Sunday Homilies
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 word...
Christ the King (Fr. Francis)
Although Christ has always been recognized by the Holy, Catholic and apostolic Church as the King of kings, the Feast of "Christ the King" did not receive its official recognition until its institution in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. The reign of kings for God's people...
Christ the King (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, On this last Sunday in the Liturgical Year we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. What is this Kingdom, this Kingdom of God? We hear and read this expression many times and seldom stop to think what it really means. The...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, We are coming closer to the end of the liturgical year-A. The Church calls each one of us to be risk taker of our spiritual life. Spiritual risk is not that easy but we need to have lot of courage and confidence in...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Think of all the gifts and graces and blessings we have received from God. They are too numerous to list them all. We received the gift of life, family, friends, work, education, home, and all the conveniences of life. We can move...
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
In this world where good and evil can occupy the same space, we must be wise and vigilant. In this world where stately roses and disruptive weeds can share the same garden, we must be wise and vigilant. In this world where the foolish and the wise can sit together...
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
TO SEEK AND LOVE WISDOM My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We are invited to seek wisdom and to love wisdom. Our readings for this Holy Mass this morning talk to us about the meaning of true wisdom in our lives. What is wisdom? What does it mean to be “wise”? In our...
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
The greatest among you must be your servant. Matthew 23:11 In today’s gospel, Jesus urges us not to be like the scribes and Pharisees because they aren’t sincere in their lives. “They preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay...
All Saints Day (Fr. Francis)
Who wants to be a saint? The answer is obvious, but, sorry for being a bit insistent, I ask you – I ask us – who will dare sincerely to say in the morning before his or her mirror ‘I want to be a saint, a saint like Mother Theresa of Calcutta, a saint like Thomas...