Palm Sunday Mass

Video of Palm Sunday Mass for Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception,  Marcy 28 & 29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCDM0ED7lco

Palm Sunday, 2015

Palm Sunday

March 29, 2015

For weeks now, since Ash Wednesday, we have been preparing, for the celebration of our Lord's paschal mystery. Today we join together for this solemn celebration in union with the whole Church throughout the world. We are reminded that Christ entered in triumph into his own city, to complete his work as our Messiah: to suffer, to die, and to rise again. We are called to remember this special event and with love and devotion we unite with Christ in our special time of prayer and penance recalling His suffering on the cross.  We pray that we may share His resurrection and new life.

The palms that we will bless help us acclaim Jesus as our Messiah and King.  Pray today that one day all of us will experience the happiness of that new and everlasting life with God by faithfully following Him now and throughout the rest of the days of our life.                

                 – Deacon Jim

Video of Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent, 2015 (Sacred Heart & Immaculate Conception)

Watch Mass from the 5th Sunday of Lent:  March 21 & 22 (Click on the following link to view Mass)

http://youtu.be/9A8s7Np0FQo
Watch Mass from the 5th Sunday of Lent: March 21 & 22 (Click on the following link to view Mass) http://youtu.be/9A8s7Np0FQo

Fifth Sunday of Lent - Will you roll away the stone?

Fifth Sunday of Lent

March 21 & 22

In today’s Gospel we read about the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.  One of the most important lessons learned is that it is never too late for God to revive and revitalize a person.  Jesus said, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”  Are we ready to roll away the stone that blocks us from our contact with our Lord and Savior?  Are we ready to believe in the miracle and to unbind one another from the ties of sin?  Jesus said, “He who lives and believes in me will never die.”  Jesus will never give up on us.  During these last days of Lent, let us ask God to forgive us for our sins and bring us back to life with him.            – Deacon Jim

Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) Jesus cures the man blind from birth.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Cycle “A”  With The Rite of Scrutinies

March 14 & 15

The Gospel this weekend is from Cycle “A” if you have individuals that are celebrating the Sacrament of Baptism on Holy Saturday with your RCIA people, and so are involved in the Rite of Scrutinies at Mass.  In this Gospel, Jesus cures the man who has been blind since birth.  The heart of the story may be when the man receives his sight and yet, it may be even more important when he confesses his faith as a result of his new found sight.  

Many have been inspired by the words the man spoke, “If he is a sinner, I do not know.  One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.”  We may ask ourselves, where have we felt blind in our lives?  Where have we experienced a sense of new life, a new chance to be the persons we have been called to be?  I would imagine that many will recall the gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in our lives.  How about you?