XXX SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ONCE AGAIN, CHRIST ASKS US TO LOVE By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jiménez Once again we find the theme of love and justice the readings for this Sunday. We could exclaim: Again! I am reminded of a story of the Apostle and Evangelist Saint John.
Continue readingXXIX SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WORLD MISSION SUNDAY By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The third Sunday of October marks the WORLD MISSION SUNDAY APPEAL, although we will read the Ordinary Sunday readings my reflection will make mention of the missionaries. I will start directly with an anecdote. A few
Continue readingXXVIII SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CHRISTIAN HOPE By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez We have gone through the majority of the liturgical year. The great solemnities of Christmas and Easter are long gone and now Christmas nears again. It seems that the readings of this Sunday make us consider the
Continue readingXXVII SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GOD: PATIENT, GENEROUS AND JUST By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez The readings for this Sunday make us reflect on the infinite mercy of God for the sinner. In the Gospel today we hear, specifically in the figure of the landowner, a reflection of God
Continue readingSaint Michael, our Patron Saint. By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Our parish is celebrating our patron saint and a good question is: Who is Saint Michael? In this little reflection I will look for information from different web pages about angels and St. Michael specifically. What are angels? The
Continue readingXXV SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUSTICE AND CHARITY By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Part of this Sunday’s Gospel makes us reflect on many aspects of life: justice, the call to conversion of each Christian and charity. We hear in today’s Gospel: “When those who had started about five o’clock
Continue readingXXIV SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez Last week I wrote as the title of my reflection: love by loving. Today we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In the Holy Cross we have the most powerful and true sign of love. St. Paul says
Continue readingXXIII SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN LOVE WE DISCOVER THE MEANING OF OUR LIFE By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez I start this reflection bringing to our minds the story of Cain and Abel, from the book of Genesis: “then the LORD asked Cain, Where is your brother Abel? He answered,
Continue readingXXII ORDINARY SUNDAY By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo The prophet Jeremiah lived between 650 and 586 B.C. in Judah, Jerusalem, Babylonia and Egypt. He is called the “Weeping prophet”. Jeremiah’s sole purpose was to reveal the sins of the people and explain the reason for the impending disaster. In his
Continue readingYOU ARE PETER AND UPON THIS ROCK… By our Pastor, Fr. Carmelo Jimenez For this Sunday I will begin my reflection copying a part of the second reading: “For from him and through him and for him are all things.” Certainly everything we are and have we have received from
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