A Message from Fr. Patrick - June 28, 2024
At one of the last daily Masses of the school year with our St. Martin’s School students, I shared with them one of my favorite verses in...
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Jun 212 min read
From The Pastor's Desk - June 21, 2024
I’m excited to announce that newly-ordained Fr. Joe Heisey has been assigned to St. Martin’s. He’ll be joining us in the first week of ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Jun 142 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - June 14, 2024
This Saturday, June 15, sixteen men will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Washington (or already have been ordained, depending ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Jun 72 min read
A message from Fr. Stefan - June 7, 2024
This past Friday and Saturday, we celebrated the Feast Days of the Sacred and Immaculate hearts of Jesus and Mary. These two hearts are ...
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St. Martin of Tours
May 312 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - May 31, 2024
A few days ago the Vatican confirmed that Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized a saint, which comes as a great joy in light of this ...
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St. Martin of Tours
May 242 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - May 24, 2024
As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, we recall that we are created in the image and likeness of Holy Trinity: “So God created man in his own ...
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St. Martin of Tours
May 172 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - May 17, 2024
This Sunday the Church celebrates the great solemnity of Pentecost. While the Church is conceived from the blood and water that flowed ...
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St. Martin of Tours
May 102 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - May 10, 2024
We’re in the swing of things with sacramental Masses for our youth. After a first Communion Mass last Saturday, one young boy could hardly..
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St. Martin of Tours
May 32 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - May 3, 2024
“God is love” affirms St. John in this Sunday’s second reading. These three words have had the most explosive and transformative impact ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Apr 262 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - April 26, 2024
In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus speaks of how we become spiritually fruitful: “Remain in me, as I remain in you.” At Baptism we receive ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Apr 212 min read
From The Pastor's Desk - APR 21, 2024
This Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In a special way we pray for holy vocations to the priesthood, that God would raise...
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St. Martin of Tours
Apr 122 min read
From The Pastor's Desk - April 12, 2024
The talk of the town this past week was the eclipse of 2024. If you missed it, the next one is coming to North America in about 20 years...
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St. Martin of Tours
Apr 52 min read
A message from Fr. Patrick - April 5, 2024
The Second Sunday of Easter, also referred to as Divine Mercy Sunday, concludes the Octave of Easter. Nevertheless, we continue to live...
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St. Martin of Tours
Mar 312 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - March 31, 2024
He is risen! He is risen, indeed! On the day of the Resurrection, what do the astonished disciples do? They run like the wind: “So they ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Mar 222 min read
From the Pastor's Desk - March 22, 2024
My message for this Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week is the same as every year: “Participate in your salvation.” St. Augustine...
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St. Martin of Tours
Mar 152 min read
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - MARCH 15, 2024
We can incorrectly suppose that Jesus was unsusceptible to normal human emotions, especially ones we consider negative emotions...
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St. Martin of Tours
Mar 82 min read
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - MARCH 8, 2024
One of the difficult concepts that we have to grapple with in our relationship with God is his anger. We see in this Sunday’s first ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Mar 12 min read
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - MARCH 1, 2024
One of the ladies who works at the local 7-Eleven convenience store happens to be Ethiopian Catholic, which is an ancient rite of the ...
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St. Martin of Tours
Feb 232 min read
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - FEBRUARY 23, 2024
At the conclusion of this Sunday’s gospel of the Transfiguration, Jesus tells his three closest apostles that they should keep what they...
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St. Martin of Tours
Feb 162 min read
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK - FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Happy Lent! Lent comes from the old English word for spring. I pray that this holy season might bring about a springlike renewal of hope ...
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