Third Sunday Of Lent, Year A Saint Cecilia Catholic Community March 15 2020 – 10:30 AM Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Exodus 17:2-7 | Psalm 95:1-2;6-9 Romans 5:1-2;5-8 | John 4:5-52        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. There is a story I’d like to share about four men who were adrift in the Atlantic Ocean near the equator.  They were so thirsty that they were trying to extract water…

ASH WEDNESDAY 2020 February 26, 2020, 7:00 PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Joel 2:12-18 | Psalm 51:3-6;12-14;17 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 | Matthew 6:1-8;16-18        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Today, we welcome, or should I say, begin to endure, yet another Lent. This season of penitence, of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, has changed significantly over my lifetime. When I was a young boy, the…

First Sunday In Lent – Year A March 01 2020 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Genesis 2:7-19;3:1-7| Psalm 51:3-6;13-13;17 Romans 5:12;17-19 | Matthew 4:1-11 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. As many of you may know, I was a baseball umpire. In some of the baseball games that I worked, there were players, coaches, and managers who misbehaved, usually by calling me obscene…

Feast of the Presentation February 02 2020 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Malachi 3:1-4 | Psalm 24:7-10 Hebrews 2:14-18 | Luke 2:22-40        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        One of the characteristics of Saint Cecilia Catholic Community is that we are highly ritualistic. We walk in processions. We use incense and bells, wear vestments, sing and chant, bow and genuflect, sit and stand, light candles,…

BAPTISM OF JESUS – FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 12 2020 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 42:1-4;6-7  |  Psalm 29:1-4 Acts 10:34-38 | Matthew 3:13-17        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Throughout our lives, we make promises. We sign business contracts. We make marriage vows. We promise things to spouses, family members, and friends. Although for many and varied…

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY Saint Cecilia Catholic Community January 05, 2019 – 10:30 AM Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 60:1-6 | 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.        Tomorrow will be officially the Feast of the Epiphany that we celebrate today.  Over the past eleven days, the holiday season which started on Thanksgiving Day has been winding down though I hope,…

Christmas Eve December 24, 2019, 7:00 PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 9:1-6 | Titus 2:11-14 | Luke 2:1-14             +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Tonight we celebrate the birth of Jesus. No human person has yet been born without a mother, Jesus included.  As we all know, the Mother of Jesus was Mary. Traditional Christians often hold up the…

Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year A December 22, 2019 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Isaiah 7:10-14 | Psalm 24:1-6 Romans 1:1-7 | Matthew 1:18-24 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. At our Christmas Eve Sung Mass at 7:00 PM, I will have plenty to say about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today, however, the spotlight is on her husband, Joseph. Today’s Gospel narrates the birth of Jesus from…