Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
Exalt, Let Us Exalt! Christ is Risen!
It is Easter! And I am immensely grateful that we were able to gather in person this year for Easter… Especially coming out of this past year with all the experience from COVID and protests and much... Read More
Passion Week, or Holy Week
I’m very much looking forward to this Holy Week. The Sacred “Triduum” (The Liturgy including Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil), is my favorite moments of the year. Because it is a time f... Read More
Passiontide and Covering Images and Statues
You may notice that the Crucifix and/or some statues or images have been covered. The Roman Missal states: “…the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] Sund... Read More
No Meat Fridays
On Fridays during Lent, we abstain from meat. It’s one of those things that Catholics seem to be known for – Friday night Fish Fry! But why? We abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent in comm... Read More
The Seven Penitential Psalms
In there Book of Psalms in the Bible, there are Seven Psalms that have been considered as the traditional Penitential Psalms; that is where the psalmists recognize their sins, shortcomings, and failur... Read More
Jesus Asking You Questions…
How are you allowing Jesus to speak to you more fully this Lent? If you are still looking for a way to focus your prayer for Lent, I just stumbled across one interesting one that someone did: Meditati... Read More
“One” Liturgical Change
Blessed First Sunday of Lent! This Lent there has been a change to the ENGLISH translation of the prayers at Mass. How many words are changing, you ask? One. What word is changing you ask? “One.” ... Read More
How Will You Love Better?
How will you love better? I don’t say that because today is Valentine’s Day…I say it because Lent is coming up. And a question to ask during Lent: how will you love better this Lent? Really ever... Read More
