A Message from Bishop Dewane Dear St. John XXIII Parishioners, It is with gratitude to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, that I announce in the Diocese of Venice in Florida, that Our Holy Father, following…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This weekend, we conclude the Easter season with the celebration of Pentecost. However, from this day on, our Easter joy and journey continues even more vigorously with the…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This weekend, we celebrate Ascension Sunday. Jesus’ departure from earth is marked by the mission He entrusted to His followers. During my childhood, as a middle school student,…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, In continuing with Easter joy, this weekend, we have the additional joy of celebrating Mother’s Day. Mother Mary, with the help of the Holy Spirit, gave birth to…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Last week, we celebrated Jesus as the Good Shepherd. This week, the readings focus on the ‘Sheep’. One of the specialties of the Catholic faith is being ‘one…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Any reasonable shepherd would raise his sheep as doing good business for a good price; that his sheep would be the best for the slaughter market. But Jesus…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts” - Mark Twain Two disciples were traveling from Jerusalem…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Divine Mercy Sunday is solemnly celebrated at our parish every year. There is an interesting correlation between the two Saints, St. Pope John Paul II and St. John…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, I wish you all a very happy and holy Easter! Once again, let us proclaim that our God is the God of life. With the resurrection, our Christian…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Now is the acceptable time: we begin our Holy Week journey. Each day of Holy Week has unique importance. Palm Sunday leads us to reflect how Jesus embraced…
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