Bill Hao

In 2024, the 10th National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 17-21. This historic 5-day gathering of faithful Catholics promises to be a new Pentecost, a powerful anointing and a personal commission to invite others to know our Lord Jesus Christ. Come and join your Catholic brothers and sisters at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress!

Passiontide refers to the last two weeks of Lent; it begins on Passion Sunday until the Easter Vigil. During Passiontide, the practice of covering crosses and other sacred images in the church may be observed. Crosses are covered until the end of the celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday. Other sacred images remain covered until the beginning of the Easter Vigil. The practice of covering crosses and sacred images is based on the Gospel reading on Passion Sunday,…

Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem: When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, ‘The master has need of them.’ Then he will send them at once.”…

Happy Chinese New Year! We have designated Sunday, February 11th to hold the Chinese New Year celebration at our church. After the Mass, there will be a solemn tribute to our ancestors, distribution of hong pao, potluck and a fun program. Please bring your family and friends!

The Easter Vigil is one of the most important celebrations in the liturgical year. In the Catholic Church, catechumens are baptized and received into full communion with the Church at the Easter Vigil. The liturgy consists of four major parts. The first part is the Liturgy of Light or Lucernarium; the celebration begins outside the church after sunset, where the Paschal Candle is blessed. The Paschal Candle is then processed into the church. Inside the church, smaller candles held by…

Happy Easter! Today, we celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection. Not only has it been called the greatest miracle of Christ, it is also the foundation of the Christian faith. As St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Corinthians: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ” (1Cor 15:14) But we believe that Jesus did rise from the dead and, in doing so, He defeated death itself so that whoever…

St. Augustine once said that there is nothing great in believing that Christ died, because non-Christians also believe it, but the great thing is in believing the Resurrection of Christ, which is the foundation of Christian faith. For the Christian, the Resurrection is the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise when he said, “I have the power to lay down my life, and I have the power to take it up again (Jn 10:17-18),” and “destroy this temple and in three days…

The Divine Mercy of Christ In the 1930’s, a Polish nun named Maria Faustina Kowalska wrote a diary which communicated to the world the great message of God’s mercy and revealed the way of Christian perfection based on trust in God and on an attitude of mercy toward one’s neighbors. On April 30, 2000, the day when Sr. Faustina was canonized a saint, Pope John Paul II proclaimed the 2nd Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. God’s mercy has…

40 Days of Lent March 5, 2025 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. The practice of imposing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful is normally done during Ash Wednesday, reminding us that it is a special time for repentance. According to the Gospels, Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan; accordingly, the Lenten Season was first observed as a period of fasting for 40 days in…