Holy Family Catholic Church

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

The Holy Hour that was scheduled for this evening is cancelled due to the inclement weather.

06/09/2026

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Holy Family Catholic Church
Robinson Road
Nassau Bahamas

Fr. Jay Cartwright

06/09/2026

Youth Leaders Retreat participants joined us for the Vigil (6 pm) Mass on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.

05/09/2026

St. Teresa of Calcutta, known worldwide as Mother Teresa, is one of the most recognizable saints of modern times. Her life of radical charity and service to the poorest of the poor continues to inspire people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Named Agnes at birth in 1910, she grew up in Skopje in North Macedonia. She felt called to religious life and joined the Sisters of Loreto, later traveling to India, where she taught at a school in Calcutta for two decades. She became known as a dedicated teacher and later served as the school’s principal.

In 1946, as she traveled by train, she experienced what she later described as a “call within a call.” She felt Jesus inviting her to leave the convent school and serve Him among the poor and destitute in the streets of Calcutta. After a period of discernment and approval from Church authorities, she left the Sisters of Loreto and began her new mission.

Four years later, she founded the Order of Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to serving “the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers.” The sisters lived among the poor, offering care and support with dignity, love, and spiritual comfort.

One of her most significant works was establishing a home for the dying destitute called Nirmal Hriday (Pure Heart), where those who had been abandoned on the streets were given care, companionship, and the opportunity to die with dignity. Mother Teresa often described this work as “doing something beautiful for God.”

Although she experienced prolonged periods of spiritual dryness, she remained faithful to her mission and exemplified compassion and joy in serving the most vulnerable. As her global recognition grew, she received numerous honors. She was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Yet she was humble, pointing attention away from herself and toward Christ present in the suffering.

St. Teresa of Calcutta died on September 5, 1997, and was canonized in 2016. Beginning with twelve recruits, her Missionaries of Charity grew to five thousand nuns and 450 priests serving in 138 countries worldwide.

https://ewtnmission.com/dailysaint/st-teresa-of-calcutta/

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV FOR THE 11 th WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION 2026 [1 st of September 2026] [ Multimedia ] _______________________

30/08/2026

Sunday Mass

28/08/2026

St. Augustine of Hippo is one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers in the history of the Church. His remarkable journey from restless seeker to saint and bishop has inspired Christians for centuries.

Born in Tagaste, North Africa, in 354 A.D., Augustine possessed an exceptional intellect from an early age. His mother, St. Monica, was a faithful Christian who prayed constantly for her son’s conversion. His father was a pagan who converted to Christianity shortly before his death. Augustine pursued studies in rhetoric and established a successful academic career, but his search for truth led him through various secular philosophies that left him disappointed, and he turned to worldly pleasures.

For many years, Augustine remained distant from the Faith of his childhood. Yet God continued to work in his life through his mother’s prayers and the influence of holy Christians. While living in Milan, he met St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, whose wisdom helped him see Christianity in a new light. In 386, he experienced a profound conversion and surrendered his life to God. Ambrose baptized him during the Easter Vigil of 387.

After returning to North Africa, Augustine founded a religious community devoted to prayer and study. Initially hesitant to enter the priesthood, he was encouraged by friends and ordained a priest. Later, he became Bishop of Hippo. For more than three decades, he preached eloquently, cared for his people, and defended the Church against heresies and divisions.

Augustine’s writings transformed Christian thought. His Confessions, an account of his conversion, remains one of the most celebrated spiritual autobiographies ever written. His book City of God offers a powerful Christian vision of history and society. His reflections on grace, free will, Scripture, and the human heart continue to influence theology today.

St. Augustine died in 430, as invading Vandals besieged Hippo. Declared a Doctor of the Church in 1298, he remains a towering witness to the truth that every human heart finds its rest in God.

https://ewtnmission.com/dailysaint/st-augustine-of-hippo/

27/08/2026

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