Kyrie Eleison

Fr. Brendan is our parish priest. He has a blog, but is doesn’t always have it up to date. What he has is well worth the read. He has been ordained a few years now, and is an absolute joy to have at the parish. We started going to Our Lady of Guadalupe the time [...]

Orange County – 40 Days for Life: It was 7:30 am. Gloria Gonzalez (St. Callistus) volunteered to open today’s vigil at the Planned Parenthood facility. She didn’t care that this was going to be the first time that she would pray in front of an abortion clinic.  She didn’t care either that it was going [...]

Lent starts today.  Lent is a time of preparation and purification.  It is a time of sacrifice and prayer.  It is an opportunity to transform our lives as we approach the time when we celebrate Christ’s rising at Easter.  Preparation is done through prayer, fasting, almsgiving. May your lent be fruitful. Previous Lent related posts

I found this at Reverend Fun. I thought it appropriate during Lent. A little chuckle, even on a Friday in Lent can be a good thing.

So we sit at the end of Ordinary Time with Lent starting tomorrow. It was the shortest period of Ordinary Time in most of our lives – The last time lent started this early was in 1918 when Easter was also on March 23, but lent started February 4th – it starts the 5th this [...]

For some very good lenten prayer and reflection, visit Deb at … Ukok’s Place …

Today is Ash Wednesday. May your Lenten season be prayerful, and may God use the penances you endure for your benefit and His glory. “A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain [...]

“They Shall Look on Him Whom They Have Pierced – Papal Message for Lent 2007 – Zenit News Agency Lent is here next week. Are you ready? The pope’s thoughts on the upcoming lenten season is a good time to start.

Lent is fast approaching. I came across this article that I found beneficial. It is about knowing oneself before God while doing penance. The devil can use our self-delusions to drive a wedge at the very time we are seeking God. I know I have found this to be so.Lent: Knowing who we are before [...]