This year, December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent. Because of the priority of the Sundays of Advent, the Solemnity, while not a Holy Day of Obligation this year, is transferred to Monday, December 9. The Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent
The date for Thanksgiving in our nation is fixed for the fourth Thursday of November which causes the celebration this year to be as late as possible on November 28. Because of this, we have more time to spend in preparation for this uniquely American holiday free from the rushing around that
November, which begins with the Solemnity of All Saints immediately followed by the Commemoration of All Souls, is the month in which we remember all those who have gone before us. In a special way during this month, we are reminded of the purpose of our journey in this life which is to be united
It does not seem like ten years since we celebrated the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of our vibrant and growing Diocese of Palm Beach. Ten years seems to have quickly gone by and October 24th marks our Thirty-fifth Anniversary. The Diocese of Palm Beach came into existence with our territory having
Every September, I very much enjoy celebrating Mass for our three Catholic high schools in order to invoke the gifts of the Holy Spirit upon the new school year and to have the opportunity to welcome the students back to school. I also enjoy granting an extra holiday for the school year which has
The following two Sundays are significant ones in regard to the life of the Church. The first, September 29, is Priesthood Sunday which is set aside to reflect upon and affirm the life and role of the priest in the life of the Church. The second, October 6, is Respect Life Sunday which begins the
Diaconate Ordination Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola September 7, 2019 – 11:00 AM We are grateful to God for the safety we experienced this week as we escaped the fierce effects of Hurricane Dorian. We pray in a very special way today for all those so tragically affected by the storm
While the weather will remain hot in southern Florida for many days to come, the signs around us make it clear that the summer season is coming to an end. Children are returning to school, the daylight hours are showing signs of decreasing ever so slowly and we continue to pray for the aversion of
As the month of August begins, we find ourselves, perhaps astonishingly, more than half way through the year. With less than five months to Christmas and more than seven months since our New Year's resolutions, August is a good month to take stock of where we find ourselves in our journey through
We just celebrated a very significant occasion in the life of our country and of the world in the 50th anniversary of the landing of the Apollo 11 Space Mission on the moon. When Buzz Aldrin took the first step upon the moon on July 20, 2069, the capacity of the human person to reach beyond the
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