Holy Day of Obligation
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vigil Mass at 4:00pm on December 31, 2025.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Mass at 9:00am on January 1, 2026.
The Epiphany of the Lord
January 4, 2026
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Gospel Reflection
January 4, 2026
The Epiphany of the Lord
When I was 22, I went on a pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee Year of 2000. I was traveling light with just a backpack, one blue shirt, black pants, a little money, and no Italian. I had a few close friends and one goal: to reach the Eternal City. Despite the challenges and deprivations, I felt alive in a way I had never known before.
When do you feel most alive? I’d wager it’s not when you’re most comfortable or surrounded by stuff. Instead, it’s when your life is aimed at something great: when you’re on a meaningful, challenging journey with good friends.
That’s the image the Magi give us in today’s Gospel. They set out from the East not with certainty, but with hope. They study the signs, discipline their attention, and journey together, offering the best they have when they find the newborn King.
The Church gives us its story at the start of the year to reawaken something in us. We are not meant to drift. We’re meant to journey as pilgrims. The Jubilee Year of 2025 may have ended, but our pilgrimage has not. Like the magi, the closer we get to Christ, the more alive we become.
— Father John Muir
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Love One Another Catholic Campaign
In the Summer of 2021, we entered the pilot wave of the Archdiocesan campaign, "Love One Another." Below is a video we produced to present some of our case elements. For a more detailed description of our case elements, or if you want to donate, please click here.
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St. John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic Eucharistic community faithful to the values and traditions of the Church. We strive to live our faith every day, to embrace stewardship, and to be nurtured by continuous Christian Formation.