St. Brendan Church Miami

05/14/2025

05/12/2025

Order your Pan con Lechon now and pick up this Sunday after all Masses!

04/30/2025

Save the date and drop by after Mass on Sunday May 18 to pick up one, or more, of our savory Pan con Lechon.
Rain or Shine: we will be here!

04/29/2025

International Firefighters' Day is observed annually on May 4th, the feast day of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. It's a day to honor firefighters worldwide, remember fallen firefighters, and show support for the brave individuals who serve their communities.

We at St. Brendan are blessed to have firefighters who are members of our community and we thank them for their dedication and service.

We invite all firefighters to join us at the 11:00 AM Mass on May 4th for a special prayer and blessing.
May God bless them and keep them safe from all harm.

El Día Internacional de los Bomberos se celebra anualmente el 4 de mayo, festividad de San Florián, patrón de los bomberos. Es un día para honrar a los bomberos de todo el mundo, recordar a los caídos y mostrar apoyo a las valientes personas que sirven a sus comunidades.

En San Brendan tenemos la bendición de contar con bomberos que son miembros de nuestra comunidad y les agradecemos su dedicación y servicio.

Invitamos a todos los bomberos a unirse a nosotros en la misa de las 11:00 a. m. del 4 de mayo para una oración y bendición especial.

Que Dios los bendiga y los proteja de todo daño.

04/29/2025

Day Nine
Successor to the Apostle Peter

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from a letter to the Corinthians by Pope Saint Clement I
Having received their orders, the Apostles went out, fully convinced by the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, trusting the word of God, and assured by the Holy Spirit. They went out proclaiming that the Kingdom of God was at hand throughout the countryside and in the cities. They tested in the Spirit the first fruits of their preaching, and appointed them to be bishops and deacons for those who would later come to believe… Our Apostles knew also, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that there would be strife over the office of the episcopate. And so with perfect foresight, when they ordained those men, the Apostles gave them the mandate that when they pass away other proven men should succeed them in their ministry.

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

Hear with favor our prayers, which we humbly offer, O Lord, for the salvation of the soul of Pope Francis, your servant and Priest, that he, who devoted a faithful ministry to your name, may rejoice in the perpetual company of your Saints. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/28/2025

Day Eight
Union of Pope and Bishops

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium
This collegial union [of bishops] is apparent also in the mutual relations of the individual bishops with particular churches and with the universal Church. The Roman Pontiff, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. The individual bishop, however, is the visible principle and foundation of unity in his particular church, fashioned after the model of the universal Church. In and from such individual churches there comes into being the one and only Catholic Church. For this reason each individual bishop represents his own church, but all of them together in union with the Pope represent the entire Church joined in the bond of peace, love, and unity.

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

O God, immortal shepherd of souls, look on your people’s prayers
and grant that your servant Pope Francis, who presided over your Church in charity, may, with the flock entrusted to his care, receive from your mercy the reward of a faithful steward. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/27/2025

Day Seven
Peter: The First of the Apostles

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

O God, faithful rewarder of souls, grant that your departed servant Pope Francis, whom you made successor of Peter and shepherd of your Church, may happily enjoy for ever in your presence in heaven the mysteries of your grace and compassion, which he faithfully ministered on earth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/26/2025

Sixth Day
The Petrine Ministry of Mercy

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from the Encyclical Ut unum sint by Pope Saint John Paul II
As the heir to the mission of Peter in the Church, which has been made fruitful by the blood of the Princes of the Apostles, the Bishop of Rome exercises a ministry originating in the manifold mercy of God… The authority proper to this ministry is completely at the service of God’s merciful plan and it must always be seen in this perspective. Its power is explained from this perspective. Associating himself with Peter’s threefold profession of love, which corresponds to the earlier threefold denial, his Successor knows that he must be a sign of mercy. His is a ministry of mercy, born of an act of Christ's own mercy… The Church of God is called by Christ to manifest to a world ensnared by its sins and evil designs that, despite everything, God in his mercy can convert hearts to unity and enable them to enter into communion with him.

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that the soul of your departed servant Pope Francis, to whom you committed the care of your family, may, with the manifold fruit of his labors, enter into the eternal gladness of his Lord. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/25/2025

To celebrate the mothers, grandmothers, and women who helped shape our lives, we will be offering a novena of Masses beginning on
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11th until Monday, May 19th.
Envelopes for the Novena will be available at the entrance of the Church
and in the Parish Office and can be turned in during the
Collection at Mass or dropped off at the Parish Office.

Para celebrar a las madres, abuelas y mujeres que ayudaron a dar forma
a nuestras vidas, ofreceremos una novena de Misas a partir del
Día de la Madre, domingo 11 de mayo, hasta el lunes 19 de mayo.
Los sobres para la Novena estarán disponibles en la entrada de la Iglesia
y en la Oficina Parroquial y se pueden entregar durante
la Colecta en la Misa o dejarlos en la Oficina Parroquial.

04/25/2025

Fifth Day
“Strengthen Your Brothers...”

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Jesus said, “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers.” Peter said to him, “Lord, I am prepared to go to prison and to die with you.” But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, before the c**k crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me.”

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that the soul of Pope Francis, your servant and Priest, whom you honored with sacred office while he lived in this world, may exult for ever in the glorious home of heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/24/2025

Day Four
Authentic Teacher of the Faith

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Roman Pontiff and the bishops are “authentic teachers, that is, teachers endowed with the authority of Christ, who preach the faith to the people entrusted to them, the faith to be believed and put into practice” (Lumen gentium, 25). The ordinary and universal Magisterium of the Pope and the bishops in communion with him teach the faithful the truth to believe, the charity to practice, the beatitude to hope for.

Pause for silent prayer.
Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

O God, who in your wondrous providence chose your servant Pope Francis to preside over your Church, grant, we pray, that, having served as the Vicar of your Son on earth, he may be welcomed by him into eternal glory. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm

04/23/2025

Day Three
Peter, the Unity of All the Church

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A reading from a sermon by Saint Augustine
As you are aware, Jesus chose his disciples before his Passion and called them Apostles; and among these almost everywhere Peter alone deserved to represent the entire Church. And because of that role which he alone had, he merited to hear the words: To you I shall give the keys of the Kingdom of heaven. For it was not one man who received the keys, but the entire Church considered as one… Rightly then did the Lord after his Resurrection entrust Peter with the feeding of his sheep. Yet he was not the only disciple to merit the feeding of the Lord’s sheep; but Christ in speaking only to one suggests the unity of all; and so he speaks to Peter, because Peter is first among the Apostles.

Pause for silent prayer.

Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
— And let perpetual light shine upon him.

O God, who chose your servant Pope Francis from among your Priests and endowed him with pontifical dignity in the apostolic priesthood, grant, we pray, that he may also be admitted to their company for ever. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Sermo 295, nos. 2, 4) 5

Oración en español: https://tinyurl.com/47d7rudm