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Browsing the December 2019 archive of Fr John's Weekly Message

December 29th, 2019, The Feast of the Holy Family

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/30/19

Dear Friends

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.  The church in her wisdom is holding up the Holy Family of Nazareth as our model. Family life is rooted in the unconditional love of God as witnessed by the Holy Family.  The ... Read More »

December 22nd, & 25th, 2019, The Fourth Sunday of Advent & The Nativity of Our Lord, Year A

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/21/19

Dear Friends

Today we enter the 4th Sunday of Advent. This Sunday we are invited to get into the shoes of Mary and Joseph as they grapple with the divine child in the womb. You could imagine the struggle Mary might have had and the dilemma of Joseph wanting ... Read More »

December 15th, 2019, 3rd Sunday in Advent, Year A

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/14/19

Dear Friends

We are already into the third Sunday of Advent. This Sunday is traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday, so called from the first word of the antiphon at the introit. Gaudete (“Rejoice), taken from the Latin translation of Philippians 4:4-5, sets a tone of joyful expectation for the ... Read More »

December 8th, 2019, 2nd Sunday in Advent, Year A

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/06/19

Dear Friends

Let me begin by congratulating Gail Sullivan for her Family of the Month award in November 2019. Like so many of you she deserves our appreciation for her almost insane commitment to her faith and her parish community. Great is her love for the parish and especially ... Read More »