Spiritual Reflections
1st Sunday of Lent
1st Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8-15 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1: 12-15 Today is the 1st Sunday of Lent, and today’s gospel brings us back to the time when the spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, where he remained for 40 days in prayer and fasting. During lent, we go into the desert, we go to the...
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46, 1Corinthians 10:31-11:1 Mark 1: 40-45 Today’s gospel proclaims Jesus healing a man with leprosy. The gospel reminds us of those who are left out and lonely, as well as those who are the least, the last and the lost. We do not often notice them...
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5th Ordinary Sunday, Year B, Job 7:1-4, 6-7 / 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 / Mark 1:29-39 There is suffering and pain in this world. We are weak and fragile human beings. No matter how strong we are, we are not superhuman beings. No matter how high a position or status we have in society, we are not...
Sunday of the Word of God
Dear Brother Knights, Today, Sunday of the Word of God established by Pope Francis, to enable the church to experience anew how the lord opens up for us the treasury of His word. At the Angelus today, the Pope announced 2024 a year of prayer ahead of the upcoming Jubilee 2025 and invites us to...
The Feast Of Epiphany Of The Lord
The Feast Of Epiphany Of The Lord Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matt. 2: 1-12 Today we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, which marks the conclusion of the Christmas season. We are now transitioning to Ordinary Time. The Gospel narrates the search of the Magi (wise men) in the hope of...
Christmas Greetings
Dear Knights, As we come to the end of another year, I want to take a moment to personally thank you for journeying together this year, with your heart on fire, and feet on the move. The great mystery of the love of God for humanity is made very real in the person of Jesus this season. Christmas...
Solemnity of Christ the King Reflection
Readings Ezekiel 34.11-12,15-17Psalm 231 Corinthians 15.20-26,28Matthew 25.31-46 We are celebrating today the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. We are concluding the liturgical year with this great feast, which reminds us that in the fullness of time God will reign in...
Good Shepherd Sunday 2023
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter also known as Good Shepherd Sunday or Vocation Sunday. In today’s gospel, Jesus describes the difference between the shepherd and thieves and robbers. Thieves do not enter the sheepfold through the gate but would climb over elsewhere. The shepherd on the other...
2nd Sunday of Lent 2023
Journey of Life and Death One of the old images we still use to describe life is the “journey” that we all make from the womb to the grave. The image of the journey speaks of a passage through time and places. It is a journey which includes the people we have met, the kind of time we have had, and...
Reflection – 22 Sunday in OT 2022
The Lord Jesus gives a parable about Humility and Hospitality. Where do you sit at banquet? Jesus tells us: Do not hastily take the seat of honor. Wait to be seated. Let the host lead you to the seat. “for everyone who exalts himself/herself will be humbled.” The Lord teaches another lesson. Who...
Reflection – 19th Sunday in OT 2022
Why do we keep coming together for worship every Sunday? Is it because we feel that behind everything we experience, behind everything we see or know, there is more than what we can name, touch, or understand? USCCB Daily Readings - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time What has brought us together and...
Sixth Sunday of Easter 2022
Beatification of Pauline-Marie Jaricot, Foundress of the society of the Propagation of the Faith and The Living Rosary O God, let all the nations praise you! In these days of Easter joy, the Church proclaims the victory of God. A victory over sin and death; over the eternal enemy of the human...
Easter Sunday 2022
Allelulia! He is Risen! Today we celebrate Easter Sunday. This Sunday’s Mass has a slight difference from other Sundays. Instead of reciting the creed, we will be renewing our baptismal promises. The Renewal of the Baptismal Promises has two parts. The first part is the Renunciation of Sin and the...
Palm Sunday Reflection – 2022
Palm Sunday - The Start of Holy Week With the celebration of Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, the church begins the celebration of the great Holy Week, the holiest of all the weeks in the Liturgical year. Palm Sunday therefore serves as the gateway to the celebration of the most profound mysteries...
Second Sunday in Lent 2022
The second Sunday of Lent is always the account of the Transfiguration. If the first Sunday of Lent is a striking reminder of Jesus’s solidarity with us in temptation, the second Sunday is meant to remind us that the glory that burst forth from Jesus’s body is a glory that he means to share with...