After His resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples in order to convince them that He had indeed risen from the dead. This was not a straightforward task. The disciples had to struggle to come to faith by dealing with and overcoming their fears, doubts and unbelief. Jesus himself had to lead them from incredulity to […]
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Thomas made two contradictory statements, one after the other. One expressed unbelief: ‘Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe‘ (John 20:25). The other was a marvelous proclamation of faith in
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The reason why He desired to die for us was that He wanted us who believe in Him to live forever. In the fullness of time it was His will to become what we are, so that we might inherit the eternity He promised and live with him forever. The Easter festival brings the grace
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Mark’s account is part of the mystery of God’s plan. The best way to understand Jesus’ passion is by considering the words of Peter on the Feast of Pentecost: ‘this Jesus [was] delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God‘ (Acts 2:23). Of course, this does not mean that Jesus was handed
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Jesus saw the cross as an instrument of glory. He did not recoil from his destiny; rather he recognized that his moment, his ‘hour’, had come. He observed a principle of life within the natural world, namely that life is born from death. In order for a plant to flourish, the kernel needs to die.
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Maundy Thursday, April 5th – Holy Mass at 6 p.m. Good Friday, April 6th – Solemn Liturgy of our Lord Passion and Death – 6 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 7th – Paschal blessing of water, light and food – 11 a.m. Resurrection Sunday, April 8th – Holy Mass with Procession – 9 a.m. Our Annual
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Our Parish will hold its Annual Meeting and Luncheon following Holy Mass on Sunday, March 11th. All parishioners are encouraged to take part in that important event in our Parish Life.
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Wednesday, February 22nd is Ash Wednesday (the beginning of the Lenten Season). Holy Mass with blessing and distribution of Ashes will be held at 6 p.m. Starting Friday, February 24th we are going to have Stations of the Cross every Friday during the Lenten Season at 6 p.m. All are welcome to come and pray
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Father Dadello is continuing the Polish tradition of Kolęda visits. During the weeks following Christmas he will be blessing homes. Everyone, even if they are not a member of the parish, is encouraged to call him at (315) 823-0793 to schedule a visit and a blessing of their home.
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As the Christmas season approaches, we members of the Holy Spirit PNCC would like to offer our prayers to all our loved ones, relatives, friends and to the community. It can be difficult to focus on the true meaning of Christmas while being overwhelmed by the commercialism and the greeting of “Happy Holidaysâ€, that too