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Wedding Crowns

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“The wedding wreaths depict the Crucifixion, reminding that love in marriage is achieved only through sacrifice. The wreaths themselves resemble royal wreaths in their beauty, reminding us of the glory Read more…

You are a vineyard newly blossomed.

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You are a vineyard newly blossomed.

Today we commemorate the Icon of the Mother of God “You are a vineyard”, named for a Georgian hymn written by St. Damiane: You are a vineyard newly blossomed. Young, Read more…

Birthday love!

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Happy Birthday to two of our parish girls! May God Grant You Many Many Years, and may your path be blessed with love, laughter, and light.

Happy Names Day to three of our ladies!

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Happy Names Day to three of our ladies!

Today we commemorate St. Helen, Equal to the Apostles. The emperor Constantine deeply revered the victory-bearing Sign of the Cross of the Lord, and also wanted to find the actual Read more…

Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool.

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Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool.

‘Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, or what is the place of My rest? Has My hand Read more…

Happy Names Day to one of our choir leaders!

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Happy Names Day to one of our choir leaders!

St. Joanna the Myrrhbearer: The Myrrh-bearing women are those women who followed the Lord, along with His Mother. They remained with her during the time of the saving Passion, and Read more…

The Food of Everlasting Life

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The Food of Everlasting Life

“Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has Read more…

I do not seek my own will . . .

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I do not seek my own will . . .

“I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father Read more…

Happy Birthday!

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to one of our own. May God Grant You Many Many Years, and may the words of St. Ita of Killeedy to St. Brendan the Navigator (May 16), Read more…

For God so loved the World

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For God so loved the World

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send Read more…

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