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All Things for God (Feast of the Holy Family)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings Click here for this Sunday’s OT reading (The Honour of a Father) In our epistle reading, St. Paul provides instructions to the Colossian Christians on how to live proper Christian...Posted: Dec-24-2025 -
Called to be Saints (4th Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament reflection (God With Us) The opening words of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans gives us the basic background of who he is and to whom...Posted: Dec-19-2025
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Eucharistic Miracles of the World Exhibit at St. Anthony of Padua ParishThis event starts on January 10 and runs until January 25. Please join us as we host the Vatican approved Eucharistic Miracles of the World Exhibit. The exhibit, which was designed and created by St. Carlo Acutis, features panels...Jan-10-2026 to Jan-10-2026 (09:00 AM to 02:30 PM) -
Enduring Hardships (3rd Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament Reflection (The Restoration of All Things) In the New Testament, Eschatology (the study of last things) and Ethics (the study of right and wrong) are closely related. The...Posted: Dec-12-2025
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Life Together (2nd Sunday of Advent)Click here for this Sunday’s readings Click here for this Sunday’s Old Testament reflection (The Root of Jesse) Continuing the theme of practical Christian living which began with last week’s second reading, Romans 15...Posted: Dec-03-2025
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Living in the Light (1st Sunday of Advent)Click here for the Sunday Readings Click here for the Old Testament Reflection (Turning Towards Zion) The first eleven chapters of Romans focuses on the doctrine of salvation, explaining how we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works...Posted: Nov-27-2025
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The Davidic King (Solemnity of Christ the King)Click here for the Sunday Readings In 1-2 Samuel, we see the establishment of the Israelite monarchy. Before this monarchy, Israel was ruled by a series of judges, the last of whom was Samuel. The people of Israel demanded...Posted: Nov-23-2025
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The Coming Day (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for the Sunday Readings Malachi is listed as the last book in the Christian Old Testament. Its position is significant for our understanding of redemptive history, because the prophecies contained in it serve as a bridge linking the...Posted: Nov-13-2025
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Souls of the Righteous (All Souls’ Day)Click here for this Sunday’s Readings This Sunday’s Old Testament reading from Wisdom is one of the clearest passages in the Old Testament about the immortality of the soul after death. Although this concept is hinted...Posted: Nov-02-2025
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How to Pray Rightly (30th Sunday of Ordinary TimeClick here for the Sunday Readings The readings for this Sunday all focus on the theme of prayer and entrusting oneself to God. This reading from Sirach, in particular, focuses on the conditions which predispose God to hear one&rsquo...Posted: Oct-25-2025
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The Battle is the Lord’s (29th Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for the Sunday Readings The Amalekites show up may times in the Old Testament as Israel’s long-time enemies. This story is the first of many encounters between the two nations. Here, they attack...Posted: Oct-18-2025
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The Faith of Naaman (28th Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for the Sunday Readings In 2 Kings 5:1-13, Naaman the Syrian is informed by the prophet Elisha that his leprosy can only be cured by bathing in the Jordan river. Although he initially scoffs at...Posted: Oct-11-2025
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The Righteous Shall Live By Faith (27th Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Reading The prophet Habakkuk lived in the southern kingdom of Judah during the late 7th century B.C. Like Amos, who lived over a century before, Habakkuk is concerned with injustice and lawlessness...Posted: Oct-03-2025
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Sinning by Omission (26th Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Reading Today’s reading continues last week’s reading from Amos on pursuing justice. Here, the prophet addresses those who are most responsible for injustice in the land–those who...Posted: Sep-28-2025
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Faith Formation SeriesWe all have moments in life where we feel distant from God, but imagine what would happen if we encountered Jesus in a way that transformed our hearts and minds. Imagine that metanoia -- a change of heart that will leave...Oct-16-2025 to Apr-30-2026 (07:00 PM to 07:00 PM) -
Pursuing Justice (25th Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s Reading Amos lived in the northern kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BC. God commissioned him as a prophet to warn Israel of their impending punishment for breaking God’s law...Posted: Sep-20-2025
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The Bronze Serpent (Exaltation of the Cross)Click here for this Sunday’s readings In the book of Numbers, we read about how God punished the Israelites by sending fiery serpents among them. When they repented and asked Moses to intercede with God on their behalf...Posted: Sep-13-2025
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Human vs. Divine Wisdom (23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s reading The OT reading for this Sunday is focused on the theme of divine wisdom versus human wisdom. Here, scripture proclaims that human wisdom is “worthless.” This is because our...Posted: Sep-05-2025
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Pride and Humility (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sundays Readings Both the Old Testament reading and Gospel reading for today are about the importance of humility. At first, it might seem like a no-brainer that we ought to celebrate humility and eschew pride...Posted: Aug-30-2025
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Gathering the Nations (21st Sunday of Ordinary Time)Click here for this Sunday’s reading Near the end of Isaiah, we encounter this prophecy where God declares that He will gather all the nations and declare His glory among them. This declaration is meant to refute any...Posted: Aug-23-2025
