Category: Holy Day Masses
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Holy Thursday (2026)
(Given at the Holy Thursday 6:30 pm Mass at OLP) In the Old Covenant, it was forbidden to consume animal blood. One main reason was the idea that the lifeforce of the animal was contained in its blood. To consume the blood of a cow meant one was communing in the cow or having communion with it. This would thus debase a…
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Christmas 2025
(Given at the 4 pm Christmas Eve Mass in the PLC, the midnight Mass in the PLC, and the 8:30 am Christmas Day Mass at OLP) Why does Matthew spend so much time on the genealogy of Jesus? It can be tempting to skip over it or skim through it,…
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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2025
(Given at the 8:30 am Mass at OLP) Mary being immaculately conceived fulfills the prophecy we hear from our first reading in Genesis: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers.” This enmity becomes reality when Mary’s existence is not touched by the…
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2nd Sunday of Advent (Year A) 2025
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) I was confirmed when I was 18 years old. My Confirmation was delayed for various reasons, which is why it was so late. But I am happy for it, actually, due to the fact that it made me long for…