Mary, Mother of God Vigil, Tuesday, Dec 31 St. Matthias 4:30 pm Mary, Mother of God, Wednesday, January 1 Our Lady of the Rosary 9:00 am (Bilingual Mass) St. James of the Valley 11:00 am
>Click title for more information.
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24 St. James of the Valley 3:00, 5:00 pm & Midnight Our Lady of the Rosary 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm (Spanish Mass) St. Matthias the Apostle 4:30 pm Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25 St. Matthias 9:00 am Our Lady of the Rosary 10:00 am St. James of the Valley 11:00 am
Click on title for more information.
For obvious logistical reasons, it’s not always possible to have separate bulletins for Sundays and Holy days that fall so close together, and therefore sometimes it is necessary to combine columns. Since this column serves as both the 4th Sunday of Advent as well as the Christmas column, I’ll take care of the last Sunday of Advent first. Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths, the Savior comes to us soon, open your hearts to meet Him. Now that that’s out of the way…
Click title for full column.
The timeless and universal challenge of proclaiming the Gospel rests in handing on an immutable truth in a world that never stops changing. At the core of what we believe lies a series of simple truths: God created everything out of the desire to love and be loved. We rejected Him. He sent His only begotten Son to redeem us by His death and resurrection. He will come again at the end of all things to gather His followers to Himself.
Click title for full column.
Celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a Mass entirely in Spanish. Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 pm at St. Matthias. Reception to follow in Lonsway Hall.
Those who tolerate my preaching on a regular basis know my fondness for stories about saints. The same glories and virtues that people seek in the movies and in tales of heroism can be found in spades in the lives of the saints. Dragon slaying? Boom, St. George. Foiled assassination plots? Boom, St. Benedict. Governmental subterfuge followed by gory execution for one’s principles? Boom, St. Edmund Campion. The list goes on.
Click title for full column.