3rd Sunday of Easter

All the Marian Pilgrims of the Resurrection of Hope and Mercy Three Embers of Denial, Three Sparks of Love-by Galilee’s Shore: The Shepherd Rekindles the Heart of the Lost Lamb  The Third Sunday of Easter, John 21: 1-19, (04 May 2025)  Peter, conscious of being “the greatest sinner among the Apostles” going so far as to have […]

May: dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God

To All the Marian Devotees of Mary the Queen of Heaven: Wrap Us in Your Mantle This May  (01 May 2025)  The month of May is upon us, a month which the piety of the faithful has long dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. Our heart rejoices at the thought of the moving tribute of faith […]

UPDATE: Parish Photo Directory

PHOTO DIRECTORY UPDATE!  If you are a new parishioner, or you were not available to attend one of the previous photo sessions, there is a make up date on Tuesday, June 10th from 3-8pm at St. Thomas and you can go online to schedule your appointment at www.ucdir.com then click on the box “photography appointment […]

All the Easter People of Hope of Epiphany 

EASTER SUNDAY  Grief Met Grace at the Empty Tomb Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection: John 20:1-2, 11-18 (20 April 2025)  Christòs anesti! – “Christ is risen; he is truly risen!” In this traditional proclamation of the Churches of the East, the word “truly” reminds us that our hope is not an illusion, but the truth! And […]

Easter Vigil

Dear Epiphany of the Easter Vigil  Sabbatum Sanctum  Today the Earth Holds its Breath, Heaven Waits in Hope, and Love Lies Wrapped in Linen: But Dawn is Coming  Holy Saturday: The Great Easter Vigil: Luke 24: 1-10, (19 April 2025)  The Lord’s Descent into Hell “What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the […]

Easter

All the Easter People of Hope of the Epiphany Rejoicing in the Risen Christ: A Message of Creative Hope and Victory (Corinthians 15:57)  Christ is Risen! On this day we proclaim that he, the Lord of our life, is “the resurrection and the life” of the world (John11:25). Today is Easter, the Pasch, a word that means “passage”, […]

Good Friday: Passion and Death of Our Lord

Dear Good Friday People of Epiphany  Passione et Morte Domini Mercy was Nailed, but not Defeated: By His Death, We are Made Alive  Good Friday: Passion and Death of Our Lord, John 18:1-19:42, (18 April 2025)  At the end of his dramatic Passion narrative, the Evangelist Saint Mark tells us: “The centurion, who stood fac-ing him, […]

Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Dear Epiphany Disciples of the Supper of the Lord  Cena Domini In the Quiet of the Towel, Heaven Spoke: Serve as I Served  Mass of the Lord’s Supper: John 13:1-15 (17 April 2025)  This is moving. Jesus, washing the feet of his disciples. Peter did not understand it at all, he refused. But Jesus explained it […]

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

To The Epiphany of the Lord’s Passion  PALM SUNDAY From Palms to Passion: The Road to the Cross Begins  Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Luke 22:14 -23:56, (13 April 2025)  Year after year the Gospel passage for Palm Sunday recounts Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Together with his disciples and an increasing multitude of pilgrims he […]

Tenebrae Service – Holy Wednesday

At Rosary Cathedral Please accompany some of your fellow parishioners as we plan on attending the Tenebrae service at Rosary Cathedral on Wednesday, April 16, of Holy Week. It starts at 7:30pm, but we plan on meeting in the St. Stephen parking lot on Genesee and Consaul St. to carpool at 6:30pm. We are asking […]

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