TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In brushing up for “Catholic Jeopardy,” it might help to know that there is only one feast on the calendar for a thing, rather than a person or mystery. It’s for a chair: Saint Peter’s chair in fact. After the Resurrection, there can be no doubt that the disciples reserved a special place for Simon Peter in the upper room. Later, Peter became the bishop…
Sacred Cloth of the Passion Presentation February 15th. @ 5pm. English Faith Base communications present a high-quality exposition of the scientific analysis, current C-14 data, analogies, Sacred Scriptures, and more of the relics. Be ready to blow out your mind and increase your faith. You won’t want to miss this. Presentacion de los Santos Sudarios de la Paside Nuestro Señor Febrero 15, @ 7 p.m. Español Exposicion cientifica…
When the custom of the stational liturgies was revived in the city of Rome in the early days of the twentieth century, the papal liturgy for Good Friday was appropriately housed in the stational church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. The church is off the tourist track today, but true pilgrims would never miss it. It stands on the grounds of the Sessorian Palace, the…
On January 7th we held our traditional “Rosca de Reyes”, an Hispanic tradition full of meaning. Everyone in the picture found a baby in the Rosca. El 7 de enero celebramos nuestra tradicional “Rosca de Reyes”, una tradición hispana llena de significado. Todo el mundo en la foto encontró un bebé en la Rosca.
Annual Knights of Columbus Crab Feed The Mission of the Knights is to support the needs of the Parish by planning and organizing social and fundraising events throughout the year. The first event for 2017 will be the annual crab feed on January 28 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall after the 5pm Mass. Tickets available Now! La tradicional comida de Jaiba Se llevara…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION It’s still months away, but parish ministers, especially if they are involved in the catechumenate, have their eyes on Lent and the Easter Triduum. Until fairly recent times, the last few days before Easter were shaped by an awareness of the Passion, but the faithful were left to their own devices about how to engage with these mysteries. A thousand years…
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION As soon as Christmas ends, people begin planning for Easter! Originally, the source of our Paschal Triduum was but a single liturgy extending from Saturday sundown to sun-rise on Easter Sunday. The two days leading up to the liturgy were days of fast, not only for the elect, but for the church preparing to baptize them. A fifth-century…
Next Saturday January 7 after 5 p.m. Mass We invite you to participate in our Community Potluck. We will be sharing the traditional “Rosca de Reyes” an Hispanic tradition full of meaning. Bring your dish to share and let us continue celebrating the Salvation of God for our lives. Este proximo Sabado 7 de Enero, despues de misa de 5:00pm. Te invitamos a participar…