Holy Family Parish

05/30/2026

¡Únase a nosotros para el Festival de Seguridad el sábado 13 de junio, de 12 a 2 p.m. para una tarde GRATUITA de diversión, recursos y conexión con la comunidad!

Estamos reuniendo a las familias para centrarnos en la seguridad, el bienestar y el apoyo a los jóvenes con una tarde llena de actividades para todas las edades.
✨ Aperitivos gratis
✨ Juegos y manualidades para niños
✨ Recursos comunitarios
✨ Demostraciones de seguridad
✨ ¡Regalos y más!
Ven, trae a los niños y pasa la tarde con nosotros mientras celebramos la comunidad y trabajamos juntos para construir un vecindario más fuerte y seguro.
📍 Calle Hatmaker 2122
📅 Sábado, 13 de junio
🕛 12-2 p.m.

Join us for Safety Fest on Saturday, June 13, from 12-2 p.m. for a FREE afternoon of fun, resources, and community connection!

We’re bringing families together to focus on safety, wellness, and youth support with an afternoon full of activities for all ages.

✨ Free snacks
✨ Kids’ games and crafts
✨ Community resources
✨ Safety demonstrations
✨ Giveaways and more!

Come by, bring the kids, and spend the afternoon with us as we celebrate community and work together to build a stronger, safer neighborhood.

📍 2122 Hatmaker Street
📅 Saturday, June 13
🕛 12-2 p.m.

05/29/2026

Today's Daily Jolt comes from Psalm 107.

05/28/2026

Thank you, Father Louie and Father Luca. You guys are the best.

05/28/2026

Amen.

We are all called to share the love of Christ.

05/28/2026

❤️ Pope Leo XIV. Join in.

Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics around the world to join him in praying a rosary for peace on May 30.

The Holy Father is set to pray the rosary live from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens at 7 p.m. Rome time. Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will join Pope Leo in praying the rosary with a simultaneous livestream at 1 p.m. ET, according to a May 22 press release.

Shrines that have joined the initiative, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, include: the Shrine of the Mother of God (Zarvanytsia, Ukraine); the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Antipolo, Philippines); the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Fátima, Portugal); the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace (Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina); the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes, France); the Shrine of St. Charbel Annaya (Byblos, Lebanon); and the Pontifical Shrine of the Holy House (Loreto, Italy).

“As the preeminent Marian shrine and patronal church of the United States, the basilica joins shrines throughout the world in this worldwide rosary with the Holy Father,” according to a statement from the basilica in Washington, D.C. “All are invited to participate in this special moment of unity and prayer for peace throughout the world.”

During his homily at Pentecost, Leo called Catholics to pray to the Holy Spirit to “save us from the evil of war, which is overcome not by a superpower but by the omnipotence of love.”

Leo has issued repeated calls for peace around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, and Ukraine, since the start of his pontificate.

https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/vatican-announces-global-rosary-for-peace-with-pope-leo-xiv

05/28/2026

RIP Sister.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Nancy Crofton who died Sunday, May 24, 2026 in Mother Margaret Hall. Funeral arrangements are pending. You are invited to share a memory of S. Nancy here. Rest in peace Sister.

05/25/2026

Pictures from our Memorial Day Mass and memorial in our garden.

Fotos de nuestra misa del Día de los Caídos y memorial en nuestro jardín.

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day when we remember those who gave their all for America.

Feliz Día de los Caídos cuando recordamos a aquellos que lo dieron todo por Estados Unidos.

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

The Crucifix above the Tabernacle was restored over the Lenten season. If you zoom in you can see the small pictures that are actually tiny mosaics. Will try to assemble a pictorial of all the pictures.

El Crucifijo sobre el Tabernáculo fue restaurado durante la temporada de Cuaresma. Si te acercas, puedes ver las pequeñas imágenes que en realidad son pequeños mosaicos. Intentaré armar una imagen de todas las imágenes.

05/24/2026

Homily by Father Anthony Ackerson

*PENTECOST SUNDAY*

*THEME: COME, HOLY SPIRIT! FILL US ANEW.*

Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23

Today we stand with the disciples in that upper room—praying and waiting. Then suddenly, everything changes. A mighty wind. Tongues of fire. Fear gives way to courage. Silence bursts into proclamation. The Holy Spirit comes—not gently alone, but powerfully—to awaken hearts and send them out.

In the Gospel, we hear that Jesus breathes on His disciples and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” This is not just a moment in history—it is a living reality. The same breath of Christ is offered to us today. The same Spirit that forgave sins, healed wounds, and united believers across every language and culture is given to us.

Saint Paul reminds us that this Spirit is not given for ourselves alone. Each of us receives gifts—wisdom, courage, and understanding—not as possessions, but as mission. We are one body, yet many parts. The Spirit does not erase our differences; He transforms them into harmony for the good of all.

So the question is not whether the Spirit has come. The question is: are we open?

Have we locked our hearts like the disciples behind closed doors? Are we holding onto fear, doubt, or complacency? Pentecost invites us to open those doors.
“Come, Holy Spirit, fill us anew!”
Fill our minds with truth.
Fill our hearts with courage.
Fill our lives with purpose.

Let the Spirit set us on fire again—not for ourselves, but so that the world may see, hear, and believe. And like those first disciples, may we go forth unafraid, speaking the language of love that every heart understands.
Come, Holy Spirit. Come today. Come now.

God bless you abundantly.

Happy Birthday to the Catholic Church.

Fr. Anthony A.A. Ackerson