STS GREGORY & BASIL THE GREAT Fathers of the Church
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STS GREGORY & BASIL THE GREAT Fathers of the Church

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  WITHOUT HISTORY AND SCRIPTURE WE WOULD NOT BE WHO WE ARE AS CATHOLICS. WITHOUT STS. GREGORY & BASIL WE WOULDN’T APPRECIATE OR CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS! FR LOUIS SCURIT SPEAKS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ANCIENT FATHERS OF THE CHURCH. Altar of the Chair of St. Peter, St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome. (Featuring the Fathers of…

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

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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

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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

WHEN THE WORD BECAME FLESH Pilgrimage Mass at the Church of the Annunciation
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WHEN THE WORD BECAME FLESH Pilgrimage Mass at the Church of the Annunciation

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AT THE ANNUNCIATION AND MARYS’FIAT, THE WORD OF GOD TOOK FLESH IN MARY. OUR PILGRIMAGE CELEBRATED MASS AT THE CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH, ADJACENT TO THE BASILICA OF THE ANNUNCIATION. Fr Louis Scurti was the Chaplain of a Jetvacations Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with St Johns Parish, Naples, FLORIDA

THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO 2019
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THE CHRISTMAS PRESEPIO 2019

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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.

OUR CHRISTMAS BURDENS AND EXHAUSTION (Advent Weekday Word)
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OUR CHRISTMAS BURDENS AND EXHAUSTION (Advent Weekday Word)

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FROM THE SCRIPTURES OF ISAIAH AND MATTHEW, GOD GIVES US STRENGTH IF WE FOLLOW HIM…AND PRAY. AT CHRISTMAS TIME WE NEED HIS STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH OUR PREPARATIONS. _______________________________________________________ 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

DO WE REALLY NEED CHRISTMAS? Advent 1, 2019
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DO WE REALLY NEED CHRISTMAS? Advent 1, 2019

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  JOIN US AS FR LOUIS SCURTI PRESENTS THE HOMILY OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, ASKING THE QUESTION: DO WE NEED CHRISTMAS? USING THE SCRIPTURES OF THE A CYCLE, OF ISAIAH, ROMANS AND MATTHEW, FR LOUIS ANSWERS HIS OWN QUESTION! _______________________________________________________ Check out our website: https://new.friendsoftheword.org Join our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.FriendsoftheWord.org Donate and…

ANCESTRY.GOD Feast of Christ the King of the Universe
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ANCESTRY.GOD Feast of Christ the King of the Universe

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CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE, AT ST CABRINI PARISH, ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY, FR LOUIS SCURTI USES THE SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY TO TRACE THE EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY ANCESTRY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. ___ 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…

GIVING WITNESS WITH OUR LIVES Eleazar and Zaccheus
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GIVING WITNESS WITH OUR LIVES Eleazar and Zaccheus

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INSPIRED BY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY, FR LOUIS SCURTI INVITES US TO SEE TWO FIGURES AS WITNESSES TO WHAT WE BELIEVE. ___ 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  

WORK AND DEATH 33rd Sunday of the Year
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WORK AND DEATH 33rd Sunday of the Year

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33rd sunday Fr Louis Scurti refers to the history of Luke’s Gospel, written after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, as being fulfilled in the predictions of Jesus prior to the year 70 AD. Paul’s letter encourages us to work…and not slack, as we wait for Christ’s return! an adomonition well focused to many…