewal of our baptismal vows.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Baptism is the sacrament which takes away our sins, regenerates to a new life of grace, unites us with God and makes us members of Christ’s Church. Baptism is necessary for salvation because as Christ said: ”Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the [...]

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A beautiful gift, a lasting memory

Monday, January 4, 2010

In this season of giving, our Parish of St. Francis received a very kind and generous gift, on the Feast of the Epiphany (The Feast of the Kings). Our need called for an outdoor Nativity to display. This Sunday we received this beautiful gift, of an eleven piece set, detailed to per­fection, three foot in [...]

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