Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A September 20, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 55:6–9 | Psalm 145:2–3, 8–9, 17–18 Philippians 1:20c–24, 27a | Matthew 20:1–16a +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. There is something about today’s Gospel that bothers almost everyone who hears it, particularly those of us who live in a meritocratic society. Jesus tells us about a landowner who…
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A September 13, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Ezekiel 33:7-9 | Psalm 95:1-2;6-9 Romans 13:8-10 | Matthew 18:15-20 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The primary focus of all our readings today is our Christian responsibility towards each other and our society. We are also reminded of Jesus’ methods for promoting reconciliation in our…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A August 16, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 56:1, 6–7 | Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6,8 Romans 11:13–15, 29–32 | Matthew 15:21–28 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We live in a world obsessed with labels. Liberal or conservative. Republican or Democrat. Gay or straight. Male or female. Black or white. Citizen or immigrant. Roman Catholic, Anglican…
Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A August 09, 2026 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Deacon Sharon Kay Talley I Kings 19:9A;11-13A | Psalm 85:9-14 Romans 9:1-5 | Matthew 14:22-33 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Life has a way of bringing storms. Sometimes, they come suddenly…a serious illness…the loss of a loved one…financial hardships…family conflicts…or uncertainty about the future. Other times, the storms are within…
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 05, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Zechariah 9:9-10 | Psalm 145:1-2;8-10;14-15 Romans 8:9-11;13 | Matthew 11:25-35 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” There are few words of Jesus more tender than these. Jesus was not addressing the powerful,…
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A June 21, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Jeremiah 20:10-13 | Psalm 69:8-10,14,17,33-45 Romans 5:12-15 | Matthew 10:26-33 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. What does Jesus tell His disciples three times in today’s Gospel? “Do not be afraid.” Fear is one of the most powerful forces in life. We fear failure, rejection, criticism, illness, uncertainty,…
Solemnity of Corpus Christi – Year A June 07, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Deuteronomy 8:2-3;14B-16A | Psalm 147:12-15;19-20 I Corinthians 10:16-17 | John 6:51-58 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Happy Corpus Christi! This morning, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. We gather to proclaim a mystery that stands at the center of our faith:…
Trinity Sunday – Year A Saint Cecilia Catholic Community May 31, 2026 – 10:30 AM Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Exodus 34:4B-6;8-9 | Daniel 3:52-56 II Corinthians 13:11-13 | John 3:16-18 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Perhaps the deepest mystery of our Catholic faith is the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Three Persons, yet only one God! Not three Gods; not one God wearing three different masks, but one…