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Reverend John De Celles
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Reverend John C. De Celles is the Pastor at Saint Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church. He earned a Masters in Divinity and a Masters in Arts (Moral Theology) in 1996. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arlington on May 18, 1996. In May, 2005, he earned a Sacred Theology Licentiate from the John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and Family in Washington, DC.

  1. 08/25/2021

    Homily for Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

    John witnessed what Jesus said about the "Bread of Life" and this homily expresses the theology.

  2. 03/27/2021

    2021 Lent - Saturday, March 27 - Prayer Before The Crucifix

    Imagine yourself in front of the crucifix.  Look up and see our loving Jesus.  How can we not be moved by the pain and deep love of the seeing our gentle Jesus.  Faith, Hope and Charity.  Pray for true contrition of our sins.  Look up at Jesus and see the nails in His hands and feet.  How can we not be moved.  Let our crucified Lord Jesus draw you into the depths of His love on the cross.  Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever.  Amen.

  3. 03/26/2021

    2021 Lent - Friday, March 26 - "Compassionate" For Your Savior

    One of the best ways is to pray includes the Stations of the Cross which helps us understand the amount of love God has for each of us.  All the while we go through the stations we can meditate on each and "compassionate" for your savior.  So as we walk through the stations with Him we suffer with Him.  We should feel our suffering for our sins and our saying no to Him.  Our faith is not built on our feelings... but emotions can be a good thing if directed by faith and true love.

  4. 03/25/2021

    2021 Lent - Thursday, March 25 - Annunciation

    The Annunciation is a celebration.  Listen to this episode to hear how Jesus picked up His cross on this day and carried it all the way to Calvary.  He was brought into the world to die on the cross for our sins. He suffered on this earth but continued to carry His cross. Pick up your cross and carry it even with all the suffering.

  5. 03/24/2021

    2021 Lent - Wednesday, March 24 - Freedom From Sin

    It is very easy to be a slave to sin.  Penance can help us develop virtues which will help us in self discipline.  The first step is choosing to be free. It is so hard to choose to give up sin.  If the Son frees you then you will truly be free.  We must choose to accept the grace He pours out to us.  If we can open our will even the slightest bit, the grace pours out.  Walk away from temptation and be truly free in Christ.  Listen to this episode to hear more about true freedom from sin.

  6. 03/23/2021

    2021 Lent - Tuesday, March 23 - Do Not Die In Your Sins

    Jesus stated, "If you do not believe that "I am", then you will die in your sins".  All throughout the gospel we hear over and over again that people are trying to figure out who He is.  Jesus does not come out and say that He is God until His hour as the people would have killed Him.  Listen to this episode to understand directly identifying His divinity and why.

  7. 03/22/2021

    2021 Lent - Monday, March 22 - Jesus' Mercy Is Boundless and So Is His Justice

    In today's gospel, the people thought they could trick Jesus.  They were not successful.  God has so much mercy.  Listen to this episode to learn what Jesus says to the woman after the people leave and reflect on something you may not have considered when you have heard or read this gospel in the past.  Penance in lent is not the same as the sacrament of penance.  The sacrament is first about penitence: realizing the sin, rejecting and ammending it.  Jesus' mercy is boundless and so is His justice.

  8. 03/22/2021

    2021 Lent - Sunday, March 21 Homily

    Passiontide, the last two weeks of lent where we walk back in time with Jesus as He walks to His passion.  We cover the statues and the crucifix.  At this point in history, there are no saints yet as Jesus has not opened Heaven and no crucifix as Jesus has not yet been crucified.  Listen to this episode to understand the true meaning of what Passiontide is and how we can benefit this lent by understanding the actual events that are occurring at this very time 2000 years ago.

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Reverend John C. De Celles is the Pastor at Saint Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church. He earned a Masters in Divinity and a Masters in Arts (Moral Theology) in 1996. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Arlington on May 18, 1996. In May, 2005, he earned a Sacred Theology Licentiate from the John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and Family in Washington, DC.

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    Reverend John De Celles
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    35
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