LENT will soon be upon us. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 06, because this year, we have a “late” Easter, which will be April 21. Lent is 40 days over 6 weeks. Sundays in Lent are not part of Lent. Sundays are celebrations of the death and resurrection of Jesus, thus automatically days of joy, and by definition, cannot be considered days of fasting. The English word Lent is a shortened form of the Old English word lencten, meaning “Spring season.” The first day…
Feast of the Holy Family – Year C Saint Cecilia Catholic Community December 30, 2018 – 10:30 AM I Samuel 1:20-22;24-28 | Psalm 84:2-3;5-6;9-10 Colossians 3:12-17 | Luke 2:41-52 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. A missing family member is a source of great anxiety, whether we’re talking about a child, a spouse, and of course, the canine and feline members of our…
Epiphany Sunday – January 06, 2019 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community 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. One of the advantages of living in the Desert is that when the sky is free of clouds, we can see thousands of stars as we are relatively smog-free compared to urban areas. Long before telescopes and computers,…
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12, 2018 12:15PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA By David Justin Lynch, Esquire Revelation 11:19A;12:1-62 | Judith 13:18BCDE;19 Luke 1:26-38 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. As Catholic Christians we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary because She gave us Jesus. But we also honor Her because She can inspire our parish to do great things…if we let Her. Our Lady…
First Sunday in Advent December 02, 2018 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Jeremiah 33:14-16 | Psalm 25:4-5;8-10;14 I Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 | Luke 21:25-28;34-36 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Among the components of the local news is the weather report. Most of the time here in Palm Springs, we have pretty nice weather. The temperature very seldom dips below forty degrees…
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 04, 2018 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalm 18:2-4;47-51 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28B-34 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. As most of you know, I was a lawyer before I was ordained to ministry. I served in law-related professions for forty-one years, nineteen years as an insurance adjuster, two as a law clerk, and…
SAINT FRANCIS DAY CELEBRATIONOctober 07, 2018 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic CommunityRev. David Justin Lynch Genesis 1:20-22;24-31a |Psalm 148:1-3;7;10;13a;13c Acts 10:1-16 | Luke 13:22-31 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Much of my life has included one or more dogs. My first dog was Star, a black male miniature poodle. He came to me when I was eleven years of age, and I soon bonded with him….
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 09 2018 | 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Isaiah 35:4-7a | Psalm 146:6-10 James 2:1-5 | Mark 7:31-37 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. One of the most frequent complaints that my wife, Deacon Sharon, has about me, is that I don’t listen to her. Yes, it’s very true that sometimes when she is speaking, my mind is elsewhere, sometimes on…