Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

05-26-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Good morning to you all. This week we return to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. This Sunday and next Sunday, however, are designated as solemnities, special days that call our attention to the central mysteries of our faith. Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This feast invites us to consider what we believe about God, who has revealed himself to us in the Trinity, one God in three Persons.

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Pentecost Sunday

05-19-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Good morning to you! Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost, meaning "fifty," is the day that the Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the apostles in the form of tongues of fire, fifty days after Easter in the upper room in Jerusalem. This event also marks the beginning of the Church. Our First Reading of today speaks the first Pentecost. During this encounter with the Holy Spirit, the apostles and Mary felt a driving wind, there were tongues of fire on the heads of each of them and the Spirit allowed them to speak in different tongues proclaiming acts of God.

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Mother's Day / Ascension of the Lord

05-12-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Happy Mother’s Day to all our beloved Mothers! On this day, let us remember and pray for our mothers both living and deceased who dedicated their lives for us.

On this 7th Sunday of Easter, we celebrate Christ’s Ascension into heaven. He has completed his mission by fulfilling his father’s will. So, as a good son, He has returned to render a full account of his work to his father. As Christ’s disciple, we rejoice because we celebrate the final victory of Jesus over Satan and this world. This is a sign of hope that we, too, shall overcome all the forces of sickness, poverty, humiliation, injustice, and oppression that try to subdue us in this world.

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Sacrificial Love

05-05-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Good morning to you all! First of all, I express my sincere thanks to all those who volunteered with your equipment for cutting down of trees and cleaning them in and around the hill near the parking lot at our Fountain City. I wish and pray that you may be blessed with the choicest blessings of our Risen Lord Christ.

This weekend, six students of parishes are going to receive Holy Communion for the first time. Let us keep them in our prayers, so they that may grow in faith and love of our mighty God.

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Remove what does not bear fruit

04-28-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you all. We are still in the Pascal Season. Let the Risen Lord who appeared to Mary Magdalene, to the Apostles, to Emmaus disciples continue to be with us, walk with us and reveal himself to us with all his living presence and graceful blessings.

On this fifth Sunday of Easter, the readings emphasize the need to abide in Christ as a condition for producing fruits of kindness, mercy, charity, and holiness.

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Good Shepherd Sunday

04-21-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you all. May the risen Christ bless you with peace, joy and protection.

First of all I appreciate and thank all the members of our Immaculate Conception's knight of Columbus for organizing and providing breakfast for last four month. It was a delicious one.

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Witnesses

04-14-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you all! First of all, I express my sincere appreciations to all the members of Fundraising& Marketing Committee, Teachers, Parents, Auctioneers, Volunteers and all those who worked for St. Boniface Catholic School Spring Fundraiser last Saturday. Also, a big thanks for those who attended this exciting event with your generous contribution and sacrificial support. I wish and pray that may our Risen Christ bless you all with His choicest blessings.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

04-06-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Alleluia! Alleluia!! Praise be Risen Christ. First of all, I express my sincere thanks to all the Lectors, Ushers, Altar Servers, Deacon Edward, Janice & Choir members, Office Assistant, Decors, PCCWs, Council members of our three parishes for having helped us to celebrate this Easter in a meaningful way. Special thanks to Debra Kujak for coordinating all the liturgical activities. I also appreciate all those who donated for purchasing of Easter flowers.

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Christ Our Lord is risen today! Alleluia! Alleluia!!

03-31-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Today, we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ! This event is the greatest event in our Catholic faith. It is through the resurrection that Christ defeated sin and death and opened for us the gates to eternal life. A journey that began sorrowfully on Ash Wednesday has ended joyfully toady. Light has eventually overcome darkness and we have seen the glory of Christ.

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Holy Week

03-24-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you! First of all, I would like to bring to your kind notice that this year, the Easter Triduum will be held at our Immaculate conception in Fountain City. The schedule is as follows:

Holy Thursday - 6:00pm (Washing of feet and a short Eucharistic adoration)

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Suffering Strengthens Us

03-17-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you! On this fifth Sunday of Lent, the readings focus on God's covenant with us, even though we are often unfaithful. The first reading speaks of a new covenant. that the Lord will make a new covenant with them, planting the law within their hearts. “The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Juda… “I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (Jer 31:31-33).

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Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday

03-10-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear People of God,

Good morning to you all. The Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday, from the first words of today’s liturgy. It calls us to rejoice in the hope of our salvation through the grace of God in Christ Jesus.

Our first reading of today presents the wrath as well as the mercy of God. These are revealed in both, the exile and liberation of his people. Three complaints were made against Israel and their leaders. These include: “That they were unfaithful; they defiled the temple; and, they laughed at the prophets.” This merited them deportation and exile.

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Keep God's Commandments

03-03-2024Weekly ReflectionFr. Aruldoss

Dear people of God,

Good morning to you all. As we continue our journey this season, the readings this third Sunday of Lent, help us understand that we must follow God’s commandments and truly live them in our hearts to find life.

In our First Reading from the Book of Exodus, God delivers the Ten Commandments. He commands to not worship any gods besides Him, “For I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God.”

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