June 28 - Tuesday, Mass 5:30pm followed by devotions and Adult Faith Formation Class
June 29 - Wednesday, Mass 7am
Confessions cancelled Wednesday and Thursday, June 29-30
June 30, Thursday 7am Mass cancelled
July 1 - Friday, confessions 4:30pm, Mass moved to 5:30pm (no 7am Mass)
July 2 - Saturday, Mass 9am. Confession 4:30pm. Evening Mass 5:30pm
July 3 - Sunday, Masses 9am and 11:30am
*Note for the following week: No confessions Friday, July 8. No 9am Mass Saturday, July 9. No 4:30pm confessions Saturday, July 9.
** Saturday evening vigil Mass, July 9 is moved to 7pm **
Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Sermon, June 26 -- The Sacred Heart of Jesus, A Heart Filled With Joy and Love
We celebrate this Sunday as an external solemnity, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is a feast of the humanity of Christ, an act of adoration for the physical heart of his human body, and rejoicing in the love which that Heart represents. But we emphasize that this love is a human love, and through the human love of Jesus (who is always a divine person), we are brought into relation with the infinite divine love of the Trinity.
Finally, we consider how this devotion to the Sacred Heart also should fill us with joy, even as the heart of Jesus was filled with a perfect joy. All the laws of God and of the Church are to help us be open to this happiness and joy.
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June 14th, Adult Faith Formation Series, Kings of the Old Testament, Session 5 -- The Southern Kingdom and the Book of Chronicles
In this fifth session of our series on the Kings of the Old Testament, we look to the developments in the Southern Kingdom of Judah from the time of Solomon through to the Babylonian Captivity. We consider some of the most important kings of the North and the South, and look at the books of Chronicles.
June 7th -- Adult Faith Formation Series, Kings of the Old Testament, Session 4 -- The Northern Kingdom, Elijah and Elisha
In this forth session of our series on the Kings of the Old Testament, we look again at the book of Kings and especially the figures of Elijah and Elisha, the great prophets of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. We follow the history up to the time of the Assyrian Invasion.
May 31st, Adult Faith Formation Series, Kings of the Old Testament, Session 3 -- The Book of Kings
Continuing our series on the Kings of the Old Testament, we now look to the story of Solomon and the book of Kings. We also discuss the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament.
May 25th, Adult Faith Formation Series -- Kings of the Old Testament -- Session 2, The Book of Samuel
In this second course on the Kings of the Old Testament, we look to the books of Samuel, and the story of Saul and David.
May 17th, Adult Faith Formation Series, Kings of the Old Testament, Session 1, Introduction
In this course, we will study the Kings of Ancient Israel - focusing especially on the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, but also putting the Biblical History within the wider context of ancient world history. This will also help us to appreciate the prophetic writings of the Old Testament more fully.
Sunday Sermon, June 19 -- Transferred Feast of Corpus Christi -- St Juliana Falconieri and Love of the Eucharist
As we celebrate the External Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the patronal feast of our parish, we look to a sermon of St Thomas Aquinas on the Holy Eucharist, in which the Angelic Doctor bids us to rejoice for so great a gift!
We also consider the life of St Juliana Falconieri who lived a truly exceptional form of holiness, but is most well known for the miraculous communion by which she received Jesus in the moment of her death.
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Trinity Sunday Sermon, June 12 -- The Dogma of the Trinity
We discuss the theology of the Trinity, and the mystery of Three Persons in One God - these three Divine Persons have only one nature, one knowledge, and one love. Further, we see how an analogy based on the powers of our soul can help us to understand something of the mystery of the Trinity.
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Pentecost Sunday Sermon, June 5 -- Spiritual Reading and Daily Mental Prayer
On the feast of Pentecost, we look to how the Holy Spirit helps us to grow in the spiritual life. Most especially, we see the importance of daily Bible reading, daily reading of the lives of the saints, and daily mental prayer. (An outline of mental prayer is posted below)
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Sunday Sermon, May 29 -- Transferred Feast of the Ascension -- The Ascension Confirms the Incarnation, the Sacraments, and Marian Devotion
The feast of the Ascension is a feast of the Humanity of Christ, confirming that the human nature which our Lord assumed at his incarnation remains united to him for all eternity. This feast reaffirms all that we believe about the incarnation and the sacred humanity of our Savior.
