Dear Parish Family,
It is Wednesday, 18th of May. Soon it will be the end of May and I have not written about praying the Rosary, May Crowing and Honoring our Blessed Mother. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
It is Wednesday, 18th of May. Soon it will be the end of May and I have not written about praying the Rosary, May Crowing and Honoring our Blessed Mother. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Congratulations to all our First Holy Communion children and their families. Thanks to all of your prayers, it became a day of true blessing to our parish though it was a rainy day. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family, In Praise of Mothers!
Happy Mother’s Day. In my homilies I have a habit of sharing experiences of my mother’s loving care for me when I was a child. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Every parish family gathers to celebrate joyfully all the Sacraments especially the Holy Eucharist which is the source and summit of all graces. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
After two years of Covid restrictions, I must say that this year we celebrated the Holy Week and Easter Liturgies as devoutly as we could. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Happy Easter. Together with our parish staff, parish volunteers, Msgr. Walter, Fr. Philip, Fr. Thomas and I wish you all the blessings of our Risen Lord and Savior. It is the greatest of all Feasts in the Church. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
1. It is Palm Sunday and Holy Week. I thank you for being with me as my family on my Lenten Journey this year. Each of you is a blessing to me and I am grateful to you. Let us celebrate the Holy Week to unite all of our wounds and brokenness with the Crucified Christ to enter into the Joy of Resurrection.
2. During Holy Week Liturgies, Lectors from both English and Spanish come forward to help proclaim the Word of God as it is needed. Thank you.
See you at Mass. Blessings and Prayers. Fr. Pancrose
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Dear Parish Family,
Happy Fifth Sunday of Lent. Next week is Holy Week. I do not know about you all, I am still not prepared for the Solemn Liturgies of the Holy Week. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
As part of the synodal process, gatherings of Catholics, non-Catholics, and those on the margins are invited to pray, listen, and dialogue together in groups called listening sessions. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
On Ash Wednesday I preached on the three pillars of the season of Lent: Prayer, Penance and Almsgiving. It was easy to explain it to all our adult parishioners who came to Mass on that day. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
I was so happy when I learned about the ordination of two new bishops in the Cathedral and I had planned to attend it. That is when Fr. Philip Phan told me that he had to leave for Vietnam because one of his family members was on life support. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Lenten season calls us to grow in holiness through prayer, penance and almsgiving. We will try to keep our churches open for more hours. I will be available for confessions and devotional practices during this season more. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
We begin the Holy Season of Lent this Wednesday. Vicar General Msgr. Joe La Morte wrote to all the Pastors, “Ash Wednesday is a day that offers a valuable opportunity to set a tone for the entire season of Lent, as well as to reach out to people, some of whom are usually not often found in our churches. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Last week I was able to send the communication regarding the Synodal preparation to all our parishioners who are in our parish flocknote communication system. Here are some of the main points: READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Celebrating Catholic School Week with our Guardian Angel School was truly a blessing for me. The high point of the week was the Holy Mass in our magnificent Church. Fr. Philip Phan was kind enough to join the Eucharistic celebration. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
Last week I wrote about what I would want to be the uniqueness or the specialty of our Guardian Angel School. I wrote that our School must be filled with love as Christ commanded us. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
These past five weeks have been difficult weeks for me in the sense of parish management with all the finances, facilities care, dealing with past unpaid bills, surprise violations neglected during past years. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
I have found many people when they celebrate their milestone wedding anniversaries desiring to get a Papal Blessing. I want to share with you that I got a blessing recently not from our Holy Father but from Sr Rose Daly, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday last week. READ MORE
Dear Parish Family,
I am so happy to join all of you in thanking Sr. Rose Daly and all our Religious who served the parish for so many years. May God bless them and reward them for their life giving ministry. Happy Birthday Sr. Rose. READ MORE