(Feast Day ~ December 10) We live in tumultuous times. The constant threat of terrorism, fear of the spread of nuclear weapons, worldwide economic instability, and frequent natural disasters often keep us on edge and prevent us from feeling the peace and security we all desire. But there have been worse times for many. St. […]
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8 Our eternal God has, through earthly time, prepared man – his highest creature, made in the image and likeness of himself – to receive him as one of our own. God came to earth in human form at a particular time in history, in a particular place, taking his humanity from a particular […]
St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
(Feast Day ~ December 7) One of the four great Western “doctors” of the Church (along with St. Gregory the Great, St. Augustine, and St. Jerome), St. Ambrose of Milan has blessed the Church with a holy example of praise to God (through his hymns and chants), of defense of the Truth against heresy (in […]
December newsletter
Collection of canned and packaged food for the Food for Hungry People program of the Archdiocese will be through Advent and Christmas and end at the beginning of Epiphany. Your generosity will benefit the poor through the Manna Food Bank. The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated on Monday, December 8, with […]
30 Day Memorial
On Wednesday, 10 December, we will offer the Requiem Mass for the 30th day for Lauren Marie Housley. Vespers will be at 6:40pm and the Mass will follow around 7.
St. Nicholas
(Feast Day ~ December 6) by Reader Simon (Karl) Tsuji During the Christmas season, parents face the quandary of what to do about Santa Claus, who seems to personify the secular celebration of the holiday season with its hustle and materialism. Rather, tell young children that the “jolly good St. Nicholas…” of the Victorian Christmas […]
St. Grigol Peradze
(Feast Day ~ December 6) St. Grigol (Gregory) Peradze was an academic, a scholar, a researcher of ancient manuscripts, a gifted linguist, a pastor and a monk – but above all, he is a saint of the Church. Throughout his life, his humility and willingness to seek the will of God and, at the end, […]
St. Sabbas
(Feast Day ~ December 5) While fame is not something monks strive for, it has come to some who showed forth such holiness that word of their piety spread far and wide. St. Sabbas (also spelled Saba, Sava, or Savvas) was such a monk. Born in the province of Cappadocia in the year 439, his […]
St. Nicetus of Trier
Feast Day ~ December 5 The month of December is filled with the feast days of many well-known saints: Nicholas, Ambrose, Barbara, the Apostle Thomas, etc. But there are also feast days for local saints whose deeds were known only to those who came in contact with them and whose holiness of living can be […]
Great Martyr Barbara
(Feast Day ~ December 4) Most families would say that teenagers can be rebellious and stubborn. They have usually come to this conclusion after numerous disputes over homework, cleaning of rooms, clothes, friends, hair styles, body decoration…. Parents realize that this period of rebellion and stubbornness is a temporary state – one that will pass […]
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