Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Aurora, CO

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Solemnity of the Annunciation of the LordWednesday, March 25Mass, 6:30pm“Hail Mary, full of grace, the LORD is with you....
03/15/2026

Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Wednesday, March 25
Mass, 6:30pm

“Hail Mary, full of grace, the LORD is with you..."

Solemnidad de la Anunciación del Señor
Miércoles 25 de marzo
Misa en español, 5:30pm

“Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia; el Señor es contigo…”

03/11/2026

Broken and remade...

No one wants to find themselves needy, broken, weak, hurt or wounded, and indeed such a confession is abhorrent to the heart of the proud. The truth, however, is that we are indeed all these things, and Jesus told us we were blessed if we understood this (Matthew 5:3-6). There is great danger in pretending that you are strong and capable of living life on your own terms, since eventually you will be blindsided (i.e., "hit upside the head!") by the truth about your condition. On the other hand, the confession of our weakness opens the way to God's power, as Jesus said to Paul in his affliction: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in [your] weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9). Eventually Paul came to see that the various trials, persecutions, and afflictions in his life taught him profound dependence on God: "for when I am weak, then I am strong."

Access to this grace, however, comes at the expense of our pride. We must humbly confess who and what we are, and therefore we must entirely abandon hope in our own strength and virtues. It is said that "We are only as sick as the secrets we keep," especially those secrets we keep from ourselves - those self-deceptions and illusions we use to defend ourselves.

God's peace -

Fr. Jason

03/10/2026

Morning Prayer - Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent

03/09/2026

Morning Prayer - Monday in the Third Week of Lent

03/07/2026

Morning Prayer

03/06/2026

Morning Prayer - Friday of the Second Week of Lent

03/05/2026

Morning Prayer

03/04/2026

Morning Prayer

03/03/2026

Morning Prayer - Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent

03/02/2026

Lent and the Thief on the Cross.
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Spiritually speaking, the unnamed thief on the cross represents everyone who is in pain and facing his own demise who looks only to Jesus for salvation. Unto such a soul the Lord replies: “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

It would be a worthwhile use of our time to imagine the various circumstances of the thief's life that providentially led him to that moment on the cross to meet Jesus in that darkest of hours. It was on the cross that the thief both confessed his sin and saw the glory of God's love in the bloodied face and battered body of Our Lord. What consolation he must have felt when the Lord reassured him by saying he was forgiven and not rejected by God. “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

03/02/2026

Morning Prayer - Monday in the Second Week of Lent

02/28/2026

Morning Prayer

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20971 East Smoky Hill Road
Aurora, CO
80015

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On August 30, 2015 Presiding Bishop Todd Bell appointed Father Michael Messina as pastor of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora. Father Michael had been serving at Christ the King Catholic Church in Aurora Colorado and has been working diligently to grow this new parish which celebrated it’s first Mass Easter of 2016. Since Easter 2016 many people have come together to be part of this new work of God as it is celebrated with a joyful spirit. We are a bible based church that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, the apostles, and the ancient Catholic Church. We celebrate in the blessing of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the sacraments which He initiated. We are not Roman Catholic. However our heritage can be traced from the Roman Catholic Church by Apostolic Succession through the Old Catholic Church, which separated from Rome in 1870. This separation was due to the newly adopted dogma of papal infallibility. Since 1870 we have maintained our Apostolic Succession by preserving the validity of our Holy Orders and Sacraments. This has not been denied by the Roman Catholic Church. The American Catholic Communities participates in what is referred to as the Convergence Movement which encompasses the Three Streams of Ministry. We are Sacramental & Liturgical which means we celebrate the historic liturgies of the Church and the seven Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Confession, Healing, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony. We are Evangelical which means we are committed to preaching the Gospel to fulfill the Great Commission. We are Charismatic which means we believe that through the baptism of the Holy Spirit all believers receive the gifts of the Spirit for the building up of the church and the advancement of the Kingdom of God. If you just want to find out more about us feel free to contact Father Michael.