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Pastor’s Column – Sunday of Divine Mercy – April 19, 2020

Feast of Divine Mercy                                                      Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:1-24; 1 Pet 1:3-9; John 20:19-31   Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,   On this Second Sunday of Easter, the responsorial psalm and Gospel center on the theme of mercy. In Psalm 118 we say three times, “His mercy endures forever.” The Gospel, from John 20:19-31, [...]

By |2020-04-17T13:24:42-05:00April 17th, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments

Pandemic Message & Prayer

The Weight of the Pandemic is the Burden We All Bear   We are living in an unprecedented time in history. The COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has interrupted our lives and turned our world completely upside down. It is simply unimaginable that an invisible virus could have such a deadly effect on such a global [...]

By |2020-04-10T11:50:33-05:00April 10th, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – Holy Thursday – April 9, 2020

HOLY THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER                                              04/08/2020 Ex 12:1-8, 11-14, 1Cor 11:23-26, John 13: 1-15   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   I want to reflect on the virtue of faith as it is demanded by the eucharist, and the virtue of love as it is demonstrated in the washing of the feet. Holy [...]

By |2020-04-10T11:46:45-05:00April 10th, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – Good Friday – April 10, 2020

Good Friday                         04/10/2020 Is 52:13- 53:12, Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Today we celebrate the Good Friday of our Lord’s Passion, the moment when Jesus our Lord was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate at the instigation of His opponents, and put to suffer and was tortured, made to [...]

By |2020-04-10T11:43:56-05:00April 10th, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – April 5, 2020

Gospel at the Procession with Palms: Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11, Gospel at the Mass: Matthew 26:14-27:66   Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.”  These words from the account of the Passion of Jesus Christ according to Matthew are so strong.  [...]

By |2020-04-03T10:25:11-05:00April 3rd, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments

Urgent Community News

Dear St. Mary Parish Community,   Information and response to the spread of COVID-19 (the current coronavirus) continues to change rapidly. We are grateful that this virus has not had a significant impact in our community to date but realize we must act in a proactive way to protect our community and the communities beyond. [...]

By |2020-03-19T13:19:19-05:00March 19th, 2020|Fr. Valery, Front Page|0 Comments