Pastor’s Message: March 31, 2024

Dear Parish Family,

Lent has come to an end and we begin the 50 days of the Easter Season. The Gospel tells us about the disciples’ discovery of the empty tomb. They did not yet understand that Jesus had risen from the dead. We are invited to reflect upon a most amazing gift of faith in Jesus and his Resurrection.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone, as we celebrate the beautiful gift of life that God has blessed each of us with.

It is important to gather as a faith community to remember and celebrate what God has done for us. “Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important truth of the Catholic faith. It’s the crowning event of the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s suffering, Death, and Resurrection. It’s the promise that gives us hope and encouragement in our daily struggles. It reminds us that light follows darkness, spring follows winter, and eternal life follows death.  Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let us rejoice because Christ our Lord has truly risen! May the blessings and joy of the Easter Season fill your hearts and homes with peace and love.

God Bless
Fr. Cyrus

Pastor’s Message: March 24, 2024

Dear Parish Family,

As we approach the end of the Lenten season, we are reminded of the sacrifice and self-denial that we have committed to in preparation for the celebration of Easter. This upcoming week, known is Holy Week, an especially important time for all of us. It is a time to reflect on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events that led up to it.

During this week, we will participate in a series of solemn and meaningful services that will help us to better understand the significance of this holy season. From Palm Sunday to the Easter Vigil, we will walk with Jesus on his journey to the cross and beyond.

I invite you to join us for these services and to take time for personal reflection and renewal during this sacred time. Let us come together as a community to celebrate the gift of salvation and the hope that it brings.

May this Holy Week be a time of spiritual growth and deepening of our faith.

God Bless,
Fr. Cyrus

Pastor’s Message: March 17, 2024

Dear Parishioners,

This Sunday’s Gospel prepares us to journey with Christ during Holy Week, reminding us that Jesus stayed focused on his purpose and gave glory to God by accepting suffering and death for our salvation.

Jesus is teaching about his death as he is already in Jerusalem for Passover. He forcefully says that his “hour has come” and that it is when he will be “glorified.” Jesus prays, “Father, glorify your name!” The Father in heaven says “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” Jesus will be glorified through death on a cross.

Jesus teaches his disciples and us that those who want to follow him must serve others by thinking about others’ needs before their own. When we do this, we, too, give glory to God.

This Gospel reminds us that Jesus stayed focused on his purpose and gave glory to God by accepting suffering and death for our salvation. Jesus teaches his disciples and us that those who want to follow him must serve others by thinking about others’ needs before their own. When we do this, we too, give glory to God.

We are reminded of the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. We are encouraged to strive for spiritual growth and transformation.

God Bless as we continue to Journey through Lent.
Pray for peace.
Fr. Cyrus

Pastor’s Message: March 10, 2024

Dear Parishioners,

In today’s Gospel, Jesus refers to himself as “light” and says that some prefer darkness to light. What can a person do to “see” the things of God more clearly and more deeply?

We do not always seek God, as we should; we sometimes choose darkness over light, but God never stops seeking us. God is always calling us with love trying to get into our hearts in a way that will keep us close.

Our Lenten practices of prayer fasting and almsgiving are intended to make room for God with the clarity that comes from these practices we can choose to live in the light of Jesus Christ.

The light came into the world, but the people preferred darkness to light.

God Bless as we Journey through Lent,
Pray for peace.
Fr. Cyrus

Pastor’s Message: March 1, 2024

Dear Parishioners,

In this weekend’s Gospel, we read about how Jesus overturned the tables of the merchants and the moneychangers in the Temple at Jerusalem.

Jesus tells us that the real temple of God lies within us. His cleansing of the Temple in Jerusalem calls us all to cleanse ourselves.  We have the days of Lent to make a special effort to become more loving and to renew and deepen our covenant with God. It is about remembering our priorities.

This is a time of purification and penance, of prayer and fasting, of living alms and giving of ourselves, of doing without and turning away from the distractions of life to rediscover what it means to love God and love our neighbor – as we await the great feast of Easter.

God Bless as we Journey through Lent,
Pray for peace.
Fr. Cyrus