Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday 1st Week of Advent
December 6, 2025, Matthew 9:27-35; 10:1; 5a, 6-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120625.cfm One Sheep At A Time. That’s All I Can Carry Some days, I find myself wondering, ‘How will I get through everything I need to do? Where do I even start?’ Just then, someone who needs to see a priest walks into the office. God bless […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday, 1st Week in Advent
December 4, 2025, Matthew 7:21, 24-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120425.cfm Never Satisfied. That is Tom Brady, who was the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He acknowledged the different players and plays that went well in his news conferences after wins. But at the end, he always says in one way or another, “We can play better.” I […]
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God – Mass Times
New Year’s Eve – Dec. 31st. – 4:30 pm Vigil Mass New Year’s Day – Jan. 1 – 8:00 am Morning Mass
Christmas Mass Times
Christmas Eve – Wednesday, Dec. 24th 4:00pm Christmas Concert 4:30pm Christmas Eve Mass 7:30pm Christmas Concert 8:00pm Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Day – Thursday, Dec. 25th 8:00am Christmas Day Mass 10:00am Christmas Day Mass 11:30am Christmas Day Mass
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 1st Week in Advent
December 3, 2025, Matthew 15:29-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120325.cfm NEVER HUNGER. HOW IS THAT? A few years ago, a local restaurant donated turkeys for our parishioners to feed people at Pinellas Hope on Thanksgiving Day. About 150 people enjoyed a delicious cooked dinner. Every night on local newscasts, churches and organizations collect food and distribute it to families, especially […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 1st Week of Advent
December 2, 2025, Luke 10:21-24 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120225.cfm INTIMACY LEADS TO TRUST! Throughout His life, Jesus had one human person with whom He shared a very similar intimacy to that with His Father. Of course, that was His mother, Mary. A closeness with His disciples began to develop after they returned from their first mission trip. Why? […]
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for 1st Sunday in Advent, Cycle A
November 30, 2025, Matthew 24:37-44 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/113025.cfm Let your light shine! Have you ever walked away from your car and wondered if you locked it? Did you check with the clicker? It’s that time of year when we don’t want to be easy targets for thieves. We can’t be slacking off. There are all kinds of troublemakers […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
,November 29, 2025, Luke 21:34-36https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112925.cfm The End Times – A New Beginning. Jesus teaches us that the great tribulation, bringing havoc to our world and the lives of His followers, is imminent. It is happening right now. Looking at the state the world is in, it’s clear that it is true. Behind all this chaos […]
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2025, Luke 17:11-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112725-Thanksgiving.cfm For what are you thankful? We are truly grateful to have a day to thank God for all His many blessings. The first Thanksgiving in America was celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1623. The initial Thanksgiving Eucharist was celebrated in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, around 33 AD. We […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute for Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
November 26, 2025, Luke 21: 12-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112625.cfm A Wisdom No Adversary Can Refute. Religious persecution is not a common experience for us here in the U.S., unlike in other countries. Unfortunately, it is something our brothers and sisters in the Middle East face. We are witnessing millions of people forced to leave their homes and […]