Feast of the Epiphany January 07 2024 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 60:1-5 | Psalm 72:1-2;7-8;10-13 Ephesians 3:2-3A;5-6 | Matthew 2:1-12 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. What is an epiphany? That word comes from a Greek word, “epiphainein meaning ‘reveal.’” For theologians, an epiphany is a manifestation, that is, a showing, of a divinity. The term theologians use is “theophany,” meaning an…
Christmas Day December 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Isaiah 52:7-10 | Psalm 98:1-6 Hebrews 1:1-6 | John 1:1-5;9-14 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. As we gather here to celebrate the Holy Day of Christmas, the incarnation of God’s Son, let us reflect on the words of today’s Gospel from John as John proclaims the greatness and glory of…
Christmas Eve 2023 – Sung Mass 7:00 PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 9:1-6 | Psalm 96:1-13;11-13 Titus 2:11-24 | Luke 2:1-14 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. For the last four weeks, we have celebrated Advent, anticipating our commemoration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas just as the Jewish people did for over a thousand years awaiting the arrival of…
Fourth Sunday in Advent December 24, 2023 – 10:30 AM Señor Sadrac Camacho, Lay Preacher II Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,16 | Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 Romans 16:25-27 | Luke 1:38 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. “Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,…
First Sunday Of Advent, Year B November 29, 2020 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Sharon Kay Talley Isaiah 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 | Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 I Corinthians 1:3-9 | Mark 13:33-37 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The term “ Advent” comes from two Latin words, “Ad-ventus” which means “to arrive” and “Ad-venire” which means “to come”. For Catholics, and all other Christians, it means the Lord is coming! Advent also marks the beginning of…
First Sunday in Advent – Year B December 03, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 63:16B-17;64:2-7 Psalm 80:2-3;15-16;18-19 I Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Happy New Year! Some of you would say I am greeting you prematurely by twenty-nine days, but the First Sunday in Advent begins the liturgical year that will end on…
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A November 12, 2023 v– 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Wisdom 6:6-12 | Psalm 63:2-8 I Thessalonians 4:13-19 | Matthew 25:1-13 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. As we approach the end of liturgical Year A, our readings from the Book of Wisdom, First Thessalonians, and Matthew invite us to contemplate the importance of our readiness and vigilance…
November 05, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Revelation 7:2-4;9-14 | Matthew 5:1-12a + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A lamentable characteristic of contemporary churches is to conflate, or should I say, confuse, All Saints Day with All Souls Day. Contemporary clergy focus on those conflated days by memorializing the loved ones of the congregation, including their pets. That approach serves a valid…