Snippets of Faith

First Communion Photos May 10, 2025

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:55:39 GMT

First Communion Photos May 10, 2025

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Confirmation Photos September 13, 2025

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:47:29 GMT

Holy Spirit Confirmation Photos September 13, 2025

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Novena to end Florida's Death Penalty

tlegein@holyspiritlakewales.org (Terrie Legein) — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:11:25 GMT

Novena to end Florida's Death Penalty

Please join the bishops of Florida to pray a novena for an end to the use of Florida's death penalty.
We will pray from August 6-14, 2025 , concluding on the Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe , who was executed in an Auschwitz prison camp in 1941.

https://cultureoflife.cmail19.com/t/y-l-qydtrul-hidjuihdn-t/

Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops - Novena to End Florida's Death Penalty - Tallahassee, FL

St. John of God

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:35:42 GMT

St. John of God

People thought this saint was going mad … Turns out, it was just the Holy Spirit. Meet John Ciudad. A man who would one day be a saint.

However, on this day, he wasn’t a saint yet—not even close. The day we’re meeting him, St. Sebastian’s Day, January 20th, 1537. At this time, he was a Spanish soldier turned bookseller, running a shop in Granada, and living a fairly ordinary life.

But late in the afternoon on that January day, something happened. On this feast day, a famous preacher, St. John of Ávila was giving a sermon. John Ciudad listened in when suddenly, something about it struck him so deeply that he publicly broke down in tears. John ran through the streets confessing his sins loudly and began to immediately give away all his belongings.

People thought he had lost his mind. Authorities took action. They sent John to the Royal Hospital of Granada and locked in a ward for the insane. It wasn’t a pleasant place. Patients were restrained, beaten, and neglected under the belief that this would drive out their madness.

Rather than despairing, John was relieved at this sudden change of events. The conversion that the Holy Spirit had given him on St. Sebastian’s Day left him longing to serve God and to give to others.

Looking around at the harsh conditions of this psych ward he was unwillingly placed in, John was pleased. He saw the suffering around him and realized that these were the people Christ was calling him to serve. Rather than resenting his captors, he began to comfort the other patients, helping them however he could.

Eventually, St. John of Ávila visited and advised him to temper his zeal with wisdom. John took this to heart, left the hospital, and dedicated the rest of his life to serving the sick and poor.

John later founded a hospital where he cared for the very same kinds of patients—including those considered mentally ill—giving them dignity, attention, and medical care long before such treatment was common.

So, meet John Ciudad, although he was not a saint when we first met him a few paragraphs ago, he is now, and he more commonly is known as St. John of God. So, meet St. John of God!

We’re not often like St. John of God. When we are in uncomfortable or unimpressive places, we don’t often look around with pleasure. More often than not, we sigh and ask, “God, what am I supposed to do with this?!” But you can be like St. John of God! In fact, you are called to!

Confirmation Photos September 14, 2024

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:51:25 GMT

Holy Spirit Confirmation September 14, 2024

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St. Michael the Archangel Novena

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:04:55 GMT

St Michael the Archangel Novena

Catholic Vote will begin its third annual St. Michael Novena on September 20, 2024. This year, the novena will be prayed for the intention of the 2024 election.

“Our 3rd Annual Novena to St. Michael – leading up to the Feast of the Archangels on September 29 – will once again draw Catholics across the country together to ask Our Lord and St. Michael to do battle for us,” notes the novena’s page . This page explains how “the freedoms and values we cherish as Americans are being threatened by political movements that reject the Gospel’s message.”

“The outcome of this election will be determined as much by the spiritual battle we face as the battle for votes,” said CatholicVote’s
Brian Burch in a message to supporters. He then invited readers to “join us in praying for the soul of our great nation.”

During last year’s novena, 24,000 Catholics prayed together for the protection of all our churches and the Catholics in America. This year, over 8,000 readers signed up to participate within the first 72 hours. “We are anticipating our highest participation ever, given the temperature in our country right now,” said CatholicVote Vice President Joshua Mercer. “With two assassination attempts on the former president, escalating violence, and the absurd nomination of Kamala Harris, people want to do something to bring peace to our land. Prayer is where we start, and Catholics know that.”

The novena page says, “We know that many of the challenges our country faces stem directly from the greater spiritual battle at hand – one for the very soul of our beloved nation.”

As Catholic beliefs are being threatened by ideologies present in the current political climate, it is crucial for Catholics to lean into prayer. Giving our concerns to God and asking for the strength to defend our faith in this battle is the most powerful way in which we can change the future of this country.

We are reminded of Christ’s words in Mark’s Gospel, “that some demons ‘can only be driven out by prayer and fasting.’”

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:40:55 GMT

Mother Teresa's Final Letter

Mother Teresa of Calcutta died on September 5, 1997, and was highly regarded for her generosity and love of the "poorest of the poor". Her ministry was very difficult, and it was only through her deep love of Jesus that she was able to stay close to Him for many decades. When the Catholic Church canonized Mother Teresa in 2016, the Office of Readings for her feast chose her final letter written hours before her death.

