Adoration of the shepherds by Caravaggio, 1609, Regional Museum of Messina, Italy MASS READINGS Gospel John 10:1-10 Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all hi

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the three deacons preparing for their Priestly Ordination. Pray for Deacon Vincent Gerard Thanh Van Vu, CSsR, Deacon Paul Vinh Xuan Nguyen, CSsR Deacon Vincent Martin Tinh Tri Nguyen, CSsR Pray for the followi

"Once, St. Teresa was overwhelmed with God’s Goodness and asked Our Lord “How can I thank you?” Our Lord replied, “ATTEND ONE MASS." ~St. Teresa of Avila #Saints #Quotes

DEAR PAPA FAMILY, Let us pray for the three Deacons preparing for their Ordination to the Priesthood. Pray our PAPA Prayer for Priests and then ten days before May 16th, we will begin the Dekaena to the Holy Spirit! May the Lord keep them in His Sacred Heart and send Archangel Michael to protect them. All PAPA Missionaries are welcome to the Ordination Mass and Reception that follows on Saturday, May 16th at 10:00 am. Christos Anesti! Allelulia!

MASS READINGS: Gospel Mark 16:15-20 Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole worldand proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe:in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands

Good Saturday Morning to all Priests! Good Saturday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home from the graduation. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and Anthony Le Jonathan, Jacob, and Joseph Goodwyn Mary Knox Julian and Philip

"Without the priest, the passion and death of our Lord would be of no avail. It is the priest who continues the work of redemption here on earth." ~ St. John of Vianney #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS Gospel John 6:52-59 The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood remains in me and

Good Friday Morning to all Priests! Good Friday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home from the graduation this week. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and Anthony Le Jonathan, Jacob, and Joseph Goodwyn Mary Knox Julian and

"St. Ephrem says that the gift of the sacerdotal dignity surpasses all understanding. For us it is enough to know, that Jesus Christ has said that we should treat his priests as we would his own person." ~ St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori #Saints #Quotes

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home from the graduation this week. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and Anthony Le Jonathan, Jacob, and Joseph Goodwyn Mary Knox Julian and Philip Let us

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 6:44-51 Jesus said to the crowds: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him , and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your anc

" I have no delight in corruptible food, nor in the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham. I desire the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life. " ~ St. Ignatius of Antioch

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home from the graduation this week. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and Anthony Le Jonathan, Jacob, and Joseph Goodwyn Mary Knox Julian and Philip Let us

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 6:35-40 Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I

"The door to Heaven is the heart of Jesus. The key to this door is prayer and love." ~ Saint Andre Bessette #Saints #Quotes

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home after graduation. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and Anthony Le Jonathan, Jacob, and Joseph Goodwyn Mary Knox Julian and Philip Let us pray for Bish

READINGS Gospel John 6:30-35 The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which come

"Becoming a priest or a man or woman religious is not primarily our own decision.... Rather it is the response to a call and to a call of love." ~ Pope Francis #Saints #Quotes

Good Monday morning to all Priests! Good Monday morning to all of our PAPA! Let us pray for Fr. Mathew Minisare Baptist celebrating his Ordination Anniversary today! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families returning home from the graduation. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the following young people discerning their vocations: Benedict Tran, Father Michael's nephew John Paul Le and