The Epiphany of the Lord Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-6Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6Matthew 2:1-12 Reflection: Surprisingly, in today’s Gospel of Matthew, the first people to visit Baby Jesus and pay homage to Him were Gentiles who travelled from another country, not Jews who…
Scripture: 1 John 2:18-21John 1:1-18 Reflection: Children, it is the final hour. -1 John 2:18a Those are the first words of our Scripture today. The Church, in her wisdom, offers us this stark reminder. Here we are, sitting on the…
Scripture: 1 John 2:3-11Luke 2:22-35 Reflection: “. . . for the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.” 1 John 2:8 Today is the fifth day in the octave of Christmas. The readings remind us of…
Scripture: 1 John 1:5-2:2Matthew 2:13-18 Reflection: For the past few months, our parish has been busy resettling an Afghani family of eleven. They are beautiful people, so happy to be in a safe place with a future that brings much…
Scripture: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Colossians 3:12-21Luke 2:41-52 Reflection: I regret the practice of discarding all things Christmas so soon after December 25, as if the journey is complete. Maybe it is because we begin celebrating the holy day six weeks…
Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-10Hebrews 1:1-6John 1:1-18 Reflection: Please enjoy this Christmas message from our Passionist Family:
Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24Luke 1:57-66 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the account of the birth of John the Baptist. As is the case with Jesus, which we will hear when we celebrate Christmas, there are many remarkable things…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:24-28Luke 1:46-56 Reflection: The Magnificat; Mary’s declaration of her love of God in response to an angel of the Lord. Lord it sure would be a great help if every time You had something to tell me,…
Scripture: Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18Luke 1:39-45 Reflection: Our first reading comes from the Song of Songs which is an allegory of God’s love for his people. In this passage the groom represents God, and we see God inviting the…
Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14 Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: Today’s readings are about promise and fulfillment, fear and courage, cynicism and trust. Just five days before we celebrate the birth of Christ, the readings remind us that the coming of Christ was no…