The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. During this celebration, candles are blessed before the Mass. The candles that are blessed at the beginning of the Mass are meant to be lit and then brought in procession into the church, where […]
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The Messenger In this Sunday’s Gospel, we heard that Jesus went to Galilee and Nazareth, where He had been brought up. He taught in the synagogues, and everyone praised Him. Jesus began His ministry in His humble hometown of Nazareth, and throughout His life, He was associated with His hometown. Even on the Cross, the
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The Wedding at Cana In this Sunday’s Gospel will hear about the miraculous changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana. The Gospel did not use the word “miracle” to describe the event, rather the Gospel said that it was the first of the signs given by Jesus, and in it He let
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Brothers and sisters, today the Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. Some of us may be wondering: Why was Jesus baptized by John in the Jordan River? What is the purpose of His baptism? And so on. For sure, Jesus received baptism from John the Baptist not because He needed to be cleansed of
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Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph A Memory lingers, a father holding his little daughter’s hand. They waited for the bus to take her to her first day of school. She had chosen to wear a tee-shirt emblazoned with two words: Question Authority. We knew we had a daughter with a strong soul, but