OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY: A feast instituted by Saint Pius V to commemorate and give thanks to the Virgin Mary for her assistance in the victory against the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Notable is his 1569 document, in which he saw the Rosary as a harbinger of that victory. Clement XI … Read more
On September 29th, the Church celebrated the holy archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These archangels, who hold a deep-rooted place throughout the Church’s tradition, should not be overlooked in today’s world. The name Michael (Hebrew for “Who is like God?”) recalls the battle waged by this archangel and the faithful angels against Lucifer and his … Read more
On September 21st, the Church celebrated the feast of Saint Matthew the Apostle—a few words about this holy man of God, a pillar of the Church. He was a publican—that is, a Jew who worked for the Roman Empire, collecting taxes for Caesar. Despite this occupation, he was called by Jesus to follow Him while … Read more
Our parish is named Holy Cross. On September 14th, the Church celebrated this feast. I would like to explain this devotion and the reason why the Church celebrates it. The veneration of and devotion to the Holy Cross date back to the early Christians. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Persians sacked Jerusalem … Read more
The birth of the Virgin Mary marks the beginning of our redemption. Mary was born full of grace, for she was conceived without the stain of sin. “How would we have acted, had we been able to choose our own mother? I believe we would have chosen the one we have, endowing her with every … Read more
The Feast of Mary the Queen is celebrated on August 22, a feast instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954. The Virgin shares in the glorious universal reign of Jesus Christ, for she is the mother of the One whose kingdom shall have no end, and she cooperated closely in the Redemption. For this reason, … Read more
I would like to thank all the brothers and sisters of this parish community for their support of the Stations of the Cross project. We have already raised over $40,000 to pay for the statues. We hope to complete this project next year. We continue to pray that we may finish this work, which is … Read more
Giuseppe Sarto was born in 1835 in Riese, Italy, the second of ten children in a farming family. He served as Patriarch of Venice and was elected Pope in 1903. He governed with a firm hand during an era that had to confront virulent secularism and numerous theological and biblical errors—particularly those of Modernism. He … Read more
Today’s Gospel speaks to us of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. For two thousand years, we were taught that it was a great miracle—that many people were fed from just five loaves and two fish. We were told of Jesus’s power as God and of His miraculous signs.But starting in … Read more
During the Sunday Masses in July, the Gospel readings feature Jesus speaking in parables—short stories designed to explain the things of the Kingdom of God more clearly: heaven, the events at the end of time and at the moment of our death, as well as sin, mercy, forgiveness, conversion, and so forth. Yet, the reality … Read more