A Message from Father Nathan
My dearest people who are all close to my heart
Lots of love, blessings, and prayers to you all.
The Holy Season of Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday — February 22, 2023
This week as we start the Holy Season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, let us begin this season with Mass.
Ash Wednesday Masses
We have Masses on Ash Wednesday at 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, and 7:00 p.m. please plan to participate.
Stations of the Cross
Understanding our situations and needs, we will have Stations of the Cross at 4:00 p.m. every Friday.
40 Days of Lent Begins
Let us have a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday.
It is a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. There are various ways and means, we can plunge into this time of year. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture, we serve by giving alms: and we practice self-control through fasting.
We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began a new life in Christ.
As Psalm 34/8 beautifully talks about it, it’s the time to taste and witness the love of the Lord in a deeper manner.
Lent Traditions & Meaning
We have the greatest tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season.
Contemplate the meaning and origins of the Lenten fasting tradition in this reflection. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God’s gifts – not only through the distribution of money but through the sharing of our time and talents.
As St. John Chrysostom reminds us:
“Not to enable the poor to share our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The goods we possess are not ours, but theirs”. (Catechism of the Catholic Church No 2446).
All these are means. They are not the end. The end is to love the Lord in a greater manner and model and mold our life as better Christians.
Above all to understand, appreciate and relish THE LOVE OF CHRIST for you and me and for the universal mother Church.
ABCD Update
Thank you for your continued support in regard to ABCD. We reached $70,000.00 but we are still short $55,000. I am still waiting for your generous heart. Please continue to pledge so we are able to accomplish our goal of $124,711.
Please continue to pray for me. I continue to hold you in my prayers.
God bless you all.
With lots of love and blessing.
Ever wanting to be faithful to your service.
—Fr. Sahayanathan Nathan
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Past Messages from Father Nathan
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 20, 2024
It’s election mode time. Everything we say and do will be perceived with a political outlook. But at the same time as the Church, we need to be the voice of Christ. Mother Teresa on the “Great Destroyer of Peace – Abortion. The passage below is the voice of Mother Teresa at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on February 5, 1994. I believe her wisdom and concerns are so relevant today. Here you go.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 13, 2024
Father Nathan is hosting his annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, October 20t at 5:00 p.m. in the parish hall.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | October 06, 2024
On October 7, Catholics around the world honor the contemplative prayer of the Rosary by celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 29, 2024
On October 1, Catholics around the world honor the life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or St. Thérèse of Lisieux on her feast day. St. Thérèse was born January 2, 1873 in Alençon, France to pious parents, both of whom are scheduled to be canonized in October 2016. Her mother died when she was four, leaving her father and elder sisters to raise her.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 22, 2024
St. Vincent dePaul, (April 24, 1581 – September 27, 1660) was a French priest who dedicated his life to helping the poor and is considered one of the most important figures in history of charity. He was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1737 and declared the patron saint of all charitable works.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | September 08, 2024
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanniis a Christian shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in India.