Posts by Rick Caporali

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we celebrated the Solem-nity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It always surprises me because every year it is deep in the season of Lent and we are focusing on being reconciled to God preparing for the upcoming passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Fourth Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we celebrated the Solem-nity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It always surprises me because every year it is deep in the season of Lent and we are focusing on being reconciled to God preparing for the upcoming passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Third Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Some weeks are easier than others to meet a bulletin deadline with an article. This week I’m struggling. As I write this, the ceasefire in Gaza has ended and escalated destruction is promised. There were another thousand dead and wounded people today as missiles destroy their tent cities. Focused…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Second Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, You may have noticed a new addition to our worship space last weekend. Half a year ago I designed and contracted the finish carpenter, John Matson who made all our sanctuary furnishings in the style of the altar, to make us a baptismal font. For nearly nine years I…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for First Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Now that we have begun the season of Lent, I thought I would offer to you a perspective of the season that might be a little different from they way you have approached Lent in the past. True, it is a penitential season: we do penance to make amends…

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church…