Pastor’s Messages (Page 10)

Beloved sisters and brothers, The Eucharist is the Source, Center and Summit Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! The Eucharist (Mass) is the source, center and summit of our lives – it is our LIFE. This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. God is present to us in so many ways; in the congregation, in the priest, in the Word of God, in all Creation and in all events of life.…

My beloved sisters & brothers, Have a blessed Holy Trinity Sunday! This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinity Sunday). It is the most fundamental mystery of our faith. We believe in one God who is a “family of persons” bound together by the most perfect love: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The reason why we always do the sign of the cross is because we believe in One God…

My dear sisters & brothers, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! It was a surprising week, that we had a potluck dinner for my birthday. I am sorry for some of you who were not informed because it was a last minute decision to have a gathering. To all of you, thank so much for remembering my birthday, please continue to pray for me. (Pictures in our gallery) This weekend, we are celebrating the birthday of the Church, “Pentecost Sunday”.…

My beloved brothers & sisters, As you know, just this Thursday we had our annual “March for Life”. After the 9am Mass we gathered at the front of St. Ann’s Church and we prayed the four mysteries of the Rosary – while holding the placards with the invitation of respecting life. Let us make our pro-life stance visible and impactful and together, let’s stand for life! This weekend we celebrate Jesus’ ascension, which marks the climax of His glorification, but…

My brothers and sisters, Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ! This weekend, I will not be celebrating Eucharist with you because I am the Spiritual Advisor for the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) Diocesan level and their Convention will be at Holy Child Parish in Summerland. Please pray for all the ladies traveling and attending this Convention. Have a Happy Sunday! In our Gospel this weekend (John 15: 9-17), the Lord Jesus continues to develop last Sunday’s idea of union with…

My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ! Just this Wednesday, we did some cleaning and pruning at our garden in St. Ann Church. There were some of us who kindly volunteered to help accomplish it. Our Gospel this weekend is a timely reminder, as Jesus said, “I am the true vine and my Father is the winegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit.” For us, the image of the…

Dear Sisters & Brothers, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ – Our Good Shepherd! We are in the fourth Sunday of the Easter Season and this Sunday is called the Good Shepherd Sunday. The image of Jesus the Good Shepherd is the well-known and well-loved throughout the history in the Old Testament especially in the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Psalms. We come across many references to the image of a Good Shepherd; we read phrases like; “the Lord…

My dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, Have you encountered the Risen Lord in your life? Whatever encounter it would be, as long as you experience the Risen Jesus’ presence, that is good enough. But if you haven’t encountered Jesus, try praying and asking Jesus to come to you in the momentyou need Him. On this third Sunday of Easter, we continue to meet the Risen Jesus.He sets the hearts of His disciples at peace and opens their minds…

My dear sisters and brothers, Jesus is Risen! This week we have the great Octave of Easter. We celebrate it full of hope, love and evangelization as “The Man of the Shroud” is here in Penticton. Imagine, this year, we are the only parish given the opportunity to host the exhibit! I have been to the “Shroud of Turin”, Italy, but the presentations by Fr. Andrew Dalton, LC here is amazing. These talks lead me to reflect on how the…

Dear brothers & sisters, The joy of the Resurrection fills our hearts and urges us to share it with all people. Something wonderful has happened not only to Jesus but also to us: we have risen to a new life. Our readings this weekend will lead us to a huge jump from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. 1.) Acts 10: 34-37:43, a change in Peter, from a coward who betrayed Jesus three times, to a courageous & spirited preacher of…