Author: St. Charles Borromeo

Events, Videos

Community Mass – 5th Sunday of Easter

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Please join us to celebrate the 5th Sunday of Easter on Sunday, May 2nd.

Our current Mass times are:

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.

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Homilies, Videos

Fourth Sunday of Easter – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)

| St. Charles Borromeo

The first reading today comes from the Acts of the Apostles. That’s that story, that lengthy story that Luke records of the experience of the early church.

And one of the things that is very much noted in that presentation is transformation.

You have, as we see in the first reading today, the transformation of Peter.

The one who was so fearful that he denied the Lord three times, rather than acknowledge that he had awareness or knowledge or relationship with him.

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Community Mass – 4th Sunday of Easter

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Please join us to celebrate the 4th Sunday of Easter – Good Shepherd Sunday – on Sunday, April 18th.

Our current mass times are:

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.

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  • Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the posted health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
  • Hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
  • Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
  • Help us support the Easter Collection for Retired Priests

Homilies

Third Sunday of Easter – Homily (Fr. Smith)

| St. Charles Borromeo

This is the third Sunday of Easter, and the Gospel is always a resurrection appearance of Jesus.  The author shows that Jesus was neither a Ghost nor a Zombie and that this is important for how we live as Christians.  We need to hear this just as much as the original audience.

This year St Luke continues the story of the disciples on the way to Emmaus. This is Easter day. Mary Magdelene and other women went to the tomb and found it empty. Two angels told them that he was raised. They told the disciples in the upper room, Peter investigated and returned dazed and confused. Two disciples left Jerusalem for a small-town named Emmaus and Jesus joined them, but they did not know that it was him.  The roads were dangerous, and the disciples assumed that this stranger wanted to join them for safety. They discussed Jesus, his death, and the mysterious disappearance of his body. Jesus explains these events from the perspective of scripture, their hearts burned within them, and they invited Jesus to eat with them. At it he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, they recognized him, and he disappeared.

Thus far his risen body is human enough that no one comments on it but different enough from the one that the disciples were used to that they did not recognize him. He was also able to appear and disappear at will. Obviously, Jesus was not simply resuscitated.

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Community Mass – 3rd Sunday of Easter

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Please join us to celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Easter, on Sunday, April 18th.

Note the return to our usual Mass times below:

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.

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  • Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the posted health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
  • Hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
  • Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
  • Help us support the Easter Collection for Retired Priests

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Divine Mercy Sunday – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)

| St. Charles Borromeo

We often refer to this gospel as the gospel of the Doubting Thomas.

But I dare say that this was not a doubting Thomas, just being a human.

And was looking for concrete evidence in which he could place his trust. The Lord recognizes that and gives him that concrete evidence by coming before him and inviting him.

Who put his hands into the large wounds that he may realize that this truly is the crucified Jesus who has been glorified, stands there in its midst as the glorified one.

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Community Mass – Divine Mercy Sunday

| St. Charles Borromeo

Please join us to celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Easter, of Divine Mercy, on Sunday, April 11th.

Note the return to our usual Mass times below:

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.

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  • Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the posted health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
  • Hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
  • Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
  • Help us support the Easter Collection for Retired Priests