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praying in old catholic church

“As the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest to settle her young, my home is by Your altars, LORD of hosts, my king and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They never cease to praise You.

Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads. As they pass through the Baca valley, they find spring water to drink. The early rain covers it with blessings. They will go from strength to strength and see the God of gods on Zion.

LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach.”

PSALMS 84

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VIVA, CRISTO REY! Mac’s Christ the King Birthday Celebration 👑




4/20/25 What Never Dies Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Homily from the The Resurrection of the Lord, The Mass of Easter Day Get up and do what you can. We know that darkness is real. And death is real. But darkness and death are not the end. There are some things that never die…Faith…Love…the Promise of eternal life. Mass Readings from April, 20, 2025: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 John 20:1-9
  1. 4/20/25 What Never Dies
  2. 4/18/25 Pause
  3. 4/17/25 The God Who Makes Himself Vulnerable
  4. 04/13/25 The Place of the Way: Here
  5. 04/06/25 The Place of the Way: Dead Ends