Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, this Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. May our good Lord bless all our families with the love and peace that He experienced with Mary and Joseph! Second, I wish you a happy New Year!

Finally, I want to share with you the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city-referring to Rome-and to the world) message given to us and all men and women of good will throughout the world by our Holy F...

Praised be Jesus Christ through Mary! 

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas! Last year we celebrated Christmas on a Sunday. This year, however, we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Advent on Sunday and right away, on Monday, we celebrate Christmas. Please remember, we are obligated to attend Holy Mass two separate times in a short period of time: once for the 4th Sunday of Advent and the once for Christmas. 

Also, remember, our celebration of the grace...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

We have already arrived at the Third Sunday of Advent. You may see rose colored vestments this Sunday because the Third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the first Latin word of the entrance antiphon (taken from Philippians 4:4,5) for this Sunday. Gaudete is translated as ‘rejoice’ as in ‘rejoice in the Lord always from Philipians 4. Let us rejoice this Gaudete Sunday, for our...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This coming Tuesday, December 12, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! The history of our Blessed Mother’s appearance to St. Juan Diego is beautiful and can inspire us. Here is an account of the apparitions:

“The following account of the five apparitions in three days is based on the oldest written record of the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Nican Mopohua, written in Náhuatl about 15...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, remember that this coming Friday, December 8, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it is a Holy Day of Obligation. All Catholics have a duty to attend Holy Mass in honor of what God has done for and through Mary, the Mother of God. This is a grave obligation, so plan now to worship our good Lord for this Solemnity!

This weekend we celebrate the First Sunday...