Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/20/20
Dear Friends,
As we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Advent, we cannot help but speak of Christmas. Mary becomes the obvious focal point of the 4th Sunday of Advent. With her great FIAT, i.e., her acceptance of God’s invitation conveyed by the Archangel Gabriel, Mary becomes the perfect model ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/13/20
Dear Friends,
The entrance antiphon for the 3rd Sunday of Advent reads like this: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” These are words taken from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (4:4-5). The Third Sunday of Advent is designated as Gaudete ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 12/07/20
Dear Friends,
With much happiness, we enter into the joyful season of Advent! The stage was set last weekend, the First Sunday of Advent, with the invitation to be watchful and alert as we wait in anticipation for the coming of Christ. During this holy season, our focus changes ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/29/20
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! Although the calendar year begins in January, the new Liturgical Year – the Year of Grace in 2021 – begins with the First Sunday of Advent. The prophet Isaiah is one of the Advent characters who will dominate the scene. On this First Sunday of ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/22/20
Dear Friends,
On the 22nd November we celebrate the Feast of St. Cecilia, the Patron saint of musicians. This year since it falls on a Sunday it will not be celebrated. However, we want to take this moment for the many musicians and cantors and choir members our community has ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/15/20
Dear Friends,
As we enter into the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time we are in the penultimate Sunday to the last week of the Liturgical Year. The readings of the past few weeks were reminding us of the last days and how we must be prepared like the wise ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/08/20
Dear Friends,
At last, the excruciating wait for the election is over. As we live with the results of our choices, let us continue to pray for our leaders and our country that the Lord may protect us as one nation under God.
During the MONTH of November, we ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/01/20
Dear Friends,
The month of November reminds us of both our Christian identity and our destiny. We are called to be SAINTS and to spend eternity with the Lord! I think it’s fair to say that most of us are dissatisfied with the current direction in which our world ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/25/20
Dear Friends,
The message in this weekend’s Scripture could not be more timely as we prepare to exercise our inalienable right to vote. Jesus categorically states that the whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments: You shall love the Lord, your God, with everything you’ve got, ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/18/20
Dear Friends,
On the 29th Sunday A in the Gospel of Matthew (22:21), Jesus makes it abundantly clear that we must pay to God what belongs to God. What a timely challenge for us! In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah (45:5) conveys the passionate cry of our God: ... Read More »
