Dear Parishioners, Greetings! I hope you all had a long and restful weekend. In spite of the 4th of July holiday falling on the weekend, the church attendance was very good, and I thank those of you who were able to join us in the celebration of Mass. I especially want to say “thank you”…
From the Pastor
Opening of Church for Mass: Fr. Devdas
Dear Parishioners, Greetings and I wish you all a happy Pentecost! May the Spirit of God bless you and fill your heart with peace and joy. I write this letter to share with you a few items for your information and consideration as we continue to make preparations for reopening our church for the public…
A Walk-Through Sunday Mass – April 19, 2020
I wish you all once again a Happy Easter. May the Risen Lord bless you, your homes and families. Please see our worship aid, “A Walk-Through Sunday Mass @ Home,” for this coming Sunday, the Feast of Divine Mercy. The content is the same as before, except the Gloria, which you may recite before you…
From the Pastor
Happy Lent! We just began the holy season of Lent. For many, the season is a forty-day period of prayer and fasting. Lent is primarily a time of intense spiritual preparation for conquering temptations using the same means Jesus used during His forty days of preparation in the desert for His public life. It is…
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This week is the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings today urge us to observe the laws given to us by our loving and caring God. He revealed His laws to us through Moses and the prophets in the Old Testament and through His Son, Jesus, in the New Testament. The intent of the…
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This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. This feast commemorates how Jesus, as a baby, was presented to God in the Temple in Jerusalem. This presentation finds its complete and perfect fulfillment in the mystery of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Lord. The Feast of the Presentation of…
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The Santa Sophia Academy and the Santa Sophia parish community celebrate Catholic Schools Week, January 26 – February 1, 2020. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2020 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” The theme focuses on the core of Catholic education. This is to say our schools not only focus on…
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings the season of Christmas to an end. Today’s celebration marks the transition from the liturgical season of Christmas into Ordinary Time. Until yesterday, we celebrated an infant Jesus; from today forward, we will celebrate an adult Jesus. The Baptism of Our Lord…
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Today we begin the season of Advent. The word “Advent” means “coming.” During Advent, we celebrate and recall the coming of the Lord at Bethlehem two thousand years ago. The season also invites us to focus on His Second Coming at the End of the World, and His coming to us at the time of…
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This week is the thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. As we near the end of the Church’s liturgical year, the readings become more eschatological—relating to the end of times or the final coming of the Lord. The main theme of today’s readings is the reality of life after death and the relationship between our lives…
