My dear parishioners and visitors;
“What should we do?”
That was the question of the crowd, the tax collectors and of the soldiers to John the Baptist in this 3rd Sunday of Advent’s gospel, the Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday (Lk: 3: 10-18). This must be also our question. John the Baptist clearly and firmly told them what they should do in order to welcome the Messiah and to live rightly with God. Certainly we are asked today either to be generous in sharing, helping and caring for one another on this journey of faith; or to be honest, just and fair in dealing with others; or to repent, that is, to turn our lives toward God, the Almighty Father and Creator of all things, not to the earthly created things; or to be faithful our daily prayer, “but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God” (Philip. 4:6).
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy our Holy Father, Pope Francis, is inviting, encouraging also asking all of us to celebrate and experience the mercy of God, our most loving and merciful Father, generously given to us in the sacrament of confession. This Jubilee Year, He said, is offered to us in order to experience in our lives the sweetness and gentle touch of the forgiveness of God”. So I would like to invite all of you, please come to receive the sacrament of confession on Thursday, Dec. 17th, at 7.00p.m.
Have a blessed and joyful week. Fr. Peter Hoan Nguyen.