To live and love as Christ, we must be utterly DEPENDENT on God’s love and mercy.  We have to be completely DEPENDENT on God’s grace if we are to be faithful disciples of the Lord.  Our fallen human nature unfortunately does not like us to be DEPENDENT on anyone or anything.  We want to be in-DEPENDENT from God and use our own power.  We are tempted many times to live in-DEPENDENT-ly from God.  As we begin our Lenten journey, may we take the opportunity to repent from the times we have walked away from God, and acknowledge once again, that as God’s children, we are truly DEPENDENT on Him for everything.

We are constantly in a process of healing and TRANSFORMATION. To love as God loves requires a TRANSFORMATION of our hearts. At the Eucharist we give our broken, wounded, and sinful hearts to the Lord. In God’s grace, a TRANSFORMATION and healing occurs that allows us to receive the divine heart and love of God. Only when this TRANSFORMATION occurs can we truly be instruments of God in the world. As we prepare our hearts fof our Lenten journey ahead, may we be open to the TRANSFORMATION God desires for us, so that we can truly be instruments of renewal for the world. Please join us for Ash Wednesday on February 22nd, as we begin our 40-day Lenten Journey of TRANSFORMATION: 8 am – English Mass w/school 12:15 pm – English Service 5:30 pm – Spanish Mass 7 pm – Vietnamese Mass (in Albert Hall)

God constantly shows us His FIDELITY and faithfulness in His loving care for each of us. He asks us for FIDELITY in our relationship with Him. At times, God’s plan and God’s will does not make sense to our human understanding. It is especially in those moments when God asks us for complete FIDELITY and surrender. May we pray for the grace to give our loving Father the FIDELITY He deserves, and may we strive to live in FIDELITY in our mission to bring His love and light to the world.