RESURRECTION OR WALKING DEAD?
Have you ever wondered about the actual Resurrection at the end of time? What will it be like? As believers what will our Glorified Bodies be capable of through Jesus Christ? Why are our physical bodies …
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September 16th, 23rd, 30th- Class
October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th – Class
November 4th, 11th, 18th – Class
November 25th – No Class (Thanksgiving Eve)
December 2nd, 9th, 16th – Class
December 23rd – No Class (Christmas Break)
January 6th, …
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2018 marked 100 years of the existence of our Parish. Expressing gratitude to God and remembering our Slovak heritage, a traditional wooden carved commemoration cross was designed and built on the parish grounds. We desire that it will remain a …
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SOLEMNITY
Pope Pius XI introduced a Feast of Christ the King in 1925, commemorating 1600 years since the celebration of the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325). It is a doctrinal feast day: it does not celebrate an event of salvation, …
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FEAST DAY
Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, son of Jonas is mentioned multiple times in the New Testament. He came from Betsaida, but worked and lived in Capernaum on Lake Galilee as a fisherman. He belong to the first disciples …
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FEAST DAY
The Church was built by emperor Constantine on the property that used to belong to a wealthy Roman family called Lateran, which donated it to the Church. It was consecrated by Pope Sylvester I. The basilica was additionally …
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ALL SOULS DAY
The memorial of all the faithful departed has its origins in the memorial established in 998 by Odilo, abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Cluny. The memorial first included the deceased from all the subordinated monasteries. The …
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SOLEMNITY
The origin of the celebration of all saints lies in the Eastern Church:
- A memorial of all martyrs were celebrated on various dates as early as in the 4th century.
- The Byzantine rite still celebrates the Sunday after Pentecost
FEAST DAY
The apostle Simon is also called the Cananean (Mark 3:18), or Zelot (Luke 6:15) in the New Testament. Perhaps, he used to belong to the Jewish religious sect of the Zelots before joining Jesus. He is not to …
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FEAST DAY
The archangels are celebrated on one day only since the last reform of the liturgical calendar. Gabriel and Raphael used to have their independent feast days on March 24 and October 24 until 1969, when they were merged …
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