Learning to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.
From Our Associate Pastor How many of us practice what we believe, say, profess, and preach? Surely Jesus is not only addressing the disciples, teachers of the Law, and the Pharisees, but he is also addressing all of us who call ourselves Catholic Christians. It is very easy to criticize and correct Pope Francis, the Read More
From Our Pastor The Gospel passage today tells us about The Greatest Commandment. Jesus was questioned by a Pharisee about which is the greatest commandment in the Law. Jesus’ answer is classic. Loving God is the first thing, the most important thing. But, with it comes a consequence: to love God means that you also Read More
From Our Director of Religious Education The Gospel of Matthew seems fitting for the time in which we are living. It’s a challenging time for Christians. Our faith and our values are being questioned left and right, but ultimately, we must remain firm in Jesus. When the Pharisees went off to plot against Jesus and Read More
From Our Associate Pastor In today’s Gospel, we find Jesus, once again, telling us what the new Kingdom of Heaven is about. Over the last three Sundays, we have heard three different parables in the Gospel of Saint Matthew, but they are all similar in the sense that Jesus uses them to help us understand Read More
From Our Pastor As we enter the month of October, the month that we celebrate St. Francis of Assisi, I would like to share these Reflections on the Stigmata of St. Francis by Jack Wintz, OFM. (En Español) The Greek word stigma means “a scar left by a hot iron: brand,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Read More
Happening right now at Mission San Luis Rey! Blessing of the Animals and Festival, 10 am to 2 pm. Music, food, and fun! Tacos, nachos, hamburgers, hot dogs and desserts. The “Kings of La Jolla” will be playing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There’s brick making and mural painting for the kid in all Read More
From Our Pastoral Associate We live in a world where it is very easy to make rash judgments, and we often make them. Many times, we judge by appearances without knowing a person very well. (En Español) When people make mistakes, we immediately categorize and judge the person before finding out exactly what happened. If Read More
From Our Pastoral Associate We live in a world where it is very easy to make rash judgments, and we often make them. Many times, we judge by appearances without knowing a person very well. When people make mistakes, we immediately categorize and judge the person before finding out exactly what happened. If a person Read More
From Our Pastor First of all, I want to thank God for Fr. Sam’s presence in our community for the last three years. His gifts and talents were a great blessing for San Luis Rey Parish. I, the staff, and all of us wish him many blessings in his new assignment, let us continue keeping Read More
Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptist, others Elijah or Jeremiah”. He then asked them, but who do YOU say I am? And Peter tells him he is the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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