GOSPEL AND HOMILY ON THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS
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GOSPEL AND HOMILY ON THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS

GOSPEL AND HOMILY ON THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS FR LOUIS SCURTI PREACHES ON THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, CELEBRATING CANDLEMAS DAY AND CONCLUDING WITH BLESSINGS IN HONOR OF ST. BLAISE. ST JOHN NEPOMUCENE CHURCH, MANHATTAN. WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEWORD.ORG highlites of the mass: Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our…

JESUS BRINGS HOPE 3rd Week of Ordinary Time
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JESUS BRINGS HOPE 3rd Week of Ordinary Time

FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS A ‘REFLECTION ON THE SCRIPTURES’ FOR THE 3RD WEEK OF THE YEAR. HE FOCUSES ON THE GLOOM THAT GOD PROMISES TO LIFT, AND EVENTUALLY DOES LIFT WHEN JESUS COMES ANNOUNCING THE KINGDOM. JESUS BRINGS HOPE…THE FOCUS OF THE HOMILY. WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEWORD.ORG FR LOUIS INVITES YOUR PRAYERS: [email protected] Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org…

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…AND IT BEGINS AGAIN 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time, 2020

  AS THE ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR BEGINS AGAIN, WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO JESUS AND ACCEPT THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. FR LOUIS SCURTI SHARES MEMORIES OF THE JORDAN RIVER AND PILGRIMAGE HE CHAPERONED AS WE HEAR JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JOHN THE EVANGELIST SHARE THEIR INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. St….

ENDING AND BEGINNING A DECADE WITH THE WORD
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ENDING AND BEGINNING A DECADE WITH THE WORD

WHILE THE WORLD AWAITS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DECADE, THE LAST GOSPEL OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR OPENS WITH THE GREAT BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN: THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH. FR LOUIS SCURTI FOCUSES ON THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF  2019-2020.   Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org…

THE SHEPHERDS CAME FIRST Christmas 2019
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THE SHEPHERDS CAME FIRST Christmas 2019

FR LOUIS SCURTI CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS EVE WITH THE PARISH OF ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY. HIS HOMILY FOCUSES ON THE THE POOR THAT WERE THE FIRST TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!! Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.Friendso… Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC.: http://bit.ly/2qGY8Tl

PILGRIMAGE MASS AT CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY
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PILGRIMAGE MASS AT CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY

THE PILGRIMAGE CELEBRATES HOLY MASS AT THE SITE OF THE NATIVITY OF JESUS CHRIST. WE ARE IN THE CHAPEL OF ST JEROME. FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE WILL BE SHARING VIDEOS OF OUR PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, VISITING SACRED SITES AND LOCATIONS OF THE HISTORY OF JESUS AND HIS ANCESTORS. AT THE END…

EMMANUEL; GOD LOVES US SO MUCH! 4 Advent 2019
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EMMANUEL; GOD LOVES US SO MUCH! 4 Advent 2019

FR LOUIS SCURTI REFLECTS ON THE SCRIPTURES OF MATTHEW, ROMANS AND ISAIAH, FOCUSING ON EMMANUEL, GOD LOVES US….AND IS WITH US! ON THE 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 2019 Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and support FRIENDS OF THE WORD, INC

THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO 2019
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THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO 2019

THE TRADITION OF THE NATIVITY DISPLAY BEGAN WITH ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI IN GRECCIO. THE CONCEPT OF JESUS BEING BORN INTO A VILLAGE FILLED WITH PEOPLE OF EVERY OCCUPATION CONTINUED IN NAPLES WITH THE PRESEPIO…IT CONTINUES IN HOMES AND CHURCHES EVERYWHERE TO HONOR THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH IN THE FLESH IN BETHLEHEM.