Easter Vigil April 04, 2026 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Genesis 1:1-2:2 | Exodus 14:1-5:1 | Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 118:1-2;16-17;22-23 Romans 6:3-11 | Matthew 28:1-10 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Tonight we gather in darkness. We began outside with a flame small enough to hold in our hands. And yet, from that one fire, the light spread—candle to candle—until the entire church was filled with light….
Maundy Thursday April 02, 2026 – 7:00 PM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Exodus 12:1-18;11-14 | Psalm 116:112-13;15;16bc-18 Corinthians 11:23-26| John 13:1-15 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN. Tonight, we enter into a sacred remembering, not just something that happened long ago, but of something that is still happening today, still alive, still given. On this Holy Thursday, we gather at the Table of the Lord, where…
Third Sunday in Lent, Year A Saint Cecilia Catholic Community March 15 2026 – 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 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. What runs but never walks? Water. As raindrops say, two’s company…three’s a __________? Cloud. All of today‘s Scripture readings focus on water. Humanity thirsts, both physically and spiritually, for water. In our first reading…
Second Sunday in Lent, Year A March 01, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Genesis 12:1–4a; | Psalm 33::4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 II Timothy 1:8b–10; | Matthew 17:1–9 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. On this Second Sunday of Lent, the Church gives us a pattern that runs through the whole of salvation history: call, suffering, and glory. Today’s readings invite us to…
ASH WEDNESDAY February 18, 2026 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Joel 2:12–18 | Psalm 51 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:2 | Matthew 6:1–18 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we begin again. Lent comes to us each year with ashes and honesty. The prophet Joel cries out, “Return to me with all your heart.” Not simply feel bad. Not merely regret. But return. Turn around. Re-orient your…
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A February 15, 2026 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Sirach 15:15-20 | Psalm 119:1-2;4-5;17-18;34-35 I Corinthians :6-10 | Matthew 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Our blueprint or guide on how to live our lives as faithful, devoted Christians which is a roadmap to true happiness and fulfillment, is continued today in our…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A February 01, 2026 – 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. We all have a lens through which we encounter God and see the world. As we seek to resolve the problems we face, we wrestle with the clash between the…
Epiphany Sunday January 04, 2026 – 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. On Epiphany Sunday, we hear again a story so familiar that it is easy to domesticate it. Wise men. A star. Exotic gifts. A child in Bethlehem. The danger of familiarity is that we assume we already…