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Here we are in the month of June.  It is a perfect month to foster and perhaps reestablish our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus since we will celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart on Friday, June 7th.  The words spoken to St. Margaret Mary are so well directed to our own times: “Behold this heart which has loved you so much and which received in return, for the most part, only ingratitude, contempt, irreverence and sacrilege.”  I   believe that the greatest loss of our day is the loss of a personal relationship with the Lord and following […]

Every generation seems convinced that their particular period of history is the most difficult time in which to live.  In this regard our generation is no exception.  Many find themselves thinking that these are the toughest times that the human race has ever known.  That thought, of course, is not entirely accurate.  All times are tough times; and many other periods of history, in some ways, have been more difficult than our own. Still, these are trying times in which to live.  Recent reports on network news have dealt with the problems of stress among children in the early grades […]

Next Saturday, May 25th, several young men from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, will be ordained to the priesthood for the Church of New York.  Our best wishes and prayers go with them as they begin their new ministry in the name of the Lord. May we here at Annunciation – Our Lady of Fatima pray fervently today and every day for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.  Our Holy Father makes a special point of the truth that the local parish community and, in fact, each and every family ought to be the source of […]

Some time ago, I heard the story of a young woman; I thought it would be appropriate to share it with you today.  Her husband was a cancer victim, so weak that he was almost paralyzed and bedridden.  She had three small school-aged children and one in her arms.  She worked to support her family.  After work she rushed home to cook, wash, scrub and care for her husband and children.  Surprisingly, she had a faint smile on her face all the time.  When asked how she was doing, she said, “It’s God’s will.”   There were no tears, nor anger, […]

A student is planning to maintain high marks, graduate from high school, then go to college and prepare for a useful and worthwhile career.  A young couple is planning to get married, have a wonderful relationship and build a beautiful home.  Parents are planning to instill in their children a sense of self-worth and high moral values, that will guide and sustain them long after they are gone from home. And no doubt each of us is planning to become the best person that he or she possibly can.  We plan to be true to our principles, faithful to our […]