Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday, November 3, at 2 am. Don’t forget to set the time one hour back in your clocks at home. All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation, which means that the faithful are obligated to attend Mass. Here is our Mass schedule for All Saints Day, Friday, November 1: Mass in Chinese at 12 noon and Mass in English at 7:00 pm. We will have a Mass in Commemoration of All the Faithful…
Be Persistent in Prayer! By using the parable of the widow and the dishonest judge, Jesus tells us about the benefits of being persistent in prayer. If the widow was able to get the dishonest judge to render a just decision for her against her adversary because of her persistence, how much more will God listen to His chosen ones who call out to Him day and night? Jesus assures us that God will see to it that justice is…
US Census Complete Count Campaign Bishop Joel Konzen, who is currently the Administrator of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, recently signed a resolution creating a “Census 2020 Complete Count Campaign” to increase awareness and participation of Atlanta parishes in the 2020 Census. The U.S. Constitution requires a complete count of the nation’s population every 10 years. Census data impacts decisions at the national, state and local levels — from congressional representation to the annual allocation of more than $675 billion. These…
Increase Our Faith! The apostles said to the Lord Jesus: “Increase our faith!” (Luke 17:5) In His response, Jesus confirms their lack of faith by telling them that if they only had the faith of a mustard seed, they would be able to command this mulberry tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea, and it would obey them. Such are the wonders that faith can do! It is in this context that Jesus tells the Parable of the…
The Demand for Signs The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is a basis for the Catholic belief in the Particular Judgment: that immediately after death, the deceased person is judged by God for all its acts, and the eternal fate of the departed soul is decided. In the parable, Lazarus was carried by the angels to the bosom of Abraham where he is comforted, while the rich man ended up in the torments of the netherworld. And so,…
MARYKNOLL STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST is open to all students from Grades 6 to 12. The theme is to explain how and with whom you share the Good News of God’s love. Submission deadline is November 15, 2019. Entry forms are available at the parish office or can be downloaded here:
“40 DAYS FOR LIFE” begins on February 26 and ends on April 5. During this time, the faithful are encouraged to pray that all people may have the wisdom and courage to protect the gift of human life from conception to natural death.
No servant can serve two masters In the Gospels, Jesus talks about how the desire for money is an obstacle to our path to God’s kingdom. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God (Mk 10:25). In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said that the one who hears the word but is choked by the…
Lost but Found When the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to hear him, the scribes and the Pharisees began to complain about Jesus, saying: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” (Luke 15:2) Jesus then began to teach them with 3 parables. All 3 parables speak of something or someone becoming lost but then was found. The lost sheep, the lost coin and the prodigal son represent the sinner who had lost his way to God.…
The Cost of Discipleship In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us about the conditions of discipleship, and these words from the Gospel must be understood in the context of all the other teachings of Christ. It is true that “hate” is a strong word, and the way that we commonly understand “hate” as the opposite of “love” cannot be taken as what was meant by Christ, because He is the one who told us to “love our neighbor as ourselves.” On…