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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - In spite of my sufferingsI am not disgraced. I am not put to shame(Isaiah 50:4-7).Psalm ...
03/29/2026

TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading - In spite of my sufferings
I am not disgraced. I am not put to shame
(Isaiah 50:4-7).

Psalm – My God, my God, why have you
abandoned me? (Psalm 22).

Second Reading - Christ emptied himself,
and God filled this emptiness with exaltation (Philippians 2:6-100).

Gospel - The account of Christ’s passion
according to Matthew (Matthew 26:14—2
7:66).

HOSANNA
“Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord;
hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:9).
With these words the Church enters the
holiest of weeks, commemorating the
passion, death, and resurrection of Christ.
When the people of Jerusalem cried out
with their “hosannas,” they were using an
ancient Hebrew shout of acclamation that
meant “Pray, save us.” The king to whom
they were shouting eventually would save
them, but in a way that would be far from
what they expected. Salvation would come
from the wood of the cross as Jesus hung
there to bring freedom from sin and life
through death, opening the gates of
heaven for all who put their faith and
trust in him.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - Thus says the Lord God: I willopen your graves, have you rise from them,and settle you o...
03/22/2026

TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading - Thus says the Lord God: I will
open your graves, have you rise from them,
and settle you on your land. Then you shall
know I am the Lord, O my people! (Ezekiel
37:12-14).

Psalm – With the Lord there is mercy and
fullness of redemption (Psalm 130).

Second Reading - If Christ is in you, the
spirit is alive even if the body is dead because
of sin (Romans 8:8-11).

Gospel - Lazarus, dead for four days, came
out of his tomb when Jesus called his name.
Many of those who had seen what had happened began to believe in Jesus (John 11:1-
45).

GIVE GLORY TO GOD
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, just before we
begin to enter Holy Week, we are summoned
to Bethany. If we had been friends of Mary,
Lazarus, and Martha, and found out that
Lazarus was gravely ill, we probably would
have dripped everything to be with them. This
was what was so surprising about the behavior
of Jesus. Although he was their close friend,
he chose to stay away, that God’s glory would
be manifested. This is a persistent theme in
John’s Gospel. Right to the very end. Jesus’
works were meant to give glory to the Father.
As our Lenten journey reaches a crescendo,
let us be mindful that, as people who have
“put on Christ” in baptism, we are also called,
by our attitudes and actions, to give glory to
God.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - As the prophet Samuelanointed David with oil, the spirit of the Lordrushed upon David (1...
03/15/2026

TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading - As the prophet Samuel
anointed David with oil, the spirit of the Lord
rushed upon David (1 Samuel 16:1b,6-7,
10-13a).

Psalm – The Lord is my shepherd; there is
nothing I shall want (Psalm 23).

Second Reading - You who were once darkness
are now light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8-14).

Gospel - The man who had been blind from
birth proclaimed: The one called Jesus made
clay with his saliva, anointed my eyes with it,
and told me to wash (John 9:1-41).

NEW VISION
Jesus proclaimed that he came into the world
to make the sightless see and the seeing blind.
A difficult saying! But surely it must mean
that Jesus intended to take our ordinary ways
of looking at things and turn them inside out.
Jesus came to change our perspective.

When the prophet Samuel went out to select
the new king, he chose a young man who had
the look of royalty about him. But God told
him not to judge by appearances. God told
Samuel-and today tell us-to change our
perspective and to look at things and people
differently.

We are like the Ephesians, whom Paul urged to
live as children of the light. With the light of
faith, we have a new way of looking at things,
and we are called to bring that new vision to
the world around us. This is a great vocation,
a calling to wake people up to what’s really
important.

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03/08/2026

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - When the people grumbled to
Moses for water in the desert, the Lord heard
and brought forth water from the rock for all
to drink (Exodus 17:3-7).

Psalm – If today you hear his voice, harden
not your hearts (Psalm 95).

Second Reading - God’s love has been poured
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit
(Romans 5:1-2,5-8).

Gospel - Ask, and you will be given water so
that you will never thirst again (John 4:5-42).

THIRSTING FOR UNITY
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is thirsty and goes to
the well for a drink of water. He meets a
Samaritan woman, who expects him to treat
her like dirt. But surprise! He talks to her like
a fellow human being, treats her with respect
and interest. And what happens? Why, pretty
soon the whole town turns out to hear him.

Centuries earlier, the Israelites, wandering in
the desert, were thirsty. They had no water.
All they had was an attitude problem. They
growled at Moses, “Why did you ever make us
leave Egypt?” But surprise! God gave them
water from the rock. No questions asked.

