1st Sunday of Advent (Fr. Francis)

Today we begin the new Liturgical Year and the Season of Advent in preparation for the great feast of Christmas. Advent is a penitential time, though not so severe as Lent, and this is why there are no flowers in the Church and our music is a little more sober. We...

1st Sunday of Advent (Fr. Vinner)

“TO BE ALERT! BE WATCHFUL!” My brothers & sisters in Christ, The central theme of today’s liturgy of word is warning to us to be alert, watchful and prepared because Christ’s Second Coming, coinciding with the end of the world, can occur at any time. The...