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Feb
27

Second Sunday of Lent – C February 28th, 2010

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Dear Friends, The first reading of today’s liturgy of the word gives us the perfect model of what our faith should be.. The first reading says, “The Lord said to Abraham:’Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, “So…

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Feb
21

First Sunday of Lent – C February 21st, 2010

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Dear Friends, We have started the Holy season of Lent, a very important period in the year of worship. It is the time to make God the centre of our life once again, a time to abandon our sin and go back to Him. Today’s gospel tells us the three…

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Feb
14

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C February 14th, 2010

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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…

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Feb
8

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C February 7th, 2010

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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…

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Jan
31

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – C January 31st, 2010

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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…

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Jan
23

External Solemnity of St. Vincent Pallotti – January 24th, 2010

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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,…

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Jan
17

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

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“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….

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Jan
11

Baptisim of the Lord Year C

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“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…

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Dec
25

Christmas 2009

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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…

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Dec
20

4th Sunday of Advent Year C

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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…

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