Septuagesima Sunday 2020

Midnight Mass 2018 Jhn 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jhn 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. Jhn 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Jhn 1:14 And the…

Sunday after Ascension 2019 I have borrowed from a sermon from St. Leo the Great, written around 1,500 years ago  (http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360374.htm); and yet, it is still applicable to Christians today. (St. Leo the Great, also known as Pope Saint Leo I, was the first pope to be given the title “the Great.”He became a Deacon…

Pressures of life can lead us to a losing of faith or they can cause our FAITH to grow… Satan’s goal for each one of you: is for you to abandon your God – to die spiritually. The evil spirits that mold and shape this world fails each time our faith is strengthened. The secular…

Today’s passage comes from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. He has gathered followers, begun his healing ministry and now he sits down with a crowd to share his wisdom. When Jesus speaks, he is not teaching middle class citizens who are frustrated with a few inconveniences of life. He is addressing his fellow Jews who…

  In the Gospel reading we hear the Beatitudes (the blessings describing the true joys of discipleship.)   Blessed are the poor in spirit, Blessed are those who mourn, and Blessed are the meek,   Yes, blessed are those who have a total trust in God.   Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for…