Dear Friends of Pastorate of the Visitation, If you were not here last weekend, then you may have missed the BIG news. Fr. Jim has been asked by Archbishop Lori to become the Archbishop’s Pri...
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Dear Parishioners, Many of the 187 Scripture verses on shepherds or shepherding refer to God as the shepherd of His people, but He also called shepherds and shepherdesses to lead and influence ...
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Brothers and Sisters, The Gospel reading this week describes the disciples’ fearful and anxious situation after the resurrection (Lk 24:35-48 ). They want to believe but lack confidence and u...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate of the Visitation, We conclude our Octave of Easter this weekend with the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. The solemnity of Easter is so important that the Chur...
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Dear Friends of St. Jane Frances and OLC, On behalf of all of us at OUR Pastorate of the Visitation, I would like to wish everyone a very Blessed and Joyous Easter! Christ is Risen! Indeed He i...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate of the Visitation, This weekend begins our journey through the holiest week of the year with the celebration of the Passion of the Lord on Palm Sunday. Holy Week o...
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Brothers and Sisters, How is your Lent going? Are we dying to self and bearing fruit? This week in the Gospel Jesus answers those who wish to see him with the secret to living a meaningful life...
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Dear Friends, JESUS SAVES! Perhaps the most referenced Bible verse that sports fans like to call attention to is in today’s Gospel, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his o...
Dear Friends of our Pastorate, There are two options for our readings on this Third Sunday of Lent. This is because the Church celebrates special rites called the Scrutinies during the 3rd, 4t...
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Dear Parishioners, You might be saying to yourself, “How is the Transfiguration of Christ relevant to me? I cannot seem to relate to it.” Here are three considerations. First, each of us ca...
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Dear Parishioners, Wow, we’re in the first week of Lent already. Seems like we just finished the Christmas Season. Lent is the season to pray, fast, and give alms. All three practices need to...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, Our readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time remind us once again of the healing power of Jesus Christ on those who are afflicted with illness and disease....
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Dear Friends, “EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR YOU, JESUS!” In today’s gospel from Mark (Mk 1:29-39 ), in the early morning Simon Peter hunts down Jesus, eagerly looking to find Him after the who...
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Brothers and Sisters, The world today seems to struggle against any authority. We are determined to be our own authority. We reject the healing, peace, and security that come from yielding to G...
Dear Friends, 1. NINEVEH, B.C. Why did Jesus give his followers such a seemingly impossible command: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” (Luke 6:27)? For the same reason God...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, This weekend, the Church returns to Ordinary Time. Our readings speak to us of being called by the Lord. The first reading from the 1st Book of Samuel tells of t...
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Dear Friends, Why is the Church in the U.S. promoting a “National Eucharistic Revival” this year? Because about 5 years ago, a Pew Research survey revealed that among Catholics who attend S...
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Dear Friends of the Pastorate, I can’t think of another feast day in the Church calendar more relevant and needed today than the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It’s rel...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, On behalf of all of us from our Pastorate of the Visitation—St. Jane Frances and Our Lady of the Chesapeake—I would like to wish all of you a very Blessed and...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, This weekend, we celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday or Rejoice Sunday, as we are rapidly approaching the celebration of the birth of...
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Brothers and Sisters, In ancient times, when a king was going to visit a city, he would send before him someone to herald his coming, someone to announce that he would be arriving soon. The her...
Dear Parishioners, WHAT IS THE DEEPER MEANING OF ADVENT? The word advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming.” We just finished the last 3 weeks of the liturgical year with Sunday...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The readings speak to us of the “divine judgment” anticipated at the ...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, I would like to thank everyone who submitted a suggestion for a name for our Pastorate. We received over 50 suggestions! After much consultation and prayer with p...
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Dear Friends of our Pastorate, Has the world lost its mind? Do you find the changes our country and our culture are undergoing mind-boggling—and not all for the good? Where has “common sense...
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