Daily Mass is celebrated:
Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m.
The Sunday Mass schedule is:
Saturday at 5 p.m. in English
Sunday at 7:30 a.m. in English
Sunday at 9 a.m. in English
Sunday at 11 a.m. in English
Sunday at 1 p.m. in Spanish
Please contact the parish office at
949-494-9701 to schedule.
We commit ourselves to: being a welcoming sanctuary and a place of prayer and worship.
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𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒚
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TOPIC: WHEN OBEDIENCE FILLS THE JARS, JESUS CREATES THE MIRACLE
Never despise the ordinary instructions God places before you, because heaven has a habit of hiding extraordinary beginnings inside ordinary assignments. At Cana, there was no thunder, no spectacular announcement, and no visible sign that a miracle was coming. There were only empty jars, water, servants, and a command: “Whatever he says to you, do it.” The servants did not need to understand the chemistry of the coming miracle; they only needed to obey the instruction they had received. They filled the jars with water, and Jesus transformed what they could provide into what only he could produce. That is the mystery of divine partnership: God may give you an ordinary responsibility, but he reserves the extraordinary transformation for himself. Sometimes your miracle begins with making the phone call you have been postponing, apologizing when your pride says “never,” applying again after rejection, studying when nobody is watching, praying when you feel nothing, showing up when you are tired, forgiving when you have every reason to remain bitter, or taking one faithful step when the entire road is still invisible. Do not demand spectacular signs before you obey simple instructions. The water looked ordinary, but it was carrying the possibility of wine. The jar looked insignificant, but it was standing at the address of a miracle. What you call “small” may be the very place where God has decided to begin something enormous.
Therefore, stop measuring the significance of your obedience by the apparent size of the assignment. You are responsible for filling the jars; you are not responsible for turning water into wine. Your responsibility is faithfulness; God's responsibility is transformation. Do what you know is right even when there is no applause, no immediate reward, and no evidence that anything is changing. Keep praying. Keep working. Keep learning. Keep serving. Keep preparing. Keep choosing integrity. Keep taking the next right step. The miracle may not happen according to your timetable, but obedience is never wasted in the hands of God. There are seasons when heaven seems silent, yet God is quietly arranging circumstances beyond your sight. There are moments when your effort appears insignificant, yet every faithful action is becoming part of a larger story. Do not abandon the jars because they are still filled with water. Do not quit because you cannot yet see the wine. Fill them completely, obey completely, and trust completely. When Jesus enters the equation, the ordinary can become extraordinary, the little can become sufficient, the delay can become preparation, and the place of apparent emptiness can become the birthplace of abundance. Your assignment may be simple, but your God is not limited. So whatever he tells you to do, do it. Then leave the miracle to Jesus.
@ Fr. Albert Nwosu (Nwachinemere)
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Most of us know what it is to carry things we do not need.
Today’s Our Daily Bread uses the image of “junk files” to help us think about the things that hinder our walk with God. Hebrews calls us to throw off what entangles us and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
That may mean letting go of a habit, a fear, an old pattern or something we have been excusing.
Read today’s devotion here: odbm.org
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