Deacon Steven Johnson’s Homily 3-7-24
3rd Week of Lent, Thursday, 3-7-24, Year BReadings: 1st Reading Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Gospel; Lk 11:14-23Optional Memorial: Saints Perpetua & FelicityTheme: Accept Correction and Be On God’s Side “The man of intelligence fixes his gaze on wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.” (Prov 17:24) How true this […]
Deacon Stu Dobson’s Reflection 3-8-24
3rd Friday in Lent, March 8, 2024 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11b, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 We are now at the end of the Third Week of Lent.; just about halfway through. Are you surviving? Are you able to make do without those things you decided to “give up” for Lent? I heard the other day that, […]
Carta de P. Geary, 3-10-2024 – Español
¡Alabado sea Jesucristo! La salvación del infierno y la condenación eterna viene de la misericordia de Jesucristo. Él es el único Salvador del mundo. Después de que San Pedro recibió el Espíritu Santo en Pentecostés, exclamó: “En ningún otro hay salvación, porque no hay otro nombre bajo el cielo, dado a los hombres, en que […]
Fr. Schuessler’s reflexión para el 3-8-24
Sigamos tratando de reflexionar sobre el Padre Nuestro. Oramos: “Perdónanos nuestras ofensas, así como nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden”. Un amigo mío dijo: ¡Vaya! ¡Ese es el chiste!”. No es muy teológico, pero parece ir al grano. Y Jesús redobla la apuesta: Mateo 6:14-15 14 “Si perdonas a los que pecan contra ti, tu Padre celestial te perdonará a ti. 15 Pero si te niegas a perdonar a los demás, tu Padre no perdonará tus pecados. Reconocemos nuestra necesidad de perdón como pecadores y nuestra necesidad de perdonar a otros como pecadores que han pecado contra nosotros. Para ayudarnos a asombrarnos de esta petición, aunque un poco técnica, El Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica enseña: V. “Y PERDÓNANOS NUESTRAS OFENSAS, COMO TAMBIÉN NOSOTROS PERDONAMOS A LOS QUE NOS OFENDEN” 2838 Esta petición es asombrosa. Si consistiera sólo en la primera frase: “Y perdónanos nuestras ofensas”, podría haber sido incluida, implícitamente, en las tres primeras peticiones del Padre Nuestro, ya que el sacrificio de Cristo es “para que los pecados sean perdonados”. Pero, de acuerdo con la segunda frase, nuestra petición no será escuchada a menos que […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 3-8-24
Let’s continue to try to reflect on the Lord’s Prayer. We pray: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” A friend of mine said: Yikes! That’s the zinger!” Not very theological but seems to get to the point. And Jesus doubles down: Mt. 6: 14-15 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if […]
Stations of the Cross
There will be Stations of the Cross at St. James Church on Fridays during Lent (not on Good Friday) at the following times: 5:30 p.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary will also be prayed after the Stations of the Cross. Please join us as we travel with […]
Seven Sorrows During Lent
Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is Back for Lent! The Legion of Mary Praesidium named, Mary, Virgin Mother of God (English Monday Morning Group) will once again be sponsoring the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary in two ways. We will be leading this rosary immediately following the Lenten Stations of the Cross on Friday nights. We will […]
Lenten Regulations
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence from meat. All other Fridays in Lent Catholics are also required to abstain from meat. FASTING is to be observed by all, 18 years of and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is […]
Lenten Fish Frys
PLEASE JOIN US…ONLY ONE MORE FISH FRY LEFT THIS LENTEN SEASON! The St. James Lenten Fish Frys are BACK ! St. James Center Gym FRIDAYS 3-15-24 – Out Last Lenten Fish Fry 4:00—7:00 p.m ~ COST = FREE-WILL DONATIONS ~ Fried COD, Potato Wedges, Coleslaw, Broccoli Cheddar Soup or Salad, Roll & Butter, Water, & […]
Bread of Life Study
You can still join Fr. Geary for our Lenten study featuring Dr. Tim Gray in, “Bread of Life: The Eucharist in Galilee.” When: Tuesdays, March 12th & 19th