Palm Sunday – Year A April 02, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 | Psalm 22:8-9;17-20;23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 | Matthew 27:1-54 + Bless thou, the words of my lips and the meditations of our hearts that they may be of profit to us and acceptable to thee, our rock and redeemer. Amen We begin Holy Week, also known as Passion Week, today. The word “passion” means a strong emotion, intense desire,…
Fifth Sunday In Lent – Year A March 26 2023 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Ezekiel 37:12-14 | Psalm 130 Romans 8:8-11 | John 11:1-45 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. My favorite local television weathercaster is Chloe Carlson on K-M-I-R. In her program segments, she compares the temperatures of the day with their historical averages, and when we have a storm, she talks about…
Second Sunday in Lent – Year A March 05, 2022 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Genesis 12:1-4a | Psalm 33:4-5;18-20;22 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 | Matthew 17:1-9 +Bless thou, the words of my lips and the meditations of our hearts that they may be of profit to us and acceptable to thee, our rock and redeemer. Amen Transfiguration Sunday celebrates the glorious revelation of God in Jesus and His manifestation as the…
First Sunday in Lent – Year A February 26, 2023 -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. Every Sunday, we sing the Our Father, known in Latin as the “Pater Noster,” and among many Christians as, “The Lord’s Prayer.” The next-to-last phrase of it is, “…and lead us not into temptation.”…
Ash Wednesday – Year A February 22, 2023 – 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 6:1-6; 16-18 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Today is the beginning of Lent, a time of penance and reconciliation. Lent was originally a period of preparation for Easter baptisms. Lent is also traditionally the forty-day season of preparation for…
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A February 05, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Isaiah 58:7-10 | Psalm 112:4-9 I Corinthians 2:1-5 | Matthew 5:13-16 +Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord our Strength and our Redeemer, AMEN. “You are the light of the world,” Jesus tells us today! Following the Sermon on the Mount and the teaching of…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A January 29, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Zephaniah 2:3’3:12-13 | Psalm 146:6-10 I Corinthians 1:26-31| Matthew 5:3-12 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Some churches exhibit an established reputation for a legalistic approach to religion tied to a theology that goes something like this: Obey the human-made rules of the church, and God will reward…
Feast of the Epiphany January 08, 2023 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Isaiah 60:1-5 | Psalm 72:1-2;7-8;10-13 Ephesians 3:2-3A;5-6 | Matthew 2:1-12 + Bless thou the words of my lips and the meditations of our hearts that they may be of profit to us and acceptable to thee, our rock and redeemer. Amen. An epiphany is an experience of sudden and striking realization. Generally speaking, the term is used to describe a scientific breakthrough…