by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 14, 2022 |
I hope surrender and trust I can go to Chrism mass, renew priestly vows, get the sacred oils for the year.. Just left room lady says ‘Holy Thursday is my favorite ‘ Sad that she is in the hospital and can’t go to Holy Thursday mass.. I say ‘your Holy Thursday is meant...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 14, 2022 |
A day in the life of a Catholic Hospital Chaplain Get up at 5… clean out oil stocks.. today is Holy Thursday Chrism Mass get new oils..say prayers, before going to hospital at 615 am to anoint man before surgery…anoint man… few moment latter pager goes off.. a woman...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 13, 2022 |
Today is Spy Wednesday. Judas was a spy for the high priests. We read in Matthew 26: 14-16: “Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, and said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Made me think was...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 13, 2022 |
In the Book of Exodus God send a angel to kill all the first born in Egypt from the the animals to the first born of pharaoh. God says to Moses to put the blood of the passover lamb of the lintel of your houses that the angel will pass over you. This blood is but a...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 10, 2022 |
As animal go the donkey gets a bad rap…Think of donkey in Shrek… But as we read in book of Isaiah 1:3 “An ox knows its owner, and a donkey its master’s manger but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’ Jesus was born in a stable because his own people did...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 9, 2022 |
Second readingFrom a sermon by Saint Andrew of Crete, bishopBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today he returns from Bethany and proceeds of his own free will toward...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 8, 2022 |
“The fast of Lent has no advantage to us unless it brings about our spiritual renewal. It is necessary while fasting to change our whole life and practice virtue. Turning away from all wickedness means keeping our tongue in check, restraining our anger, avoiding all...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 8, 2022 |
Futon Sheen writes ‘Our Blessed Lord instituted a sacrament for our spiritual wounds, ie confession.’ As confession is oriented to healing spiritual wounds. Anointing of the sick is oriented more towards the healing of the body that has been wounded by sin. As...
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 7, 2022 |
Read this on chapter on Anger ‘If we met ourselves in others, we would hate them.’ What He is saying that we are quick to judge others in anger because we don’t see the same sin in ourselves… We excuse ourselves but we don’t want to listen to the excuses of others.....
by Fr. Stefan Starzynski | Apr 7, 2022 |
Pride ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me.’ (Math 27-46) ‘Pride is an ordinate love of one’s excellence, either of body or mind or the unlawful pleasures we derive from thinking we have no superiors.’ ‘The victory of David symbolized the reality of Good...
Fr. Stefan, blessings. Your wise support my Catholic's faith. Like Hannah no matter what I need to face living as…
Wow, perfect timing! I am recovering from a dislocated rt shoulder. Because I was using a sling for over 5…
Father, is there a way to find out when you will have a healing Mass? Email maybe?
That was beautiful, Father!
I am a baby in my mother's arms I can only lift my Head to my Mother's Arms ❤