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Friday Stations of the Cross and Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. Join us. Stations of the Cross Times: English 5:30 pm Spanish 6:00 pm Fish Fry - 6pm -8pm (Parish Hall)
Friday Stations of the Cross and Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. Join us. Stations of the Cross Times: English 5:30 pm Spanish 6:00 pm Fish Fry - 6pm -8pm (Parish Hall)
20 + C + M + B + 24 There is a long-standing Catholic tradition of blessing the home on the Feast of Epiphany (January 7, 2024 is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord). Each year, several parishes and homes across the globe participate in the blessing of chalks and chalking of the door. This ancient tradition has Biblical roots, deeply tied to the Passover in the Book of Exodus. The βchalking of the doorsβ is a way to dedicate our year to God and to ask his blessing on everyone who lives, works and visits in our homes. It is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, and to be with us in our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows. π The calendar year ("20" "24") π The crosses (+) stand for Christ π The letter has a two-fold significance: C, M and B are the initials for the traditional names of the Magi: Caspar, Melchoir, Balthazar but they are also an abbreviation of the Latin blessing: CHRISTUS MANSIONEM BENEDICAT "May Christ Bless the house." Below is the procedure in chalking your doors. πTHE BLESSINGπ Once you acquire the blessed chalk, either a priest or another member of the household can bless the home in the following manner (adapted from the Roman Ritual): Upon entering the house [or at the front door]: Priest/Head of Household: Peace be to this house. All: And to all who dwell herein. Priest: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and myrrh in symbol of His burial. During the Magnificat, the room is sprinkled with holy water and incensed. All Pray: The Magnificat. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. After this is completed: All: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and myrrh in symbol of His burial. Priest: Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead and lead us not into temptation, All: But deliver us from evil. Priest: All they from Saba shall come All: Bringing gold and frankincense. Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer. All: And let my cry come unto Thee. Priest: Let us pray. O God, who by the guidance of a star didst on this day manifest Thine only-begotten Son to the Gentiles, mercifully grant that we who know Thee by faith may also attain the vision of Thy glorious majesty. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Priest: Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon theeβ Jesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary. All: And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light and kings in the splendor of thy rising, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee. Priest: Let us pray. Bless, O Lord God almighty, this home, that in it there may be health, purity, the strength of victory, humility, goodness and mercy, the fulfillment of Thy law, the thanksgiving to God the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. After the prayers of the blessing are recited, walk through the house and bless each room by sprinkling with Epiphany/holy water and incensing it. Take the blessed chalk and first write the initials of the three Wise Men, connected with Crosses, over the inside of your front door (on the lintel, if possible). Then write the year, breaking up the numbers and the year so that they fall on both sides of the initials. It should look like this, for example 20+C+M+B+24 #LayCatholicOnline ---------------------------- Source: http://www.onepeterfive.com/the-chalking-of-the-doors-an-epiphany-tradition-explained/
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Fatherβs only Son, full of grace and truth. Jn 1:14
(Repost from EWTN) First Sunday of Advent Let the hills sing for joy together before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity. (Psalm 98:8-9) Prayer for the Advent Wreath Lord, our God, we praise You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, for He is Emmanuel, the Hope of all people. He is the Wisdom that teaches and guides us. He is the Savior of us all. O Lord, let your blessing come upon us as we light the first (purple) candle of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ's promise of salvation. May He come quickly and not delay. We ask this in His holy name. Amen. Waiting We light an advent candle today, a small dim light against a world that often seems forbidding and dark. But we light it because we are a people of hope, a people whose faith is marked by an expectation that we should always be ready for the coming of the Master. The joy and anticipation of this season is captured beautifully in the antiphons of hope from the monastic liturgies: See! The ruler of the earth shall come, the Lord who will take from us the heavy burden of our exile The Lord will come soon, will not delay. The Lord will make the darkest places bright. We must capture that urgency today in the small flame of our candle. We light the candle because we know that the coming of Christ is tied to our building of the kingdom. Lighting the flame, feeding the hungry, comforting the sick, reconciling the divided, praying for the repentant, greeting the lonely and forgotten β doing all these works hastens His coming.
