St. Sebastian Catholic Church

St. Sebastian Catholic Church WELCOME TO ST. SEBASTIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
COME TO WORSHIP! LEAVE TO SERVE! Weekend Masses:
Sat 4pm
Sun 7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am

This upcoming Sunday, we hear in the Gospel reading, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life fo...
06/26/2026

This upcoming Sunday, we hear in the Gospel reading, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Mt 10:39)

See you at Mass!

06/24/2026

The Nativity of St. John The Baptist ✝️

06/22/2026

Mass of Christian Burial ✝️

06/21/2026

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:30AM Mass ✝️

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTUREJune 21, 2026 12th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMatthew 10:26-3...
06/21/2026

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

June 21, 2026
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 10:26-33

Jean Améry, a Holocaust survivor tortured by the N***s, later wrote about the abyss of human evil. He described his reaction as an “indignant despair.” Haven’t we all, to some degree, felt that abyss opened beneath us? A sudden loss, a violent headline, a moment of loneliness or panic, when the world feels fragile and meaning seems to collapse?
It is to this fear that Jesus speaks in today’s Gospel: “Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body.” (Matthew 10:28) He does not deny evil or pretend we will never suffer. Instead, He reframes the abyss: do not fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Your life is seen, known, and counted by the Father. Even the hairs of your head, even the sparrow’s fall.
This is no superficial comfort. Jesus himself has entered the abyss: suffering, death, even our sense of forsakenness, and he has come through it. That is why his words, “Do not be afraid,” hold such weight. They do not erase the abyss but build a bridge across it.
Faith is not pretending everything is fine. It is staring into the abyss and still choosing trust. And in that trust, we discover we are never alone. Christ stands with us, and the Father’s care surrounds us. That is the only comfort deep enough for our (often fearful) hearts.
— Father John Muir

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06/20/2026

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
4PM Mass ✝️

Baptismal BibQuestion:At my grandson’s Baptism, the priest put a bib on the baby. I do not remember seeing this before. ...
06/20/2026

Baptismal Bib

Question:
At my grandson’s Baptism, the priest put a bib on the baby. I do not remember seeing this before. Why is this done? Is it something new?

Answer:
When an adult is baptized, there is a part in the ceremony when the newly baptized is vested in a white garment. It is symbolic of the changes that baptism brings in the life of the baptized as they are freed from the bonds of sin and brought into the saving grace of Christ. Realities that are so profound are symbolically presented so that we might better grasp and understand them.

Infants are often dressed in a baptismal dress, which is the baptismal garment. In some places, the bib is used as a kind of baptismal garment. At the place in the ceremony where the investiture takes place, the bib is used. Some are poncho-like and fit over the baby's head. Others are simply placed on the baby's chest. If the baby is dressed in a white garment, nothing else is needed. The prayer says it all: “See in your white garment the outward sign of your Christian dignity ... bring that dignity unstained into the everlasting life of heaven.” In baptism, we are given our purpose and goal in life as believers and this is symbolized by the white garment.

©LPi

St. Sebastian youth are off to Steubenville Conference!Let us all pray for them and wish them good time together!!!
06/19/2026

St. Sebastian youth are off to Steubenville Conference!
Let us all pray for them and wish them good time together!!!

Today is Juneteenth! In the United States, this holiday is an important reason to celebrate, as it marks the true end of...
06/19/2026

Today is Juneteenth! In the United States, this holiday is an important reason to celebrate, as it marks the true end of slavery. It commemorates when federal troops enforced emancipation in Texas, making it a kind of “second Independence Day” for many. Thank God for freedom!

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