Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, February 1, 2026 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, January 25, 2026 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, January 18, 2026 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Baptism of Our Lord, January 11, 2026 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Feast of the Epiphany, January 4, 2026 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Feast of the Holy Family, December 28, 2025
Hello and Welcome. Our mass for today is cancelled because of a Blizzard warning here in Fargo. However, I am posting my Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family. Stay safe and warm today. – Fr. Don
On this Feast of the Holy Family, we usually picture peace: Mary, Joseph, and the child Jesus safe at home. But today’s Gospel gives us a different image—one that may feel uncomfortably close to home to people in our community and around our country.
This family is afraid. They flee in the night. They cross borders.
They do not know when—or if—they will return.
The Holy Family knows what it is to live with uncertainty. They have been living peacefully in Bethlehem for quite some time.
Joseph receives a warning in a dream: “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt.” And Scripture says simply, “Joseph rose.” No hesitation. No conditions. No guarantees. He protects his family the only way he can—by leaving everything familiar behind.
For many families today, this is not ancient history. It is daily reality. Fear of violence. Fear of separation. Fear of what tomorrow may bring. The Gospel does not speak about these realities from a distance. Jesus enters them.
Before Jesus teaches, before he heals, before he preaches mercy, he lives it—by depending on it. He survives because strangers offer safety. The Son of God becomes a refugee. That is not a political statement. It is a Gospel truth. And it means something for us as Catholic Christians.
Holy Family Sunday reminds us that holiness is not about having a perfect life. It is about protecting each other, trusting God, and staying faithful when the future is unclear. Mary and Joseph do not understand the whole plan. They only know the next right step—and they take it.
Many in our community and around the country are living in that same space: taking the next step without knowing what comes next. And today, the Church is called not to add to fear, but to be a place of refuge.
A parish should feel like Egypt did for the Holy Family: a place where families are safe, where dignity is honored, where no one is invisible.
This Gospel also reminds us that God works quietly. God speaks in dreams, in conscience, in compassion. God does not shout through fear. God whispers through love. And when God finally tells Joseph it is safe to return, the family comes back—not to where they expected, but to Nazareth. A small place. An overlooked place. A place with no prestige. That is where Jesus grows. That is where salvation takes root.
Sometimes faith does not bring us back to “normal.” It brings us somewhere new. But God is there too.
So today, on Holy Family Sunday, we ask:
- Can we trust God when the path is uncertain?
- Can we open our hearts and protect families instead of judging them?
- Can our parish be a sign that no family walks alone and we are a place of safety?
The Holy Family teaches us that God is found not only in stability, but in movement; not only in safety, but in trust; not only in answers, but in faithful love. May every family who is afraid hear this Gospel as good news. May every family who feels displaced know that Christ has been there before them. And may we, as a parish family, reflect the mercy that once sheltered the Son of God. +
Christmas Mass at Night, December 24, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Christ the King, November 23, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, November16, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, November 9, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Feast of All Souls, November 2, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 26, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 19, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 12, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 5, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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Exaltation of the Cross September 14, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, August 24, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, August 17, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, August 10, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, August 3, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, July 27, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, July 13, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, July 6, 2025 Fr. Don Simon, Celebrant
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