Category: Parish News

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There will be a Lenten Penance Service on
Tuesday, April 1st at 6:00 p.m.
There will be no general absolution.

The priests will be available for individual
confession.

In order to better prepare ourselves, we offer
these questions for reflection and examination of
conscience:

• Have I damaged someone’s reputation
  through malicious speech or gossip?
• Is God of primary importance to me or do I
  seek other things more than God, such as
  money, success, power or other worldly
  things?
• Do I make time to pray each day? Do I
  participate in the Liturgy on Sundays?
• Do I strive to share the good news of Jesus
  by the way I live and interact with others? If
  not, what do I allow to get in the way?
• Do I treat people with the respect they
  deserve as children of God?
• Do I give of my time, treasure and talent to
  help the community, especially those less
  fortunate?
• Do I own my possessions or do my
  possessions own me?
• Do I respect my body or do I abuse it
  through improper use of drugs, alcohol, sex
  or inattention to the requirements of good
  health?
• Do I speak out when the rights of others are
  abused or do I stand by silently?

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It is with profound sorrow and reverence that we announce the passing of our beloved Fr. Danny Murphy. Fr. Danny was called to eternal rest in the late afternoon of December 12, 2024. We are deeply grateful for the many years of faithful service he gave to Holy Cross Catholic Church, and his loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him.

In keeping with Fr. Danny’s wishes, his funeral Mass was celebrated in his native New York.

His memorial Mass here at Holy Cross Catholic Church was delayed due to the damage the Church sustained from the Hurricane Milton tornado, however, it is now scheduled for Monday, March 24, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

This Mass will be live-streamed. Check back here for the livestream link.

A reception will take place afterward in the Parish Hall, offering a chance to celebrate Fr. Danny with refreshments, food, and fellowship.

We hope that all parishioners are able to attend.

Fr. Danny’s full obituary and New York Service dates can be found by clicking this link

Let us hold Fr. Danny in our prayers, entrusting him to the mercy and peace of our loving God. May his soul rest in the eternal light of Christ.

Bishop Barbarito has called upon all the faithful to pray for the health and well-being of Pope Francis. Let us join together in prayer, seeking God’s grace and healing for our Holy Father.

The USCCB has provided the following prayer:

O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful,

look favorably on your servant Francis,

whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd;

Grant, we pray, that by word and example

he may be of service to those over whom he presides

so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care,

he may come to everlasting life.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the

unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.