Pastor of St. Mary Immaculate Parish
Sunday’s Readings: Neh 8:2-4A, 5-6,8-10; Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 From the Pastor’s Desk …. The Revolution of God’s Kingdom After hearing the Gospel of St. Luke, we can imagine the scene: It’s Saturday and Jesus solemnly recites the Scripture from the prophet Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord…
Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2,2-3,7-8,9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 From the Pastor’s Desk …. The Good Wine at the Wedding Feast Every Sunday Mass is a feast for all of us. We come to seek the good wine that Jesus offers us; the good wine of His Word; the good wine of His love; and the good wine of his…
Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 From the Pastor’s Desk…… We are Baptized to Transform the World The Epiphany was the manifestation of Christ’s divinity to the world and His Baptism is a new “Epiphany”; for God reveals to His people that Jesus Christ is His Son.…
Sunday’s Readings…..Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13, Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 From the Pastor’s Desk …. We have come to adore the King! This is the feast of the epiphany – the showing or manifestation – of Jesus to the rest of the world. The promises of God to the people of the first covenant…
Sunday’s Readings .. Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; or Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Psalm 4:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:41-52 From the Pastor’s Desk …. Holy Family of Nazareth, Pray for Us! The Scriptures tell us a lot about Jesus, especially how he came into the world and how he left it. Although Scripture doesn’t say much about…
Christmas Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25 From the Pastor’s Desk …. A Child, A Mother and the Shepherds. Today a great light shines – the light of charity. Despite the fact that 2000 years have passed by, this still is the “Holy Night”. The only good news that can remove the fears of…
Sunday’s Readings: Micah 5:1-4; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 From the Pastor’s Desk …. Blessed are you… In today’s Gospel, Elizabeth calls Mary blessed. One definition of blessed is holy; another is favored by God. Mary is all of these things – blessed, holy and favored by God – because God chooses her…
Sundays Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 From the Pastor’s Desk …. The Song of Happiness Not all is penitence, pain, and death as we journey through this desert. Today’s liturgy pauses to ring a hymn of joy. How can we not be delighted when the Son of God, who comes to save us, is near. Jesus is coming, Jesus is with us. With…