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DateHomilistReadingsHomily
05/29/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20, 2nd Reading: 1 Cor 10:16-17, Gospel: Jn 6:51-58Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
06/05/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Hos 6:3-6, 14b-16a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 50:1, 8, 12-13, 14-15, 2nd Reading: Rom 4:18-25, Gospel: Mt 9:9-1310th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Peace Garden Dedication
06/12/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Ex 19:2-6a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5, 2nd Reading: Rom 5:6-11, Gospel: Mt 9:36--10:8Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
06/19/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Jer 20:10-13, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35, 2nd Reading: Rom 5:12-15, Gospel: Mt 10:26-33Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
06/26/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 2nd Reading: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11, Gospel: Mt 10:37-42Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
07/03/2005Deacon Chuck Deitsch1st Reading: Zec 9:9-10, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14, 2nd Reading: Rom 8:9, 11-13, Gospel: Mt 11:25-30Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
07/10/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Is 55:10-11, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14, 2nd Reading: Rom 8:18-23, Gospel: Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
07/17/2005Deacon Joe Lavoie1st Reading: Wis 12:13, 16-19, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16, 2nd Reading: Rom 8:26-27, Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
07/24/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130, 2nd Reading: Rom 8:28-30, Gospel: Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
07/31/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Is 55:1-3, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18, 2nd Reading: Rom 8:35, 37-39, Gospel: Mt 14:13-21Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
08/07/2005Father Peter Debo1st Reading: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14, 2nd Reading: Rom 9:1-5, Gospel: Mt 14:22-33Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
08/14/2005Fr. Bob from Yale1st Reading: Is 56:1, 6-7, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8, 2nd Reading: Rom 11:13-15, 29-32, Gospel: Mt 15:21-28Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
08/21/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Is 22:19-23, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8, 2nd Reading: Rom 11:33-36, Gospel: Mt 16:13-20Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
08/28/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Jer 20:7-9, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9, 2nd Reading: Rom 12:1-2, Gospel: Mt 16:21-27Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
09/04/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Ez 33:7-9, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9, 2nd Reading: Rom 13:8-10, Gospel: Mt 18:15-20Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
09/11/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Sir 27:30—28:7, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12, 2nd Reading: Rom 14:7-9, Gospel: Mt 18:21-35Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
09/18/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Is 55:6-9, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18, 2nd Reading: Phil 1:20c-24, 27a, Gospel: Mt 20:1-16aTwenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
09/25/2005Father Joe Donnelly1st Reading: Ez 18:25-28, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14, 2nd Reading: Phil 2:1-5, Gospel: Mt 21:28-32Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
10/09/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Is 25:6-10a, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 , 2nd Reading: Phil 4:12-14, 19-20, Gospel: Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10/16/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Is 45:1, 4-6, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10, 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 1:1-5b, Gospel: Mt 22:15-21 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10/23/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Ex 22:20-26, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51, 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 1:5c-10, Gospel: Mt 22:34-40 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10/28-30/2005 Father Joe Donnelly, Rabbi Eric Polokoff 1st Reading: Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 131:1, 2, 3, 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13, Gospel: Mt 23:1-12 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
11/13/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 5:1-6, Gospel: Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
11/24/2005 Fr. Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Sir 50:22-24, Responsorial Psalm: 1 Chronicles 29:10bc, 11, 12, 2nd Reading: 1 Cor 1:3-9, Gospel: Lk 17:11-19 Thanksgiving Day
11/27/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19, 2nd Reading: 1 Cor 1:3-9, Gospel: Mk 13:33-37 First Sunday of Advent
12/04/2005 Deacon Chuck Deitsch 1st Reading: Is 40:1-5, 9-11, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14, 2nd Reading: 2 Pt 3:8-14, Gospel: Mk 1:1-8 Second Sunday of Advent
12/11/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11, Responsorial Psalm: Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54, 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 5:16-24, Gospel: Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Third Sunday of Advent
12/18/2005 Deacon Mike Kulas 1st Reading: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29, 2nd Reading: Rom 16:25-27, Gospel: Lk 1:26-38 Fourth Sunday of Advent
12/25/2005 Father Joe Donnelly 1st Reading: Is 52:7-10, Responsorial Psalm: Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6, 2nd Reading: Heb 1:1-6, Gospel: Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 Christmas

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Life
DateHomily
09/28/2003Abuse in the Church
12/25/2003Christmas
12/28/2003Feast of the Holy Family
02/20042003 Pastoral Report
02/20/20052004 Pastoral Report, 2004 Balance Sheet, 2004 Financial Statement and 2005 Budget
03/24/2005Holy Thursday - Keeping Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus, Part I
03/25/2005Good Friday - Keeping Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus, Part II
03/27/2005Holy Saturday/Easter Sunday - Keeping Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus, Part III
04/10/2005All The Things That Had Happened: A Reflection on the Death and Funeral of Pope John Paul II
05/01/2005The Reason for your Hope
05/08/2005Praying Like Jesus

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