All the peoples of Earth are travelers on this
planet together, all thirsting, all harboring our
own fearful expectations of each other. But
God, as a loving parent, treats us all with
generous care and compassion. We are one
family. We could surprise each other. We
could remember we are one.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - The Lord said to Abram: Allthe families of the earth shall find blessing inyou (Genesis ...
03/01/2026

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - The Lord said to Abram: All
the families of the earth shall find blessing in
you (Genesis 12:1-4a).

Psalm – Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we
place our trust in you (Psalm 33).

Second Reading - God has called us to a holy
life, not because of our works but according
to grace (2 Timothy 1:8b-10).

Gospel - Atop a high mountain, Jesus was
transfigured before Peter, James, and John
(Matthew 17:1-9).

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SEEING THROUGH
Today’s readings invite us to look more deeply,
to catch a glimpse of Divine Reality hidden
within the “stuff” of life. God challenged the
elderly Abram and his wife to leave home for
a land that God would show them. Their eyes
would see the land, but only God could “show”
it as a divine gift. Paul reminded Timothy that
God’s grace had always been available but in
Jesus Christ was made “manifest.”

Jesus called Peter, James, and John up the
mountain and was “transfigured” for a moment,
the radiance of God shining through. Then,
just as abruptly, the three looked up...and
saw only Jesus.

During Lent we’re invited to “see through” to
God’s presence in the stuff of life: prowling
the supermarket, waiting in traffic, arguing
with the kids, cleaning the bathtub. We
wouldn’t really have to “do” anything, if we
could only glimpse divine love supporting us,
holding us together.

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - The man and the woman ate
the fruit of the one tree that God had told
them to avoid, and their shame overtook them
(Genesis 2:7-9,3:1-7).

Psalm – Be merciful, O Lord, for we have
sinned (Psalm 51).

Second Reading - Death reigned from Adam
to Moses, but now grace and life abound in
Christ Jesus (Romans 5:12-19).

Gospel - Jesus was led into the desert by the
Spirit and there he fasted for forty days and
forty nights (Matthew 4:1-11).

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THE WAY OUT
Today’s readings launch us into Lent with the
story of salvation. How did we humans get
where we are? How do we get out? Genesis
-through Adam and Eve narrative-explains
that we got separated from God and happiness
through greed, selfishness, and arrogance.

But, as Paul explained to the Romans, God has
not abandoned us, and never will. We get out
through the “new Adam.” Jesus Christ,
through whom the death of sin is conquered by
the life of “overflowing grace.”

From the start, though, Jesus-like Adam and
Eve, like you and me-had to face “the
tempter.” Shown fame and wealth, he was
tempted to grab for it. But Jesus saw through
such foolishness. During Lent we will look at
what the tempter spreads before us daily,
then try to make choices that put us on the
side of the angels.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - God allows us to makechoices, but we are not to choose injustice orsinfulness. (Sirach 1...
02/15/2026

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - God allows us to make
choices, but we are not to choose injustice or
sinfulness. (Sirach 15:20).

Psalm – Blessed are they who follow the law of
the Lord! (Psalm 119).

Second Reading - God’s wisdom is mysterious
and hidden (1 Corinthians 2:6-10).

Gospel - Jesus has come not to abolish but to
fulfill the law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17
-2-37).

JESUS AND THE LAW
In today’s continuation of the Sermon on the
Mount, Jesus addresses the relationship
between the current interpretation of the law
of Moses and his own. He insists that he has
come to fulfill, no abolish the law. Jesus is
explicit here. He repeats the phrase, “You
have heard…”with the counterpoint. “But I
say…” He will not settle for mere avoidance of
outright murder or adultery or lying. He goes
to the source of the murder-hatred,
resentment, spite. He insists on chaste living.
He overrules the one-sided loopholes that
allow men to divorce women, a law based on
the view of women as property. He disallows
all the means that people employ to play fast
and loose with marriage. His words urge
mutual fidelity. His listeners and followers are
to honor the law wholly and not minimally. The
consequences of failure are clear and severe.
The smallest are watching. They are those
rendered powerless by age or ignorance or
circumstance. These little ones depend on the
word and action of the mature and
knowledgeable, and they are not be betrayed.

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - You humble of the land, seek
justice and humility, and the Lord will be your
protection (Zephaniah 2:3,3:12-13).

Psalm – Blessed are the poor in spirit; the
kingdom of heaven is theirs! (Psalm 146).

Second Reading - God chose the weak of the
world, those who count for nothing, so that
whoever boasts should boast in the Lord (1
Corinthians 1:26-31).

Gospel - “Blessed are you when they insult
and persecute you and utter every kind of evil
against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and
be glad, for your reward will be great in
heaven” (Matthew 5:12).