This Sacred Humanity is powerful and effective for us today through the Sacraments of the Church. And the Sacraments have power because all the saving works of Christ's life are contained in his glorified humanity in which he has ascended on high.
Furthermore, it is significant that St Thomas Aquinas discusses devotion to Mary and the Saints precisely in relation to our adoration given to the humanity of Jesus.
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Sunday Sermon, May 22 -- The Ascension and Our Interior Life (Sunday Before the Ascension)
On this transferred feast of the Ascension (from Thursday to Sunday), we reflect upon how our Lord's removal of his visible presence from us invites us to grow in the interior life and attain to contemplative prayer.
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Sunday Sermon, May 15 -- The Catholic Church in the Acts of the Apostles
While there are certain events in the Acts of the Apostles which may seem rather foreign to typical Catholics today (for example, speaking in tongues, healings, mighty winds, etc), upon closer examination we can see the hierarchy and structure of the Church already well formed and growing rapidly in Acts.
We especially see the communion of the believers exercised through ecclesiastical hierarchy -- even St Paul and St Barnabas did not go preach until they were "sent" by the authorities in the Church, and even these apostles were held accountable to Church authorities for their preaching. Most especially, we see the structure of the Church present in the "Council of Jerusalem" related in Acts 15.
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Sunday Sermon, May 8 -- Pope St Pius V, A Good Shepherd
On Good Shepherd Sunday, we reflect upon the example and teaching of Pope St Pius V - one of the most influential popes in the history of the Church; but sadly, one who is often forgotten!
Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation. Born Antonio Ghislieri in Bosco, Italy, to a poor family, he labored as a shepherd until the age of fourteen and then joined the Dominicans, being ordained in 1528. He was elected Pope on January 7, 1566. As pope, Pius saw his main objective as the continuation of the massive program of reform for the Church, in particular the full implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent. He published the Roman Catechism, the revised Roman Breviary, and the Roman Missal; he also declared Thomas Aquinas a Doctor of the Church, commanded a new edition of the works of Thomas Aquinas, and created a commission to revise the Vulgate.
He used the Inquisition to prevent any Protestant ideas from gaining a foot hold in Italy. In dealing with the threat of the Ottoman Turks who were advancing steadily across the Mediterranean, Pius organized a formidable alliance between Venice and Spain, culminating in the Battle of Lepanto, which was a complete and shattering triumph over the Turks. The day of the victory was declared the Feast Day of Our Lady of Victory in recognition of Our Lady's intercession in answer to the saying of the Rosary all over Catholic Europe. All this, in less than 7 years as pope!His feast is April 30th.
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Sunday Sermon, May 1 -- The Apparition at the Sea of Tiberius
A line by line commentary on the apparition of Jesus to Peter and the others at the sea of Tiberius.
What was the "sea of Tiberius"? Why did Peter go fishing? What is the significance of 153 large fish? Why does Jesus ask Peter three times, Do you love me?
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Divine Mercy Sunday Sermon, April 24 -- The Theology of the Divine Mercy Devotion
The Divine Mercy devotion is a devotion to the blood and water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus. Even as the devotion to the Sacred Heart is a devotion to Jesus' Love, so this devotion to the Blood and the Water is a devotion to Divine Mercy.
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Easter Sunday Sermon, April 17 -- The Historical Veracity of the Resurrection
We reflect on the "proofs" of the resurrection and Jesus, and how this event has transformed history and should transform our hearts today.
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Good Friday Sermon, April 15 -- The Seven Last Words of Jesus
We reflect on the Seven Last Words, and what they tell us about Jesus who died for our salvation.
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Holy Thursday Sermon, April 14 --- The Logic of the Triduum
During the Triduum, the Church lives hour by hour the last days of Jesus life and finally rejoices in his resurrection. We discuss the meaning of these liturgical rites.
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Palm Sunday Sermon, April 10 -- Meditations on the Passion, Part 2
We continue our reflections upon the Passion and Death of Jesus. In this sermon, we look at the last stations, the agony of Jesus on the Cross, and his death.
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Sunday Sermon, April 3rd -- Meditations on the Passion, Part 1
Reflections on the Passion and death of Christ. In this first sermon, we discuss his agony in the Garden and the first stations of the Cross.
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Sunday Sermon, March 27 -- Baptism and the Man Born Blind
The Gospel passage of the man born blind being given his sight was most significant in the early Church in preparing the catechumens who would be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This passage also helps us to prepare for the renewal of our baptism at Easter.
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