4th Sunday of Advent
To The Advent Epiphany Community The Angel’s Candle (Love Candle): Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men, (Luke 2:13-14) (Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A, Mathew 1: 18-24, 21 December 2025) In Mary’s Yes and Joseph’s Trust: God Draws Near Enough to Make Our Humanity His home The liturgy for today, the Fourth and last Sunday […]
3rd Sunday of Advent
To The Advent Epiphany Community The Shepherd’s Candle (The Candle of Joy): Joy at the Soon-Coming of Jesus (Luke 2:10–12) (Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday, Matthew 11:2-11, 14 December 2025) The Sunday of Joy: The Soul Becomes a Cradle for Christ through Rejoicing, Praying, and Giving Thanks On this Third Sunday of Advent, called […]
2nd Sunday of Advent
To The Pilgrims of Hope at Epiphany The Bethlehem (Peace) Candle: Mary and Joseph’s Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem (Luke 2:4-7)(Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, Mathew 3:1-12, 07 December 2025) Repent: For God’s Nearness Reveals the Kingdom Within – In the Gospel given this second Sunday of Advent, John the Baptist’s invitation resounds. Repent, […]
First Sunday of Advent: A Season of Hopeful Vigilance
(Isaiah 2:1–5, Romans 13:11–14, Matthew 24:37–44) Dear Parish Family, Today the Church begins a new liturgical year—a fresh journey of faith for the People of God. As always, we set out with the season of Advent, a sacred time that invites us to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord. The readings from […]
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thirty Third Sunday ( Malachi 3:19–20A; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–12; Luke 21:5–19) Dear Parish Family, The word Parousia in Greek means “presence” or “coming,” and in Christian theology it refers to the second coming of Christ—the final revelation of God’s kingdom when Christ will return in glory to judge the living and the dead. For Catholics, […]
All Souls Day Homily
Readings: Wisdom 3:1–9; Psalm 23; Romans 5:5–11; John 6:37–40 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we gather today for All Souls Day, we fondly remember our loved ones who are no more with us now. We are surrounded not just by one another, but by memories—memories of parents, grandparents, children, friends, and loved […]
All Souls Day
(Wisdom 3:1–9; Psalm 23:1–6; Romans 5:5–11; John 6:37–40) Dear Parish Family, This weekend, as we gather for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed — All Souls Day — we extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all families returning to our parish community. Today, we come together not in sorrow alone, but in faith […]
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
To The Epiphany Community Prayer Becomes Authentic: When the Heart Turns from the Mirror of Self to the Mercy of God (30 Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 18:9-14, 26 October 2025) Today, Jesus wants to show us the right attitude for prayer and for invoking the mercy of the Father; how one must pray; the […]
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
To The Epiphany Community Mission is the Outward Journey of Grace: Sustained by the Inward Ascent of Prayer (29 Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 18:1-8, 19 October 2025) The World Missionary Day, which is celebrated today, is a good opportunity for every baptized person to become more aware of the need to cooperate in the […]
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Healed Body Returns to Dust: But the Grateful Heart Lives Forever (28 Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 17:11-19, 12 October 2025) This Sunday’s Gospel presents Jesus healing 10 lepers, of whom only one, a Samaritan and therefore a foreigner, returned to thank him (Luke 17:11-19). The Lord said to him: Rise and go your […]