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SUNDAY:
SATURDAY 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil)  |  7:30 AM  |  9:00 AM  |  10:30 AM (Church & Gym*)  |    12:30 PM  |  5:30 PM
*There is no Gym Mass in the summer

WEEKDAY & SATURDAY MASSES*:
MON-FRI: 6:30 AM  |  8:00 AM  |  5:30 PM
SAT: 8:00 AM  
*Federal Holidays: Mass is at 10:00 AM ONLY

HOLY DAY MASSES:
Eve of the Feast: 5:30 PM  |   Day of the Feast: 6:30 AM  |  8:00 AM  |  11:00 AM  |  5:30 PM

FILIPINO MASS in Tagalog every 4th Sunday at 3:00 PM

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Adoration is in the Church starting at 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

CONFESSIONS IN ADVENT

MONDAY–FRIDAY: 4:00–5:00 PM
WEDNESDAY: 4:00—5:00 PM and 6:00–7:00 PM
SATURDAY: 4:00–5:00 PM

As always, you can make an appointment with a priest for confession at any other time.

PLEASE NOTE: A mask is required to be worn at all times and hand sanitizer will be available upon entering the building and should be utilized.

November 21, 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We come to the end of the liturgical year with the triumphant celebration of Christ, the King of the Universe! Every now and then, someone asks me about the part of the Apostles Creed wherein it says that Jesus descended into “hell.” What does that mean? It means simply that Jesus Christ is the savior of all humanity and, indeed, all of creation, for all time. The word “hell” in that prayer is a translation of the Greek “Hades,” which is a generic term for the “underworld.”

This feast is all about power. It originated at a time when various ideologies were vying for dominance in the world. Now almost one hundred years later, power struggles manifest themselves in almost every segment of society. In stark contrast to popular notions of kingship and power, we hear today of the beaten, bloody king who stood before the Roman governor and said:

You say I am a king. For this I was born
and for this I came into the world,
to testify to the truth. Everyone who
belongs to the truth listens to my voice.
(John 18:37)

As many know, the cornerstone on this Church was laid the same year as this feast was established – 1925. As you gaze at the beautiful window above the tabernacle (that depicts Christ the King), reflect that by baptism you share in the kingship of Christ. Imagine standing with Jesus before Pilate. Who is my “Pilate?” How am I being called to “testify to the truth?”

Yours in Christ the King,

Fr. Bill Foley

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