Little Flower Catholic Church

Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 The prophet Ezekiel is inspired to depict God in terms of His being a true shepherd. This passage harkens the beautiful words of our Lord Jesus as being the Good Shepherd who takes care of His sheep. A flock is kept safe by the vigilant care of a human shepherd. So much […]

Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 The First Reading presents us with an exemplary woman as the model for us all in using God’s gifts well. Christians, of course, connect this figure to Mary, the mother of God and our mother. In the midst of all the sinners who fail to live up to their promises, Mary […]

  Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 From the beginning, God intended places of worship to stand as symbols of His Church and reminders of His providential care. God’s prototypical building is the Jerusalem Temple, described by the prophet as God’s “holy dwelling” and special site of the divine presence in our midst, source of “living waters” […]

With Ash Wednesday less than three week away it is not too early to begin considering meaningful Lenten activities. Vatican City, Jan 27, 2015 / 05:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The “globalization of indifference” was at the heart of Pope Francis’ Lenten message, in which he urged faithful to fight individualism with merciful hearts that are […]

Titus and Timothy were close friends of Saint Paul. Titus was given responsibility for the Church on Crete while Saint Paul placed Timothy in charge of the Church in Ephesus. While under house arrest in Rome, Saint Paul wrote letters to both of these bishops urging them especially to preserve the deposit of faith which […]

God seeks out those whom He has created in His own divine image. In the FIRST READING we hear God’s calling of Samuel (1 Sam 3:3-10, 19). The GOSPEL preserves Our Lord’s initial encounter with Peter, James and John who later become the foundations of the Church (John 1:35-42). In the very same way, following […]