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Browsing the May 2021 archive of Fr John's Weekly Message

Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 5/31/21

Dear friends,

Although we have resumed Ordinary Time after the end of Easter Season with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, the two Sundays following Pentecost are set aside for the celebration of some of the most important mysteries of our Catholic Faith. This weekend we will be given an ... Read More »

Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 5/24/21

Dear friends,

Happy Birthday to our Mother Church! Pentecost Sunday marks the beginning of the Church, the day on which the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles to embolden them in their commission to “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature” (Make 16: 15). ... Read More »

Ascension Sunday, May 16, 2021

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 5/18/21

Dear friends,

What a privilege for us to remember and celebrate our mothers. Your participation in the Mother’s Day prayer remembrance was overwhelming. I’d like to thank our Art and Environment Committee members for their thoughtful preparations in honoring our mothers. I can’t wait to see how our DADS ... Read More »

6th Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 5/10/21

Dear friends,

Thank you for your continued prayers for Fr. John Patrick’s healing and recovery, both of which are coming along much better than expected. Thanks be to God for his patient endurance, kindness in returning to us to celebrate daily Mass, and for your prayers.

I want to ... Read More »

5th Sunday of Easter, May 2, 2021

Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 5/04/21

Dear Friends,

“I give you your priesthood as a gift” (Numbers: 18:7) are reassuring words of comfort for me as I begin my 10th year as a priest. My vocation is truly an unmerited gift from God who leads me along uncharted pathways to a destination only he knows ... Read More »