The gift of the Spirit offers three benefits: To empower us, unite us and send us forth!  (Holy Spirit Living Breath of God: Keith and Kristyn Getty) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Let us pray in our Upper Rooms so that we can know God's plan.  (Hymn to Christ the King - Sarah Hart)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Joy, Hope and Love are 3 virtues offered to us by Christ, but all too often we settle for the cheap imitations of this world. 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Fr. Michel Quoist's poem The Bricklayer is a modern day image of today's reading from St. Peter.  We are being built into a Spiritual house.   (By Our Love - Tom Kendzia)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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We train  Iphones, our remotes, even  dogs and sheep to recognize and follow our voice commands. How about training our hearts to listen and follow the voice of our Good Shepherds?  (I Shall Not Want - Tom Booth)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we too might venture out on the same road- and we too will be met by the Risen Christ  (Here I Am, Tom Booth) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Christ is the Living Water which brings us life, cleanses and renews us and satisfies our thirsts.   (Healing Water - Trevor Thomson) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Well, time for a new supply of palms. Have you looked at last year's palms lately?  Sometimes those palms are like our spiritual lives.  (Sing Hosanna -Josh Blakesley) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Jesus stands at the doors of our tombs of sin and calls to us "Come Out" The sacrament of reconciliation  (Endless is Your Love - Tom Kendzia)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
Thanks for listening! May God's Word find a home in you.