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Baptism: Our Consecration to Prayer

by Fr. Tony Okolo C.S.Sp., V.F.  |  04/26/2026  |  Weekly Reflection

Beloved Parishioners,

My reflection is centered on prayer and how baptism makes us special people consecrated to God. Have you ever considered that your baptism was not just a ceremony, but a consecration—a setting apart for something sacred? Today 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.

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Hope in Difficult Times

by Fr. Tony Okolo C.S.Sp., V.F.  |  04/19/2026  |  Weekly Reflection

Beloved Parishioners,

May the joy and peace of the risen Lord inundate our hearts and lighten up our ways! Since Easter we have been confronted with all kinds of war cries from different parts of the world that at times some of us tend to lose hope in the message of Easter that the risen Christ has come to revive our hope that Jesus is alive.

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The Empty Tomb That Made a Difference

by Fr. Tony Okolo C.S.Sp., V.F.  |  04/05/2026  |  Weekly Reflection

Beloved Parishioners,

We have every reason to be joyful today because the tomb that contained the body of Jesus courtesy of the goodwill and generosity of that rich man, Joseph of Arimathea, is empty! The stone was rolled away, the grave clothes were neatly folded and left behind, and the tomb stood empty — not because someone had taken Jesus’ body, but because He is risen! Death has lost its sting!

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