The King is served when others are served. ''Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.''
Father Nghia and the parish staff wish you and your family a happy and blessed Thanksgiving holiday!
20 + C + M + B + 24 There is a long-standing Catholic tradition of blessing the home on the Feast of Epiphany (January 7, 2024 is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord). Each year, several parishes and homes across the globe participate in the blessing of chalks and chalking of the door. This ancient tradition has Biblical roots, deeply tied to the Passover in the Book of Exodus. The βchalking of the doorsβ is a way to dedicate our year to God and to ask his blessing on everyone who lives, works and visits in our homes. It is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, and to be with us in our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows. π The calendar year ("20" "24") π The crosses (+) stand for Christ π The letter has a two-fold significance: C, M and B are the initials for the traditional names of the Magi: Caspar, Melchoir, Balthazar but they are also an abbreviation of the Latin blessing: CHRISTUS MANSIONEM BENEDICAT "May Christ Bless the house." Below is the procedure in chalking your doors. πTHE BLESSINGπ Once you acquire the blessed chalk, either a priest or another member of the household can bless the home in the following manner (adapted from the Roman Ritual): Upon entering the house [or at the front door]: Priest/Head of Household: Peace be to this house. All: And to all who dwell herein. Priest: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and myrrh in symbol of His burial. During the Magnificat, the room is sprinkled with holy water and incensed. All Pray: The Magnificat. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. After this is completed: All: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and myrrh in symbol of His burial. Priest: Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead and lead us not into temptation, All: But deliver us from evil. Priest: All they from Saba shall come All: Bringing gold and frankincense. Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer. All: And let my cry come unto Thee. Priest: Let us pray. O God, who by the guidance of a star didst on this day manifest Thine only-begotten Son to the Gentiles, mercifully grant that we who know Thee by faith may also attain the vision of Thy glorious majesty. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Priest: Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon theeβ Jesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary. All: And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light and kings in the splendor of thy rising, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee. Priest: Let us pray. Bless, O Lord God almighty, this home, that in it there may be health, purity, the strength of victory, humility, goodness and mercy, the fulfillment of Thy law, the thanksgiving to God the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain upon this home and upon all who dwell herein. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. After the prayers of the blessing are recited, walk through the house and bless each room by sprinkling with Epiphany/holy water and incensing it. Take the blessed chalk and first write the initials of the three Wise Men, connected with Crosses, over the inside of your front door (on the lintel, if possible). Then write the year, breaking up the numbers and the year so that they fall on both sides of the initials. It should look like this, for example 20+C+M+B+24 #LayCatholicOnline ---------------------------- Source: http://www.onepeterfive.com/the-chalking-of-the-doors-an-epiphany-tradition-explained/
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Fatherβs only Son, full of grace and truth. Jn 1:14
(Repost from EWTN) First Sunday of Advent Let the hills sing for joy together before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity. (Psalm 98:8-9) Prayer for the Advent Wreath Lord, our God, we praise You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, for He is Emmanuel, the Hope of all people. He is the Wisdom that teaches and guides us. He is the Savior of us all. O Lord, let your blessing come upon us as we light the first (purple) candle of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ's promise of salvation. May He come quickly and not delay. We ask this in His holy name. Amen. Waiting We light an advent candle today, a small dim light against a world that often seems forbidding and dark. But we light it because we are a people of hope, a people whose faith is marked by an expectation that we should always be ready for the coming of the Master. The joy and anticipation of this season is captured beautifully in the antiphons of hope from the monastic liturgies: See! The ruler of the earth shall come, the Lord who will take from us the heavy burden of our exile The Lord will come soon, will not delay. The Lord will make the darkest places bright. We must capture that urgency today in the small flame of our candle. We light the candle because we know that the coming of Christ is tied to our building of the kingdom. Lighting the flame, feeding the hungry, comforting the sick, reconciling the divided, praying for the repentant, greeting the lonely and forgotten β doing all these works hastens His coming.
The King is served when others are served. ''Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.''
Father Nghia and the parish staff wish you and your family a happy and blessed Thanksgiving holiday!
