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Jun 2022
In our lives we may find many things that distract us. It is important to remain aware of what we are doing and ask for Christ's help to live the best lives we can....
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13
Jun 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Trinity Sunday, 06/12/2022. The Trinity is a mystery–one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus told His disciples that he had more to teach them and that they could not bear it while Jesus was with them. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to them to teach them and to inspire them. Each of us receives the Holy Spirit at our baptism. We need to allow the Holy Spirit to teach us as well. (Readings: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15) YouTube......
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05
Jun 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Pentecost Sunday, 06/05/2022. Jesus shared the Holy Spirit with his apostles through His breath. After His crucifixion and resurrection, the Holy Spirit came to the Early Christians in Jerusalem gathered for a harvest festival called the Pentecost. The Holy Spirit has come to each of us at our baptism. The Holy Spirit is our direct connection to God. We can invite the Holy Spirit to help us to become the best Christians we can be. (Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104: 25-35, 37; Romans 8:22-27; John 14 8......
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29
May 2022
Through our baptism, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God are with us forever. As Christ taught his disciples to "be One with Him", we, too, need to learn to change our hearts, to be One With God, and to follow His example and teaching....
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15
May 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, 05/15/2022, “Love Like Jesus” At our baptism, the Holy Spirit entered us and we are part of the “Body of Christ”–as we continue to grow and to allow Jesus and the Holy Spirit to work with us, our good deeds should come from the heart as a natural part of who we are–as Jesus’s acts were a natural part of who He was (when they were reported). As we can, more and more, “Love Like Jesus” our living will manifest itself in......
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25
Apr 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, 04/24/2022. In today’s Gospel (John 20), one of the apostles, Thomas, who was not present the first time Jesus showed himself after He had risen, said he would not believe that Jesus had risen until he had put his hands on the holes in Jesus’s hands and his hand into the hole in Jesus’s side. When Jesus did appear before Thomas, Thomas was the first to say “My Lord and My God.” Jesus said to Thomas how much greater it is to......
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11
Apr 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Palm Sunday, 04/10/2022 Readings: The Palm Gospel – Luke 19:29-40; Isaiah 50: 4-9A; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2: 5-11; The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ ) YouTube Link: –Holistic Eucharist–Palm Sunday–Zoom-Speaker-View Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022 Link: Calvary 2022 Lenten Schedule ...
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28
Mar 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 4th Sunday in Lent, 03/27/2022 Gospel–“The Prodigal Son”–His father was an “Ambassador for Christ”–which Paul speaks about in the second lesson for today. We, too, are Ambassadors for Christ. (Readings: Joshua 5: 9- 12; Psalm 32:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21; Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist, 4th Sunday in Lent, Zoom Speaker View Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022 Link: Calvary 2022 Lenten Schedule ...
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24
Mar 2022
Lenten Wednesday evening service–this week, Stations of the Cross for Ukraine. Full service including bulletin. Readings: The 14 Stations of the Cross, augmented by eye-witness accounts from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022 Link: Calvary 2022 Lenten Schedule...
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21
Mar 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, 03/20/2022. Includes full readings and Gospel. Readings indicate times when God’s followers were complacent and were destroyed. Gospel includes a parable about a fig tree not producing fruit. Lent is a time for spiritual action, not for complacency. (Readings: Exodus 3: 1-15, Psalm 63; 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13; Luke 13: 1-9) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist–3rd Sunday in Lent–03/20/2022–Zoom Speaker View Link: CEB Stewardship 2022 Link: Independent Movie Study 2022 Link: Calvary 2022 Lenten Schedule...
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