Posts by Rick Caporali

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, What was that moment of resurrection like? Nobody saw it. Was it silent? or bright? Was there anything to see at all with our human eyes? It probably seemed like there was nothing happening. Up until the moment of Jesus’ death, if you think about it, nobody was in…

Sacred Triduum HOLY THURSDAY • No morning Masses, Morning prayer at 8am • MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER, 7:30pm, and Adoration until 12am in gym GOOD FRIDAY • No morning Masses, Morning prayer at 8am • Tre Ore, 12 – 3pm (limited confessions), followed by Stations of the Cross • Via Crucis, (Spanish) 4pm •…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Can’t believe it is already Palm Sunday. Life comes so quickly that you need a kind of extra vision that helps you see what’s coming at the same time being 100% in the present. My intention was to do a fifth column on the Biblical Walk through the Mass,…

  Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wed/ Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 7:45pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm (as usual). Please plan…

aDear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Last week I spent my entire article on what I think is the most important aspect of your participation at Mass, and perhaps the most overlooked. It is the offering of the gifts to be consecrated. It is bread and wine, and it is also you, your hearts, your…

Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wed/ Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 7:45pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm (as usual). Please plan confessions…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Like the introductory rites of the Mass (see last week’s bulletin), The “offertory” or Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts is much more than a “halftime” in the Mass where people can zone out. This is one of your most active times of participation. Excerpts from the text follow:…

Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wed/ Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 7:45pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm (as usual). Please plan confessions…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Our Lenten small group/self study continues this week using Session Three, The Liturgy of the Word, from A Biblical Walk through the Mass by Edward Sri. How do you hear Sacred Scripture? Are they texts about God, or is God actually speaking to you? The Liturgy of the Word…

Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wed/ Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 7:45pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, Saturdays, 3:30-4:30pm (as usual). Please plan confessions…