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Weekly Reflection
Living with Humility
The Advent season invites us to meditate on our lives in preparation for the birth of Christ. One of the predominant themes in the daily readings for Mass have been about humility. Therefore, allow me to offer this reflection on living with humility. What is humility? Humility is a virtue by which a Christian acknowledges that God is the author and source of all good; it avoids inordinate ambition or pride. Voluntary humility can be described as “poverty of spirit.”…
Weekly Prayers
Third Sunday of Advent Prayers of the Faithful Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, in today’s Gospel, John the Baptist displays great humility towards Jesus Christ, the coming Messiah, by saying, “I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals.” In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord: L. We pray for our parishioners, that by living with humility, we may be blessed by God, as we prepare for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, our…
Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture; along with the Chinese New Year, it is one of the most important celebrations in Chinese culture. Some call it the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival. This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival is on September 17, 2024. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years. As a harvest festival, it was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in…
Saints of the Month
What are saints and why pray to saints? Saints are persons who have died and have gone to heaven. They lived a life of heroic virtue because of their love for Jesus Christ. The saints are the good and faithful servants of the Lord (cf. Matthew 25:21), they are the blessed ones who have inherited the kingdom (cf. Matthew 25:34). Christians need to be reminded of the saints because although saints are human persons like us, they inspire us to…
Come and join us this Christmas!
Come and join us this Christmas! Christmas Eve, December 24, Tuesday Midnight Mass starts at 11:30PM (Mass in Chinese) Christmas Day, December 25, Wednesday Mass of Christmas Day (Mass in Chinese) and Sunday School Christmas Pageant starts at 10:30AM Potluck and Santa Claus starts after Mass Mass in English starts at 2:00PM in the chapel Address: 5395 Light Circle NW, Norcross, GA 30071 Phone: 678-691-3261 email: info@hnojatl.org
Mass Schedule for Advent & Christmas
May you have a prayerful Advent and Blessed Christmas!
All Saints and All Souls
On November 1st, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation, honoring all the Saints in heaven. Throughout the month of November, the Catholic Church also remembers the faithful departed. Offering Mass and praying for the dead has always been practiced since the early Church. 2Maccabees 12:42-45 (c164 B.C.) gives the earliest account that prayers (v. 42) and sacrifices (v. 43) for the dead are efficacious. There is also ample evidence of the custom of…
Month of the Rosary
October is the month of the Rosary The Catholic Church designated October as the month of the Rosary. The origin of this observance goes back to October 7, 1571, when the Catholic League* (aka Holy League) repelled the invasion of the Ottoman Empire. Below is a more detailed account of what happened: By the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire (aka Turkish Empire) had controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. The Ottomans were on a warpath to…
Solemnity of All Saints
Friday, November 1, 2025, is the Solemnity of All Saints, it is a holy day of obligation. This special feast day is dedicated to all the saints of the Church; i.e., all those who have attained heaven. Mass in English will be at 12:00 noon.