As we mentioned at the beginning of mass today, this third Sunday in ordinary time has been established by His Holiness Pope Francis as the Sunday dedicated to the Word of God.
It is an event that will occur now every year going forward on the third Sunday of ordinary time.
Continue reading “3rd Sunday Ordinary Time – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)”Please join us to celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – the Sunday of the Word of God – on Sunday, January 24:
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here:
The Calling of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew, James Tissot, 1886-1894, Brooklyn Museum
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jonah 3:1–5, 10
January 24, 2021
The book of Jonah is difficult to date with great precision, but scholars suggest that it was written sometime between 300 and 250 BC. This would have been after the conquest of Judea by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and the breakup of his empire after his death in 323 BC. Even the most biblically illiterate person knows of it because of the story of Jonah and the whale, but its message is sublime and one that we may need to ponder now.
Continue reading “3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Being Exceptional Without Exception”Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer. It will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
You can watch our Mass following the Inauguration below.
Thank you to all who joined together to pray during our Novena for Our Country. Many people have asked for copies of the novena prayers.
Below is a link to the prayers, readings, and reflections that parishioners at St. Charles Borromeo and St. Augustine / St. Francis Xavier parishes prepared together with Fr. Bill Smith and Fr. John Gribowich.
Please join us to celebrate the Mass on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18:
