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Look with favor on your people, Lord, we pray, and pour out upon them the gifts of your Spirit, that they may grow constantly in love of the truth and devote themselves with zeal to perfect unity among Christians. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection on Mass Readings: Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent
28 March 2020 Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings The gospel today shows us the range of people’s attitudes toward who they believe Jesus to be and from where He comes. Some think Jesus is from Galilee and take no initiative to learn that He...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
27 March 2020 Friday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings In today's readings, we see the mistrust that people had in those who were of the Lord. In the first reading, 'the wicked' were plotting to rid the one who is close with the Lord. It is most...
Francis – Special Orbi et Orbi blessing on Friday at 1 pm
Francis to give extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing on Friday, 27 March - tune in live at 1 pm EST via Vatican Live Stream! Read More
Reflection on the Mass Readings: Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
26 March 2020 Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings “But you do not want to come to me to have life’’. Jesus is frustrated with the people of his day, because of their refusal to accept him as the one whom the Father sent. He refers to the...
Reflection on the Mass Readings: The Annunciation of the Lord
25 March 2020 The Annunciation of the Lord View the Mass Readings For those of you who are counting, we have 9 months of shopping before Christmas. Although the timing of the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord is clearly aligned to the traditional celebration of...
Reflection on the Mass Readings: Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent
24 March 2020 Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings Today’s gospel recounts Jesus’ curing of the paralyzed man who had been unable to walk for thirty-eight years. Jesus finds the man helpless and waiting for someone to place him in the waters...
Reflection on the Mass Readings: Monday of the 4th Week of Lent
23 March 2020 Monday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings In our first reading from Isaiah, we a told of a time when Jerusalem will be lifted up. God will make all things new and the things of the past, the pain of the past will not be remembered. I'm...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Sunday of the 4th Week of Lent
22 March 2020 Sunday of the 4th Week of Lent View the Mass Readings Now I see! We often use this phrase to express that we understand something, that we previously did not understand or perceive. Jesus restoring the sight of the man born blind may seem to be...
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Saint Mary of the Assumption Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman Dear parishioners, Our lives have changed greatly in a matter of days, as we a nation and indeed a world community have mounted a campaign to lessen the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mass may no...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Saturday, 3rd Week of Lent
21 March 2020 Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent View the Mass Readings In today’s readings, we see the prophet Hosea’s words have struck the right note, and Israel is returning to God by practicing covenant love. The people look forward to all the good things that will...
Update from Bishop Brennan – 20 March 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I reach out to you once again as part of our best effort to keep you informed regarding changes in our practices as the severity of the Coronavirus pandemic increases in our community. After further discussions with our pastors, it...
Reflection on Mass Readings: Friday, 3rd Week of Lent
20 March 2020 Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent View the Mass Readings Our lives have greatly changed over the last week as many of us are home almost all the time and practicing social distancing when we do go out. We may find we have more times of quiet, more time with...