Fifth Sunday After Easter 2017 – 1st Holy Communion Sunday St. James in the simple and direct style of his epistle gives practical advice on living a moral life. In the Gospel, Christ reveals the secrets of the Blessed Trinity to His apostles. Also, today the children received their First Holy Communion and they were…
Fourth Sunday after Easter 2017 This Mass prepares us for the upcoming feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost when Our Lord returns to heaven and sends the Holy Ghost. This day is also a secular holiday in which we honor our mothers. Falling as it does during the month of May our thoughts naturally turn…
St. Pius V – 1st Friday April 2017 Christ’s first words to His Apostles on Easter night were Peace be to you. By this He re-assured them that He had forgiven them for abandoning Him during His Passion and Death. We must imitate Our Lord and not hold grudges. Also, the Introit for the feast of…
Good Shepherd Sunday The words of today’s gospel: “I am the Good Shepherd” have a significant meaning for those of us “sheep” who look for protection and guidance from their Shepherd. There is also a reference to the last three chapters of the Book of Isaiah – prophecies relating specifically to the coming of Christ…
Low Sunday 2017 Low Sunday is the culmination of the eight-day celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The term Low is intended to indicate the contrast between it and the great Feast one week earlier of Easter Sunday, certainly the greatest of all liturgical feasts. The Octave…
Easter Sunday 2017 On Easter Sunday St. Paul tells us to purge out the old leaven and that Christ is our Passover. His rising from the dead still shocks and amazes the modern world as it did in His day. One of the purposes for Our Lord’s Resurrection is as an aid to believe all…
Easter Vigil 2017 The Easter Vigil begins with the Feast of Light in dispelling the darkness of sin. The next part of the ceremony is about Baptism and renewal of vows and finally we have the Mass. The central doctrine of Easter is the Resurrection of Our Lord and His overcoming of evil and death. …
Good Friday 2017 Holy Mother the Church on Good Friday gathers around the Cross to witness the renewal of Christ’s sacrifice during the solemn liturgical action. This ceremony has the Passion according to St. John, the solemn collects, the adoration of the Cross and culminates with Holy Communion. Our Mother of Sorrows stands before us…
Holy Thursday 2017 Holy Thursday can be summed up in one word: Love. This Divine-Human love in the Sacred Heart gave us the Holy Eucharist, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Holy Priesthood today.  True Catholics love all these sacred things in return and follow Our Lord’s command to love one another. Finally,…
Palm Sunday 2017 Palm Sunday encompasses all of the Mysteries of Holy Week in one singular devotion.  It begins with an exclamation of Joy as Christ enters Jerusalem as Savior and King, turns to profound sorrow as He undergoes His Passion and Death, and the culminates in Joy again at His Resurrection.  Since it is in…
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