Tag Archive: #frmarat

Think Eternally; Optimize Your Spiritual Health

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time  God’s ways are not our ways, and the Lord sees everything from an eternal perspective. In his second letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul reminds us that our life here, including our bodies, is passing [read more...]

Reflection: Worship And Doubt

“When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.” I have always worshiped. Postures of prayer and praise have been woven into the fabric of my daily life for as long as I can remember. Going to Mass on [read more...]

Strive to Remain in God’s Grace

Ascension Sunday  Saint Mark’s gospel does not give us any details about the Ascension. He simply says that Jesus was taken up into heaven and took His seat at the right hand of God. Although this statement is very simple, [read more...]

Nothing on Earth More Glorious than Motherhood

6th Sunday of Easter – Mother’s Day  My brothers and sisters, thanks to Jesus we know what love is. Thanks to Him, we also know WHO Love is. The very fact that each of us exists and is the work [read more...]

God, Our Loving Cultivator and Creator

5th Sunday of Easter – Year B In the Gospels, Jesus uses many metaphors related to farming and raising animals to which the majority of us can no longer relate because our lives are so far removed from these realities. [read more...]

Prayers for Shepherds and Unsung Heroes

4th Sunday of Easter  We are fascinated by and honor those who risk their lives for others. We call these people heroes. Apart from those mentioned on the news, many unsung heroes whose deeds go unnoticed surround us. These ordinary [read more...]

No Limit To How Deep Our Relationship With God Can Go

Third Sunday of Easter To convert means to believe in Jesus Christ. It means to turn to God, to grow in a deeper and more mature relationship with Him. For most of us, our parents made the decision to initiate [read more...]

Experience Christ’s Divine Mercy

Feast of Divine Mercy In 1936, something extraordinary occurred in Poland; Jesus spoke the following words to a simple Polish nun named St. Faustina Kowalska: “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast [read more...]

Easter Blessings from Father Marat

My Dear Parishioners, As we enter into the Sacred Triduum—the holiest three days of our church year—I would like to wish all of you a grace-filled and blessed feast and Easter. In a particular way, I impart my fatherly blessing [read more...]

Jesus’ Redemptive Death: Are You Open to His Love and Mercy?

5th Sunday of Lent – Year B The author Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said that there is one event that he would not be able to describe in writing—the most important event of his life: his death. Jesus spoke about [read more...]