Dear Friends, Today the Lord speaks of the beatitudes in the gospel. He says, “Blessed are you, who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God”, (Lk.6.20) who are the poor? They are those who place their trust in the Lord, not in riches. The beatitudes reveal an order…

Dear Friends The readings of today’s liturgy of the word of God speak of the call of Isaiah, Paul and Peter. All the three were extraordinary messengers of God. All three were different from the other. Isaiah seems to have been an aristocrat. He spoke with dignity and with moral…

Dear Friends This Sunday the readings focus our attention on our call to a prophetic mission rooted in love. Since the prophet must speak the truth in love, his message risks rejection. The first reading is about the call of Jeremiah who is chosen by God even before he was…

Saint Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850) Today, we, the Pallottine Fathers and all those who belong to the Pallottine family, celebrate the feast of our founder,  St. Vincent Pallotti.  He was born in Rome, on April 21st,  1795. and ordained a priest on the 16th of May, 1818. On April 4th  1835,…

“Jesus did this, the first of his signs, In Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory.” Dear friends: We are a people of Hope in the spirit. Hope means direction and promises for us; we are looking forward to the Lord’s blessings for the Church of Christ in our world….

“This is my beloved son; in whom I am well pleased” (Mk 1/11) Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, When Christ was baptized in the river of Jordan by John then Jesus left behind the hidden years of life and begun the public ministry. The heaven approved the divinity…

Dear Friends: Wishing you all “A Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2010”. Christmas is a feast of great joy and celebration, because God became man so that man may become Godlike. Jesus was born in a manger. This means he did not come with power, prestige or loud…

Dear friends: When our Blessed Virgin Mary heard the message of God from Archangel Gabriel, she hurried off to the hill country as the gospel of today’s liturgy of the word tells us.  This was not because she believed the message of God but because she was eager to fulfill…

Dear Parishioners, “Rejoice the Lord is nigh.”  As Christmas draws near, the Church emphasizes the joy which should be in our hearts over all that the birth of our Saviour means for us.  The great joy of Christians is to see the day drawing nigh when the Lord will come…

“Prepare the way of the Lord, Make straight his paths: All people shall see the salvation of God” Dear friends: On Saturday some 21 Children of our parish celebrated  for the first time the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance. They made their First Confession as we used to say. Confession is…