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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors, “We are Easter People and Alleluia is our song” (St. Augustine). Easter has been always one of the most important and joyful celebrations of our faith. It is truly a very special feast-day for the Church and for the whole world: Because our Lord Jesus Christ had died but is powerfully risen! His resurrection is the cause and reason for our joyful hope in this b...
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Giving Something Up for Lent

Posted on February 27, 2016March 26, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Q: Why is giving up something for Lent such a salutary custom? A: By denying ourselves something we enjoy, we discipline our wills so that we are not slaves to our pleasures. Just as indulging the pleasure of eating leads to physical flabbiness and, if this is great enough, an inability to perform in physically demanding situations, indulging in pleasure in general leads to spiritual flabbiness...
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February 27-28 2016

Posted on February 27, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Renovation News & the Parable of the Fig Tree. (Lk. 13:1-9): My dear parishioners and visitors: Our renovation is going well. We are now almost in the final stage: painting is beautifully done. This coming week the floors, windows, cabinets, shelves, sinks will be installed, and the lights will be reconnected. I am so deeply grateful for your faith commitment and your love for our parish fa...
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Why is Lent 40 Days Long?

Posted on February 19, 2016March 26, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Because forty days is a traditional number of discipline, devotion, and preparation in the Bible. Thus Moses stayed on the Mountain of God forty days (Exodus 24:18 and 34:28), the spies were in the land for forty days (Numbers 13:25), Elijah traveled forty days before he reached the cave where he had his vision (1 Kings 19:8), Nineveh was given forty days to repent (Jonah 3:4), and most importantl...
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February 20-21 2016

Posted on February 19, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; Every year on the 2nd Sunday of Lent we hear the story of Jesus’ transfiguration. The transfiguration is an epiphany story. It shows or reveals Jesus’ divinity: the Son of God, His mission: the true Messiah, and his glorified destiny: the resurrection. The transfiguration of Jesus will be ours if we attentively listen to Him, faithfully following Him, gener...
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40 Days of Lent

Posted on February 13, 2016July 15, 2019 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Lord! Who throughout these forty days,For us did fast and pray,Teach us with Thee to mourn our sins,And close by Thee to stay. Traditionally, Lent has been a time dedicated to the remembering of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert to prepare for his ministry. It is a season of repentance and hope for church members. Like springtime itself, each Lenten season can be a time...
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Lenten Prayer for Spiritual Renewal

Posted on February 13, 2016March 26, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help me to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit. Without You I can do nothing. By Your Spirit help me to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will. Teach me to find new life through penance. Keep me from sin, and help me live by Your commandment of lo...
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February 13-14 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors; We are now in the 1st week of Lent. The basic message of Lent is always about repentance. Repentance comes from a Greek word: metanoia. It means a change of mind, a conversion of heart: turning away from sins and turning towards God. St. Luke, in today’s gospel, tells us that the devil, a fallen angel, three times, tempting Jesus and Jesus, three times, say...
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February 6-7 2016

Posted on February 5, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

My dear parishioners and visitors: We will begin our Lenten season this year on Feb. 10th, Ash Wednesday, with two masses at 9.00 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. There will be the Stations of the Cross every Friday evening beginning on Feb. 12th to March 18th, starting with Lenten soup in the center at 6.15 p.m., then a reflection on the parable of the prodigal son (Lk. 15:11-31) at 6.45 p.m., and the Sta...
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The Feast of the Epiphany

Posted on January 3, 2016March 26, 2016 by St. Ann's Webmaster

Epiphany: A revelation, a proclamation. As so it is with the Feast of the Epiphany. It is the revelation of the Incarnation to the world beyond the Chosen People. It is a revelation to all the nations. This story found only in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:1-12) recounts this extraordinary story of strange visitors from the East, guided by a star, carrying precious gifts, and listening...
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