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Beloved Parishioners,

I share a reflection on the Latin Mass. For many Catholics today, the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) is often presented as a nostalgic curiosity, a relic, or a cultural preference. While for some, especially the younger generation, it’s an affair that shouldn’t bother them a tad more because they hear it being talked about, yet they can’t relate to it courtesy of the Liturgical changes that followed the Second Vatican Council.

Beloved Parishioners,

“The just shall live by faith…” so the word of God in Habakkuk 2:4 asserts. But what is more pointed in explaining this scriptural passage if not a clear understanding that there exists a nexus between faith and health. The connection between faith and health is multifaceted and often involves psychological, emotional, and social dimensions. It is generally understandable that faith can positively influence health in several ways.

Beloved Parishioners,

The very essence of Christmas which we just celebrated is the celebration of the Incarnation of the Son of God — the decisive moment in which God entered human history by assuming human nature. >In this singular event, divinity embraced humanity without confusion or diminishment and opened up the window for the economy of our salvation.

Beloved Parishioners,

The Jubilee Year of 2025, also known as the Ordinary Jubilee of Hope, proclaimed by Pope Francis, ends on January 6, 2026. It began on December 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. What this means is that we stirred the course of 2025 in the context of the Jubilee Year of Hope!

Have you ever considered that your baptism was not just a ceremony, but a consecration—a setting apart for something sacred?

Beloved Parishioners,

I wish to draw our hearts to this powerful truth, namely: that we are a people consecrated to prayer. And this consecration began the day we were plunged into the waters of Baptism.

Beloved Parishioners,

As we gradually approach Christmas and as well come to the end of the year 2025, I say Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

As a community of faith, you have been the most amazing community to work with. You come into the church filled with hope and your face express the love you have for God.

Beloved Parishioners,

As we enter the season of advent I wish to reflect on the recent document from the Vatican on our Mother Mary. There is no doubt that we live in a time when devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary enjoys great vitality. At the same time, theological precision and clarity are necessary so that our love for Mary remains rooted in Christ and in the apostolic faith.

My Beloved Parishioners,

As we enter this great season of Advent, I center the theme of our reflection: Hear the Herald’s Voice Resounding a title of an advent hymn which original Latin title is “Vox clara ecce intonat.” This Advent hymn of an unknown author has been around since the 5th Century in the Church and is sometimes incorrectly attributed to St. Ambrose, but modern scholarship considers it not Ambrosian.

Beloved Parishioners,

I wish to conclude the reflection started last week on the missionary mandate of Christ. Pope Leo XIV’s message for World Mission Sunday 2025 renews the Church’s call to mission in the light of the Jubilee Year of Hope (Iubilaeum 2025).

Beloved Parishioners,

A few weeks ago, we celebrated world mission Sunday and today my reflection is focused on this missionary mandate of Jesus especially as we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Beloved Parishioners,

As I said last week, today’s Pastor’s Corner will conclude my reflection on All Saints. By institution of the feast of All Saints, the Church wants us to understand that our fundamental call as Christians is a call to holiness and this call is not restricted to the clergy or consecrated persons, rather it is universal.

Beloved Parishioners,

Last week we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints, and it is my wish to share a reflection on this great feast of the church. In the 9th article of the Apostle’s Creed, we profess “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saint.” It is exactly that Communion of Saints, “Communio Sanctorum” in Latin, that we highlighted last week as we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints otherwise known as All Hallows.

Beloved Parishioners,

This feast of All Souls’ Day celebrated every November 2nd is an act of intercession born of communion. We Catholics, trusting in God’s infinite mercy, pray for the souls in Purgatory, those being purified in preparation for heaven (Romans 6:3–9 – “If we have died with Christ, we shall also live with him”, John 11:17–27 – “I am the resurrection and the life….”).