A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Happy Father’s Day! All of the readings speak about the important quality of being a father - courageous and fearless. It is an important attribute to masculinity- an…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, You are specially chosen! The feeling of being chosen is a strong one. We are chosen as Catholics, for example, which makes us feel gratified, admonish others, and…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Last week, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, which is the basic belief of Christian faith. This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most…
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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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