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REMNANT
Zephaniah is one of the best known of the Old
Testament prophets. He speaks in today’s
first reading of impending judgment. But the
Lord will leave a “remnant” in Israel. This
image of a remnant, or remainder, was to
become vital to both Judaism and Christianity.
Paul’s letter to Corinth makes obvious his deep
concern for the Christians there. They are too
self-confident, he says, too sure of
themselves. He admonishes them to remember
that Christ has given them all they have.

Today’s Gospel comprises the opening of Jesus’
Great Sermon. As God gave Moses the law on
Sinai, so now Jesus gathers his disciples on a
hillside to teach them the new law. Each of
these Beatitudes contrasts the humiliation of
the present with the glory of the future:
poverty vs. the riches of God’s kingdom,
hunger for holiness vs. fulfillment in the
Spirit, persecution vs. the reign of God. Jesus
is here speaking to God’s chosen “remnant.”

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - The burdens that were once laid upon the people have vanquished (Isaiah 8:23—9:3).

Psalm – The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm 27).

Second Reading - Paul exhorts the believers at Corinth: As there is one Christ, so too must there be no divisions among you.
(1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17).

Gospel - After calling his first disciples, Jesus goes throughout Galilee teaching, proclaiming the gospel, and curing the people of their illnesses (Matthew 4:12-23).
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SEEKING THE LIGHT
In today’s readings, we find ourselves being drawn more deeply into relationship with Jesus. We are getting to know more about him as we see how he struggles with the news of his cousin John’s arrest. His first response is to withdraw, to leave Nazareth and go to Capernaum. There he is perhaps both consoled and challenged by the words of Isaiah that Matthew quotes, “the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen” (Matthew 4:16).

Jesus contemplates his cousin’s death, perhaps his own death, and he seeks the light. Maybe it is these words of Isaiah that move Jesus out of his withdrawal and into action. He begins to preach, teach, cure disease and illness, and proclaim the gospel of the kingdom.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading - The glory of the Lordshows through Israel, a light to allnations, that salvation may rea...
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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - The glory of the Lord
shows through Israel, a light to all
nations, that salvation may reach to the
ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:3,5-6).

Psalm – Here I am, Lord;; I come to do
your will (Psalm 40).

Second Reading - All those who call upon
the name of the Lord are called to be holy
(1 Corinthians 1:1-3).

Gospel - John the Baptist testifies: The
one who comes after me, on whom the
Spirit comes down and remains, is the Son
of God (John 1:29-34).

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CALLED TO BE HOLY

With this Sunday we begin Ordinary
Time. The readings tell us about God’s
relationship with Jesus. Israel’s
relationship with God is so close, so
intimate, that it is through Israel that
God’s “salvation will reach to the ends
of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). But we
know from John the Baptist that for
Israel to accomplish God’s will, it must
also recognize that Jesus is the Son of
God. During these weeks we also get to
know Jesus. We begin to understand
more deeply our relationship to Jesus
and what that relationship means for
us, who are “called holy” (1 Corinthians
1:2).

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TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading - Isaiah speaks of the Servant whom the Lord upholds; he shall bring forth justice to the nations
(Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7).

Psalm – The Lord will bless his people with peace
(Psalm 29).

Second Reading - Jesus was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit; he went out healing and doing good
(Acts 10:34-38).

Gospel - A voice comes from heaven proclaiming Jesus as the beloved Son, with whom God is well pleased
(Matthew 3:13-17).

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CALLED TO SERVE
The status of God’s beloved Son is not one he
clings to. It is one he shares. All of us are
called to be sons and daughters of God. In
Jesus, we can all claim God’s favor. The
second reading makes this clear. Here we read
of the baptism of Cornelius and his household.
Peter’s speech recalls the anointing of Jesus
by the Holy Spirit and the great power that
swept through Israel and onto the doorstep of
the Gentile Cornelius.

As for his household, so for us. There is an
end to our work on earth, to our baptismal
vocation and the honorable work we do. But
there is no end to the saving life given to us
through baptism. There is no end to the life
of the children of God; there is no end to
God’s compassion, which we know in Christ
Jesus. There is no end to our status as chosen
and beloved people of God. Because of Jesus’
life, death, and resurrection, we are forever
among those on whom God’s favor rests.

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Mission Statement

To serve the needs of the growing faith community in Southern Nevada, composed of residents, weekend visitors, and snowbirds who pray together, work together so as to build up the body of Christ; to be witnesses likewise, to the historical legacy of the first recorded Catholic Mass in Nevada celebrated in Laughlin in 1776 by Father Francisco Garces, a Franciscan missionary.

Church Administrator is Rev. Charles B. Urnik

Pastoral Support - Deacon Richard Lambert & Deacon Dan McHugh