Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. It is essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. Whether a patient receives whole blood, red cells, platelets or plasma, this lifesaving care starts with one person making …
Read MoreBIBLICAL BACKGROUND
All three synoptic gospels mention a solemn meal held by Jesus with his disciples in the evening before his death. Matthew, Mark, and Luke cast it as Passover meal, celebrated during the night from 14th to 15th of …
Read MoreFRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
BIBLICAL BACKGROUND
Good Friday is the day of the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Jesus is first arrested, interrogated in front of the Sanhedrin, handed over to Pilat, ridiculed and condemned to death, …
Read MoreHoly Saturday has an a-liturgical character. The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation of the night of Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal …
Read MoreTHE HEART OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
The liturgy of Easter Night used to be considered the most significant celebration of all. In the course of the Middle Ages, it was gradually moved earlier in the day (anticipated), until it was …
Read MoreMEANING OF THE FOOD BLESSING
The blessing of food on Easter probably has its roots in the 3rd century. A cup with milk and honey would be blessed during the liturgy for the newly baptized and distributed between receiving bread …
Read MoreEASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord is the third day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum and also the first Sunday of the Easter season. The very first Christian centuries had …
Read MoreEASTER OCTAVE
The celebration of the Easter week including the following Sunday – called Easter Octave – is attested very early and the first testimonies come from the 3rd / 4th centuries. The chronology of John’s gospel provides scriptural support …
Read MoreDIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
One of the most recent feasts, introduced into the liturgy only in the year 2000 – the Fest of Divine Mercy, immediately gained popularity, showing that people of today search for and are in need of …
Read MoreOur Confirmation Holy Mass with Bishop Robert Fisher will take place Friday, May 1, 2026.
May each of the 21 Confirmandi open their heart to the Holy Spirit in order that He moves them to a person of resignation to …
Read MoreMay 2, 2026
“Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity”
Holy Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm for our Catechism Students who have been busy preparing to receive Holy Communion for the first time.
The …
Read MoreMAY CROWNING – MAY 3, 2026
“O Mary We Crown Thee with Blossoms Today, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.”
Please join us at 10:00 am, Sunday, May 3th, to honor Our Blessed Mother at our annual May …
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The early Church did not celebrate a particular feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The content of this feast was first very closely associated with the Easter celebration. What probably transpires here are the multiple traditions preserved in …
Read MoreFifty days after Resurrection, the Catholic Church celebrates the sending of the Holy Spirit – Pentecost. The day of Pentecost completes Easter by the sending of the Holy Spirit, which is revealed and …
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The Acts of the Apostles (2:1-41) describe the disciples gathered together on the 50th day after Easter. They receive the Holy Spirit that enables them to talk in different languages. Peter summons the crowds to conversion and baptism; three …
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