St John of God Roman Catholic Church

Homily: Sixth Sunday OT B 2021 Take away my pain, O Lord and heal me I STORY: Some time ago in America Magazine there was an interesting essay written by and old Jesuit priest who was losing the battle with diabetes. This was in the 1970’s when treatment was not like it is today. The essay was about pain and suffering. The old priest had developed neuropia in his feet such that over time with every step he took he was in agonizing pain. With every step he prayed and ...Continue reading

Happy 89 birthday to Iris Santiago the outreach's longest volunteer .God bless her for her hard work and dedication serving the needy At St John of God Parish Outreach

Homily: Fifth Sunday OT B 2021 I Many people today tend to say: It’s my life, my faith, my time, my money, my things, my body, my talents, my abilities. They say this with such a sense of possessiveness and almost greediness me, me, me.. Our Lord in the gospel teaches us two important facts. First, our lives are not our own. All that we have and all that we are come from God and belong to God and to be used in his service. Like our Lord we live for the other 24/7....Continue reading

WHEN A LOVED ONE BECOMES A MEMORY THAT MEMORY IS OUR TREASURE MARY IRENE IS IN HEAVEN TELLING OUR LORD A STORY IR TWO ABOUT CENTRAL ISLIP

Our sincere condolences to the family of Irene Miller. You are in our prayers We are deeply saddened by the passing of our very dedicated volunteer, Irene Miller, on Thursday 29, 2021. For over twenty years she had dedicated serving the poor at St. John of God Outreach. She was a wonderful example of service, kindness and love for all who new her, especially, to all of us at the Outreach. I was honored and blessed to have shared Ten years of her beautiful life as she served at the Outreach. She will always be in our hearts With love, Ana Sullivan, Director of Outreach

Getting ready for Christ's birthday at St John of God Parish

Homily: Fourth Sunday OT B 2021 Submit and adhere to God's word I Last week we celebrated Word of God Sunday instituted by Pope Francis to highlight our need to be constantly fed and nurtured by the word of God. We believe in God’s presence in the proclamation of his word. Now we get into examples of the efficacy and power of God’s word to transform and change our lives. God’s word can heal us and also move us along the journey of conversion. Jesus Christ is the Wor...Continue reading

Pre Ordered Christmas wreaths and blankets wil be available before and after all Masses starting tomorrow There are no extra grave bankers but there are extra Wreaths for $20.

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Homilía Segundo Domingo Adviento B 2020 Preparemos el camino hacia nuestro corazon I La corona de adviento se originó como 4 velas en un círculo en la mesa de la cocina. Dado que los días del 21 de junio al 22 de diciembre son cada vez más cortos con menos luz del día. A medida que pasaban las semanas, se encendía otra vela. Entonces tenemos ese contraste de luz iluminando la oscuridad. Finalmente, cuando la corona fue adaptada para uso litúrgico con la vela central encendid...Continue reading

Homily Second Sunday Advent B 2020 Prepare that road to our hearts I The advent wreath originated as 4 candles in a circle on the kitchen table. Since the days from June 21 to Dec 22 are getting shorter and shorter with less day light. As the weeks passed another candle would be lit. So we have that contrast of light illuminating the darkness. Finally when the wreath was adapted for liturgical use with the center candle lit on the birth of our Lord as light of the wo...Continue reading

Homilía: Solemnidad de Todos los Santos y Fiesta de Todos los Santos 2020 Dia de Los Santos nos recuerda el vivir nuestras responsabilidades I. Solemnidad de Todos los Santos y Fiesta de Todos los Difuntos; Celebramos una enseñanza de la iglesia muy importante pero no muy conocida: la COMUNIÓN DE LOS SANTOS. Celebramos la continuidad entre nosotros los vivos y todos nuestros seres queridos que nos han precedido. Creemos que todavía hay un fluir de vida y amor entre nosotros,...Continue reading

Este cuadro se estará rifando para ayudar a las victimas de los uracan es en Centroamérica, los tickets se estarán vendiendo después de cada misa, en la parroquia San Juan de Dios central Islip , el valor es de $5 el ticket, por favor ayúdennos a por ayudar a los que están necesitando.

Homily: Solemnity of All Saints and Feast of All Souls 2020 All Saints Day reminds us the living of our responsibilities I. The Solemnity of All Saints Day and the Feast of All Souls; we celebrate a very important but not well known teaching of the church: the COMMUNION OF SAINTS. We celebrate the continuity between US THE LIVING and all our loved ones who have gone before us. We believe there is still a flow of life and love between us, ...Continue reading

ALL SJOG CATECHISTS AND PARISHONERS PLEASE LETS DO THE FOLLOWING FOR TONY BELLIZZI (Tony gives the confirmation retreats and does so much to help the needy and young people) Hi Fr Chris I’m wondering if you can please help me. I made 80 mini-retreat videos on Youtube. ... (Search on Youtube Godshots Tony Bellizzi) Could you please subscribe to my Youtube channel. All you have to do is click the subscribe button under any video you select. If I get 1000 subscribers then when people watch my videos it can raise moiney for my charity Hope for the Children. It will also help them get more viewings on Youtube. If you could also ask others to subscribe it would be great. Thank you so much,, and God bless Tony

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Homilía: Trigésimo (30) Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario A 2020 La única forma en que podemos amar a Dios es mostrando amor y caridad a nuestro prójimo. I La medida de cualquier sociedad es qué tan bien se ocupa de los más vulnerables // los pobres. --Mahatma Ghandi quien dijo que la grandeza de una nación se mide por cómo trata a sus miembros más débiles....Continue reading

Homily: Thirtieth (30) Sunday Ordinary Time A 2020 The only way we can love God is by showing love and concern for our neighbor. .I. The measure of any society is how well it takes care of the most vulnerable // the poor. It was Mahatma Ghandi who said, a nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members....Continue reading

A beautiful new addition to Our Chapel Amen

St John of God International Super Raffle Festival

St John of God international super raffle festival

JOAN BERG, a parishioner from Saint John of God Parish, has written a book that can serve as a guide and help many navigate their way through life. Available on EBay, AbcBooks.com, Barnesand Noble, and Amazon.

Homily: Twenty Ninth Sunday OT A 2020 God wants us to give back to him his untarnished image engraved on our Souls. I. We are all familiar with President Kennedy’s words in his Inaugural address in 1961 "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country If we were to apply these words to todays Gospel, they would say, Don’t ask, ‘What can God do for you?’ Instead ask, ‘What you can do for God? ...Continue reading

Homilía 28 Domingo OT A 2020 Parábola de la fiesta de bodas: muchos son los llamados, pocos los elegidos. I Los estudios que se han realizado sobre la vida familiar revelan que la habitación más importante de cualquier hogar es la Cocina. La Cocina es el HUB de la vida familiar y es donde se toman las decisiones más importantes. ...Continue reading