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Dear Parish Family, Today, “Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord,” begins the holiest week of the year! Do you observe it as such, or is it about the same as every other week? If it is, it’s not too late to make this year’s different. Carve out the time necessary to enter into … Continued
Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday. With Palm Sunday we begin the Holy Week and Jesus’ final agonizing journey to the cross. The word passion comes from a Latin word meaning “to suffer,” and we meditatively go with the sufferings of Jesus. In the first part of the liturgy we commemorate the triumphal … Continued
Dear Parish Family, You will notice something a little bit different with our altar servers. Do you remember when Mark Martin, our seminarian intern, was here last year before he went into his first year of sem-inary? A number of you commented how good he was in helping the other younger servers in guiding them … Continued
The adulterous woman was dragged by the crowd to throw stones at her and to kill her in accordance with the Law of Moses. They wanted Jesus to approve the sentence. But they all left one by one leaving Jesus and the woman alone. What did Jesus write on the ground that caused the scribes … Continued
A big THANK YOU to Rebekah, 10, and Sarah, 8, who help each week to make our St. Joseph Oratory even more handicapped accessible! With dozens of handicapped parking spots with 30 feet of the entrance, no steps or stairs, and these young ladies opening the doors, we hope it is easy for you to … Continued