UPDATE: here’s the EWTN video of the coverage of the Holy Father’s beautiful reflections and blessing:
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3/24/20 Live Stream Mass at 9 am
UPDATE 10:00a: You can view the recording of the Mass below.
Back in the Habit
Well, I hope everyone was able to have a peaceful and joyful weekend. It was very abnormal not to have public Masses on Saturday evening and Sunday – pretty quiet. Not really what a parish church is made for! (On a related note, Fr. Paul Scalia has written a good piece on this phenomenon. You can find it at ‘The Catholic Thing.’)
I was very encouraged how many people got their families together to ‘attend’ Mass via internet. There are live Masses all over the place on the web! Gracious! I know one family that was ‘in’ Atlanta at a cathedral, Birmingham at a monastery and Potomac Falls (Va) at a parish for three Masses! The live Masses are not a substitute for Mass in person, but in these times without public Masses, it is a pretty good option.
I spoke with one mother just south of Seattle. She, her husband and their two children dressed up for Mass. They followed along with the Mass as well as sang along in the Mass.
Continue reading…Sunday Mass Ordinary Form Live Stream
Laetare Sunday, March 22, 2020.
UPDATE 9:46a Sunday: Due to technical difficulties, we will not be able to live stream this Mass as planned on YouTube. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
We will however attempt to live stream on Holy Trinity’s Facebook group. Please tune in at 10:30a on Facebook. And you can click on “continue reading” for more Mass resources, prayers guides, readings, and printable guides for making a Spiritual Communion.
Continue reading…The Perfect Man
In the last few days I have been thinking about St. Joseph and asking him for guidance and protection a bit more than I normally do. Is there a particular virtue of St. Joseph that strikes you? He had many.
The one I often think of is silent strength – which I guess isn’t just one virtue but a combination: humility, faith, self-awareness, confidence and courage. So, I guess I kind of blew up that question up above?! O well, there it is.
Continue reading…The Sandwich Saint
Therefore, whoever breaks one of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
These are the concluding words of our Gospel for today’s Mass. They are a sober reminder from Our Lord of our opportunity and responsibility to pass on Jesus’ teachings clearly and fully. Which leads me to our discussion for today.
If you were to ask most Catholics whose feast day falls on March 17th, they would answer St. Patrick – all Irish would!
If you were to ask most Catholics whose feast day falls on March 19th, they would hopefully answer St. Joseph – any Italian would!
But, how about March 18th?
Continue reading…God is good… all the time
COVID RESPONSE AT HT
Dear HT Parishioners,
God is good, all the time.
When I was assigned at a previous parish, I lived with an African priest from Uganda who used to say the above phrase a good amount. It is true!
Our Lord is the all merciful, all loving God. The Father Who loves each of us as a son or daughter. The Son Who Died on a Cross for each of us, such is our great dignity. The Holy Spirit Who continually grants us His grace and strength in good times and in bad. This is our God.
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