Palm Sunday – April 2019

The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue,
that I might know how to speak to the weary
a word that will rouse them.

Isaiah 50:4

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus …

Starting young at morning Mass

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Smyrna Beach has daily Mass at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.  I could never make it as early as that, but one second-grader who is preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Communion does. He …

Parish welcomes Passover with traditional Seder meal

The Jewish Passover Seder meal is a ritual feast marking the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.  God told the Israelites: “You shall tell your child on that day, saying, ‘It is because of what the LORD did for …

A win for Sacred Heart at the Tortugas game

August 2018 is a busy time for all schools in the Diocese of Orlando. One of the kick off events was the Catholic Schools Tortugas Night game, the minor league baseball team based in Daytona Beach, Florida. The team plays …

Chrism Mass – April 17, 2019

This evening I congratulate our Jubilarians who celebrate 50 years and 25 years of priestly life in service to the Lord and His people. As we celebrate your jubilee years of Ordination, we recall the Scripture from Isaiah 61:1, “The …

FCCB – March 2019

So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us.

2 Cor 5:20

 

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

St. Paul calls us ambassadors for Christ. Think of God appealing through us! As we are in …

Living in Lent

Lent began on March 6 this year, Ash Wednesday. It lasts 44 days and ends the first day of the Triduum, April 18. The word Lent comes from the Old English word, “lencten” which means ‘’spring.” It also comes from …

Diocese invites students to reflect on vocation

Every year the Office of Vocations of the Diocese of Orlando sponsors the Focus 11 retreat to be attended by students eleven years old and those in the 11th grade. Focus 11 allows these students to reflect on their …

Chosen – March 2019

“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Luke 9:35

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. We are within the season of Lent.  During the second Sunday of Lent, …

Elegidos – Marzo 2019

“Este es mi Hijo, el Elegido, escúchenlo”.

Lucas 9:35

 

Mis hermanas y hermanos en Cristo:

La Gracia y Paz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo estén con ustedes. Estamos en el tiempo de Cuaresma. Durante el segundo domingo de Cuaresma, escuchamos …