Tag: grace
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Divine Mercy Sunday
(Given at the 8:30 am Sunday Mass at OLP) Today is all about the mercy of God. Divine Mercy. This devotion stems from the visions of St. Faustina back in the 20th century. She was a simple Polish nun and received visions of Jesus as well as private revelations about…
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2nd Sunday of Lent *Youth
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) In Galatians, Paul says that he has been crucified with Christ, it is no longer he that lives, but Christ who lives through him. This is not specific to Paul; Romans tells us that all Christians have been crucified with…
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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 2026
(Given at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Sunday Masses at OLP) According to the early Church Fathers, Jesus entered the waters of baptism to sanctify them. He had no need of baptism, being without sin, but Jesus consecrated the waters of baptism for our salvation. It is the unanimous witness of the early Church…
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026 (Year A)
(Give at the 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday Masses at OLP) Just as Moses went up Mount Sinai to receive the Law from God, now Jesus goes up the mountain to proclaim the Beatitudes. Moses brought the Ten Commandments down to the people; Jesus invites the people upward to hear…
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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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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 2025
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) We need to stop comparing ourselves to others. According to Father Samuel Keyes, this is what Jesus is saying in our gospel passage this evening. The Pharisee prays this way explicitly, but maybe when we heard the passage, we thought,…
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The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2025
(Given at the 4:30 pm Saturday Mass and the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass) (Reader Discretion Advised) Imagine walking into a building of a brand new religion. You enter the doors, walk up the aisle, and see at the forefront of the back wall an image of a man hanging…
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 2025
(Given at the 5:30 pm Sunday youth Mass at OLP) There were times in high school where it was difficult to explain my faith to my friends. Maybe some of you, especially our young people here, can relate. And there were areas where it’s like, if only I knew then,…