Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 4/27/19
Dear Friends,
The Lord is Risen! “Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever.” (Revelation 1: 18). Yes, the Lord is Risen. Alleluia! During the Lenten Season we had been deprived of singing that wondrous song: Alleluia. What a joy and what a relief to ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 4/20/19
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today is the Mother of All Feasts! It is Easter! It is the day that makes our song “Alleluia” possible. We have been preparing ourselves for the last 40 days in eager anticipation of the dawning of this day where we can rejoice with the ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 4/11/19
Dear Friends,
Today we celebrate the Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord and with this we enter into the Holy Week, the most important of all liturgical seasons. During these 7 intense days ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 4/04/19
Dear Friends, April 7, 2019, 5th Sunday of Lent, Year C
The revamped, renewed, improved website of St. John the Evangelist has been in action since last week. I truly wish that you have made an attempt to visit the website. There is a way of finding out how ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 3/27/19
Dear Friends,
We had a wonderful opportunity during our Lenten Mission to reflect on our God who is relentless, and unconditional in lavishing His mercy on us. Curiously enough Fr. Joe Corpora C.S.C. the presenter of our Lenten Mission last week said that he constantly reminds himself that he ... Read More »
Posted by SJE Admin on 3/27/19
Dear Friends,
We have immersed ourselves in the season of Lent and have been cherishing our time spent in prayer, fasting and charity in order to draw closer to Christ. We are called every day to live our life to the full. In a very special manner Lent affords ... Read More »
Posted by Fr. John Britto on 3/20/19
Dear Friends,
As we enter more deeply in to the Lenten season, let us be mindful of the fact that every aspect
of Lenten Spiritual observation is geared toward one and only one goal: to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection. If Easter and Resurrection ... Read More »
Posted by Fr. John Britto on 3/12/19
Dear Friends,
The lovely season of Lent has begun. What a blessing it is that we can afford 40 days to fast, give alms, pray, deliberate, meditate, and journey toward the Paschal Mystery of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection. “The annual Lenten season is the fitting time to climb ... Read More »
Posted by Fr. John Britto on 3/01/19
Dear Friends,
We celebrate today the 8 Sunday in Ordinary Time and then we will pause for several weeks for the Holy Seasons of Lent and Easter before we resume with Ordinary Time on Monday, the 10 of June 2019. After that very challenging message of last week (Love ... Read More »
Posted by Fr. John Britto on 3/01/19
Dear Friends,
The Lord is kind and merciful. Let its sweetness echo through the week.
Once again I want to Thank You all for your generous support to Our Catholic Appeal. Many of you have done just as we hear in the Gospel today: a good measure, packed together, ... Read More »
