Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

When Peter makes a profound statement of faith and openness to the Spirit, Jesus does not simply offer words of praise but instead grants him complete authority over his future mission.

Recording is of a Mass offered at 14 Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, NY at 9:00 am on August 27, 2023.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The persistent pleadings of a Canaanite woman cause Jesus to appreciate the depths of her faith, and he cures her daughter from a distance at that very moment.

Recording is of a Mass offered at 14 Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, NY at 9:00 am on August 20, 2023.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

As Christianity began to separate itself from Judaism in the second century AD, Christians used this text to argue that the Jew's refusal to accept Jesus as the messiah resulted in God's covenant being extended to Gentile believers.

Recording is of a Mass offered at 14 Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, NY at 9:00 am on July 16, 2023.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This is a call for radical discipleship! We are told that we must love Jesus more than father or mother and son or daughter. We must be willing to take up our crosses and follow Jesus even to death.

Recording is of a Mass offered at 14 Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca, NY at 9:00 am on July 2, 2023.