Exiit qui seminat

This weekend, we welcome Fr. Matthew Breslin, a priest from the Archdiocese of New York, who will be conducting our parish Advent retreat/mission.  Retreats are times for us to draw away from the extraordinary business of our lives and spend time reflection on the things of God.  This is especially true during holy seasons like Advent and Lent, and are meant to help us all focus on the seasons that are to come: Christmas and Easter.  As we get ready for the celebration of Christmas, Father's reflections: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, is all the more appropriate as we enter into the last two weeks of Advent.  Christmas is the celebration of the Incarnation, of Jesus becoming human, becoming one of us in all things but sin.  The Birth of Christ is the first scene of the final act of God's plan of salvation.  This makes the Incarnation and what follows as the ultimate act of love.  It shows how our Lord humbles himself by entering into the human condition out of love, because we cannot save ourselves.  It leads to the culmination of the most loving act ever as Jesus takes on sin and death on the Cross and conquers them forever by His passion, death and resurrection.  Father Breslin will walk us through these mysteries of our faith through the next few days.  I encourage all of you to spend time with us this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 PM here in church and take advantage of the opportunity to open up hearts and make room for the Christ Child to dwell!

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Rob Sinatra