"> December 2025 – Prince of Peace

Month: December 2025

Immaculate Conception of the BVM

Monday, December 8, 2025

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated at Mass on Monday, December 8th at 9:00am and 6:00pm in our Parish Church.

The Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in you womb and bear a son and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

Sunday, December 7

Second Sunday of Advent

Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance. (Matthew 3:8)

The Christian is called to an ongoing conversion of life. As a believer undergoes conversion in their life, other people might meet their change as something radical, or they may even be dismissive. Sometimes, a person cannot see beyond the person they used to know. They cannot accept the change in that person’s life.

There are any number of people from Gospel accounts that we could cite: the woman caught in adultery, the woman at the well or St. Paul; Think of St. Paul, a persecutor of Christians, who then claims to have seen the Risen Christ. You could understand why some were skeptical! But he was able to produce fruit that was convincing of his repentance.

If you are a Christian, I hope you are a devoted follower of Christ, read his word and reflecting on it. How has God’s word changed how you life? Would you be able to provide evidence of how God has changed your life? Would people believe you?

Fr. Edward Looney

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