Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, On this last day of August, which is the Twenty Second Sunday of Ordinary time, the scriptural message calls us to concentrate on the humility of Jesus, the Son of God. To expound on Jesus’ humility, Saint Paul in his Letter to the Phillipians wrote, “[Jesus], though he was in…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, Greetings in the Lord Jesus. It has been a while since my last pastoral letter in June. Time flies by quickly, and it is now August. We love to hold on to time, but time does not wait for us. This is the message that the First Reading of Ecclesiastes…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, Peace and love in the Holy Trinity. The last two Sundays, the Church celebrated the solemnities of the Ascension of the Lord Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This weekend, the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Holy Trinity—that is, one God in three Persons: Father,…

Dear Parishioners of Saint Polycarp, This week is a very special week for us Christians because it is Holy Week, a week we journey with Christ from the moment He entered Jerusalem; instituted the Last Supper; prayed at the Garden of Gethsemane; was arrested and placed on trial before the Sanhedrin and Pilate; condemned by…