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Browsing the 2019 archive of Fr John's Weekly Message

August 4, 2019, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 8/02/19

Dear Friends,            

The summer break is almost over. Very soon our children will have to return to school. While that might be a sad prospect for some of our kids, the parents might be over joyed to send them back to school. While speaking of back to school details, ... Read More »

July 28, 2019, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 7/27/19

Dear Friends,

Today we celebrate the Parents’ Day! I am very grateful to our lovely parents who are so committed to their faith. They love God so deeply that they want to honor him by perpetuating it to their future generation. We understand that parenting today has become a ... Read More »

July 21, 2019, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 7/20/19

Dear Friends, 

Today we celebrate the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the invitation for our contemplation and reflection is very clear: Hospitality. We hear from the Book of Genesis how hospitality has been ingrained in our Christian tradition from time immemorial and how Abraham, the Father of Faith, ... Read More »

July 14, 2019, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 7/15/19

Dear Friends,          

The DDI (Diverging Diamond Interchange) on the Viera Boulevard with the access ramps to and from Interstate 95 is at last open. As per experts’ opinion the diverging diamonds are considered safer than traditional diamond interchanges. I wish you a safer driving experience.

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July 7, 2019, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 7/04/19

Dear Friends,           July 7, 2019, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

“Son of Thunder” Thanksgiving

James and John asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

I’ve long had a warm space in my heart for these two brother apostles, who ... Read More »

June 30, 2019, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 6/26/19

Dear Friends,           June 30, 2019, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

We begin the month of July this Monday, a month of travel and leisure and of course the soaring sun smiling ever so gently on us… Today we celebrate 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time and in the ... Read More »

June 23, 2019, The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 6/20/19

Dear Friends,           June 23, 2019, The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ, Year C

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. This feast invites us annually to recommit ourselves to the re-enactment of that Last Supper that Jesus had with ... Read More »

June 16, 2019, The Most Holy Trinity, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 6/14/19

Dear Friends                       June 16, 2019, The Most Holy Trinity, Year C

               

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This is THE CENTRAL MYSTERY OF OUR CATHOLIC FAITH by which I mean it is the foundation of all other mysteries. This goes to show that is ... Read More »

June 9, 2019 Pentecost Sunday Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 6/08/19

Dear Friends,           June 9, 2019, Pentecost Sunday, Year C

Let me wish you all a very Happy Feast of Pentecost! This is without question a very important feast in the liturgical calendar. It is the Feast of the Holy Spirit. It is the celebration of the gift of the ... Read More »

June 2, 2019, The Ascension of the Lord, Year C

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 6/02/19

Dear Friends,         

This Sunday we commemorate the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that ascension marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain (CCC #665). This feast reminds us that like the first disciples, we are not to ... Read More »