Three Parables In the Parable of the Treasure (cf. Matthew 13:44), a person finds a treasure buried in a field and joyfully sells everything he has in order to buy the field. Similarly, in the Parable of the Pearl (cf. Matthew 13:45-46), a merchant searches and finds a pearl of great value, and he sells everything he has in order to buy it. In both parables, a person finds something so valuable that they give up everything they have in…
The Wheat and the Weeds The Parable of the Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) can be seen as a metaphor on spiritual warfare that goes on in the world. The field represents the world, the man who sows the good seed represents the Son of Man and the enemy who sows the weed represents the devil. The good seed represents the children of the kingdom, while the weeds represent the children of the evil one. As the wheat grew, the weeds…
The universal Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Mass in Chinese will be at 12:00pm.
James the Greater & James the Less Six of the twelve Apostles have similar names: Simon, whom Jesus later named Peter, and Simon the zealot; Judas the son of James (Luke 6:16), who was also called Thaddeus (Matthew 10:3), and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus; James the son of Zebedee (aka James the Greater) and James the son of Alphaeus (aka James the Less). Among these six Apostles, people have the most difficulty telling apart the two James. Who was…
Celebrating the Assumption of Mary In 1950, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus (God Ineffable or Indescribable). It was about time, for not only had canonized Saints written about it, the Christian faithful since the early Church had already been expressing that article of faith in their traditions, prayers, devotions, sacred images and liturgies. In his proclamation, Pope Pius XII tied in the dogma of the…
Fertile Soil In the Gospels, the Parable of the Sower is one of two parables which Jesus explained to His disciples (cf. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Mark 4:1-9, 14-20 and Luke 8:4-8, 11-15). The other is the Parable of the Weeds (cf. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43). With regards to the Parable of the Sower, one commentary explains that in Jesus’ time, people often sowed the seed first and then plowed the fields. As a result of this planting method, much of…
The Wheat and the Weeds Scripture Passage (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) He (Jesus) proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good…
Our Fall garage sale will be on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 8am to 2pm. Please check if you have clothes, household and gift items in good condition to donate. PLEASE DO NOT BRING the following items: NO outdated electronics/TVs/computer monitors/printers, NO large or broken furniture, NO beds/mattresses, NO large glass/mirrors, etc. Those items are not easily salable and very difficult to dispose of. Please sign up with Daisy if you can be present to help during the garage sale. Thank…
Attention parents and youth! We will hold a Youth Retreat on November 4 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in our church. Participant ages are middle school and high school. A certified youth minister will be leading the retreat. We will also have a fun event offsite after the retreat. Please register with Ms. Long Che.
Thanksgiving Day is the day for us to give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received throughout the year. On November 23, 2023 at 11:00 am, our church community will have its annual Thanksgiving Mass. Following our community tradition, bread will be blessed and distributed to each family after Mass. This Mass will be celebrated in Chinese.