A Message from Father Nathan
My dearest people who are all close to my heart
Lots of love, blessings, and prayers to you all.
When we think of Lent…
When we think of Lent, for any Catholic, there are three things that should come to our mind. These three main things are prayer, fasting, and giving.
Firstly, prayer during Lent focuses on our need for God’s forgiveness. It’s also about repenting (turning away from our sins) and receiving God’s mercy and love.
Secondly, fasting or giving up something is a very common practice during Lent. The idea is that giving up something that’s a regular part of life, like eating a dessert, can be a reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice. That time can also be replaced with more time connecting to God.
Finally, giving money or doing something good for others is a way to respond to God’s grace, generosity, and love. For example, some people spend time volunteering or donating money, they would normally use to buy something, like their morning coffee.
Sacrifice & Resurrection
Jesus sacrificed Himself on Good Friday to bear the punishment as the ransom for all our evils as the atonement and offered us forgiveness. He was raised from the dead on Easter Sunday to bestow upon us eternal life.
Hence, spending time during Lent praying, fasting, and giving can make Jesus’ sacrifice on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter even more meaningful.
Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday. It commemorates the night before Jesus died when He shared the Passover with His closest friends and followers. That day he instituted the Eucharist as His memorial and the priesthood to celebrate that Passover meal every day all over the world and he has given the love command.
I Heard Your Comments About the ABC Donor List
Last week I receive mixed comments when I published the names of the donors. I do understand the sentiments involved in that. Thank you – God bless you all.
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.
If all the families donate or pledge $125.00 which is $12.50 over ten months, it will pay off the amount due for 2022 and we will be able to reach our 2023 target as well. Thank you to of those who donated toward this task and may I request others to prayerfully consider this.
Please continue to pledge so we are able to accomplish our goal of $124,711.
Stations of the Cross
Understanding our situations and needs, we will have Stations of the Cross at 4:00 p.m. every Friday.
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 | August 7, 2022
August 15th is an important and memorable day for all Catholics. It is the Feast celebrating the Assumption of our Blessed Mother. Learn More about the the theology and the catechism of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 31, 2022
St. John Vianney feast day is celebrated annually on August 4th St. John Marie Vianney was a priest who Pope Pius X proposed as a model and patron saint of all the priests because of his extraordinary devotion and life. A life which he committed to the church ministry. St. John Marie Vianney was born on May 8, 1786 …
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 24, 2022
Mass is God’s Food for Our Soul, come and partake. I am glad and delighted to witness many coming back to the church in person, which is great! I am looking forward to witnessing all our people back at the church. I thought maybe it would be good to do a little catechism as my thankfulness.
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 17, 2022
A second collection for the Parish Projects will be the last weekend of July. Some of you were proposing to me to have a second collection for the Parish Project that we are undertaking. There are very many of you already supporting it. I thank each one of you for your love and support. No matter how big or small…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July 10, 2022
Thank You for Your Continued Support of our church. I really want to thank each and everyone for your financial support. God bless you all! Thank you also to all those who are praying toward the completion of this project. Please continue to do so. I do understand that it’s a most trying of times now…
From The Desk Of Father Nathan | July , 2022 | Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Overturning an unjust law “For nearly fifty years,” says the US Bishops’ statement, “America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others can live or die; this policy has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of preborn children, generations that were denied the right to even be born.”