Pastor's Messages from February 2024

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, We are already at the 2nd Sunday of Lent, and we are invited to reflect on the message of Jesus’ transfiguration and apply it to our lives. This event in the life of Jesus is an encouragement to let our light shine by bringing out the best that is in us – despite all the darkness that comes our way. We are also challenged to remain steadfast in our faith even in the…

Dear my sisters and brothers, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! The First Sunday of Lent presents us with a promise, a sign of that promise, and it’s fulfillment. Speaking to Noah about a new covenant, God promises no more destruction by flood. A sign of this covenant, God adds, is the rainbow, and the sign simply states that water shall no longer be a sign of destruction. Saint Peter’s letter in the second reading takes up what the waters…

My dear sisters and brothers, Praise Jesus our healer! The Gospel this weekend (Mark 1:40-45) is a story of a man with leprosy, it is not a lesson on skin problems. It is a piece of good news about a caring God, who heals us from the greatest malady represented by that which, back in Jesus’ day was most visibly upsetting. Leprosy now is rare – at least the kind that St. Damien the leper of Molokai eventually suffered from…

My dear brothers and sisters, Praise the Lord who Heals our broken-hearted! In our world of pain, suffering and illnesses, Jesus was the most powerful “Healer.” His presence brought hope and salvation to all the afflicted, even to defeating the Evil Spirits. The good news rings loud and clear for us that God is close to all the broken-hearted! It shows in our readings this weekend particularly in the story of Job. No longer is it a story of Job’s…