Mother Teresa's Letter

This brings you Mother's love, prayer and blessing that each one of you may be only all for Jesus through Mary. I know that Mother says often - "Be only all for Jesus through Mary" - but that is because that is all Mother wants for you. If in your heart you are only all for Jesus through Mary, and if you do everything only all for Jesus through Mary, you will be a true Missionary of Charity. Thank you for all the loving wishes you sent for the Society Feast.

We have much to thank God for, especially that He has given us Our Lady’s spirit to be the spirit of our Society. Loving Trust and Total Surrender made Our Lady say “Yes” to the message of the angel, and Cheerfulness made her to run in haste to serve her cousin Elizabeth. That is so much our life -- saying “Yes” to Jesus and running in haste to serve Him in the poorest of the poor.

Let us keep close to Our Lady and she will make that same spirit grow in each one of us. September 10 is coming very close. That is another beautiful chance for us to stand near Our Lady, to listen to the Thirst of Jesus and to answer with our whole heart. It is only with Our Lady that we can hear Jesus cry, “I Thirst,” and it is only with Our Lady that we can thank God properly for giving this great gift to our Society.

And now I have heard that Jesus is giving us one more gift. This year, one hundred years after she went home to Jesus, Holy Father is declaring Little Flower to be a Doctor of the Church. Can you imagine – for doing little things with great love the Church is making her a Doctor, like St. Augustine and the big St. Teresa of Avila! It is just like Jesus said in the Gospel to the one who was seated in the lowest place, “Friend, come up higher.”

Mother Teresa left us this touching letter that is now read each year during the Office of Readings of the Liturgy of the Hours.

Shared from Aleteia with Catholic Vote

Lake Wales Care Center Campers Dinner

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:37:44 GMT

Lake Wales Care Center Campers' Dinner at Holy Spirit Parish Hall - July 22, 2024

Once again, Holy Spirit hosted the Lake Wales Care Center Campers' Dinner for 120 hard-working teens and their chaperones.

Our volunteer parishioners served meatball subs, sausage & pepper subs, mac & cheese, coleslaw, fruit salad and a wide assortment of homemade baked goods. The well-deserved workers left feeling full, and most appreciative! They even cleaned up the parish hall after their meal. Thank you to all the cooks, bakers, and committee members for your delicious food.

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:16:51 GMT

The Immaculate Heart of Mary

The Immaculate Heart of Mary holds a special place in Catholic devotion and theology, representing the profound love, purity and compassion of the Virgin Mary , the Mother of Jesus . The concept of the Immaculate Heart centers on Mary’s interior life, her virtues and her unique role in salvation history. Here are 6 things to know about her Immaculate Heart:

1. Symbols of the Heart of Mary

> Her Heart symbolizes her maternal love

> The Sword symbolizes the Sorrows of Mary

> The Fire - her heart burns with love for Jesus and us, her children

> The Roses represents her purity

2. The devotion of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is rooted in scripture and tradition.

3. When we honor her Immaculate Heart, we give ultimate honor to Jesus.

4. “If you put all the love of all the mothers into one heart, it still would not equal the love of the heart of Mary for her children” - St. Louis de Montfort

5. St. John Eudes, a 17th century French Priest, popularized this devotion with his great love of the Blessed Mother.

6. Pope St. John Paul II consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart on March 25, 1984, saying:
“… before you, Mother of Christ, before your Immaculate Heart, I today, together with the whole Church, unite myself with our Redeemer in this His consecration for the world and for people, which only in his Divine Heart has the power to obtain pardon and to secure reparation.”

A Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Immaculate Heart of Mary, my Mother, I come to you in childlike prayer. I earnestly desire that all the
people of the world may be brought back to the humble knowledge and love of the Sacred Heart of your dear Son. I pray, dear Mother of my God, that the wonderful beauty and purity of your own Immaculate Heart may so win our souls that we may detest all sin and dedicate our lives to the honor and glory of the God who created us.
You revealed the secrets of your own sad heart at Fatima and begged for penance, prayer, and
conversion of the world to God. What more can I do than unite my heart to yours in this great yearning? What can I add but the fervent prayer that all the world may listen to your pleading?
I give my heart to you, my heavenly Queen, and in confidence I leave to you what is best for me in
answer to my prayer for love and reparation. Immaculate Heart of the Mother of my God, I implore through your powerful intercession, the conversion of the hearts of men, complete victory over sin, and the return of the peace which you have promised. Amen.

2024 Holy Spirit High Graduates

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:59:00 GMT

Holy Spirit High School Graduates 2024

Congratulations to our High School Graduates of 2024.

May God's unfailing peace & love bless you throughout all your future endeavors!

Feast of Corpus Christi

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:48:43 GMT

Holy Spirit Parishioners Process on the

Feast of Corpus Christi

Holy Spirit Parishioners followed the Blessed Sacrament, carried by Fr. Luis,
and accompanied by the Knights of Columbus' Honor Guards.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also called the Feast of Corpus Christi, is celebrated about 60 days after Easter. On this day, many parishes around the world proudly take the Holy Eucharist out to the streets in procession. This public demonstration of love and faith is one of the strongest evangelistic celebrations in the life of the Church.

Blessed Carlo Acutis

Thu, 23 May 2024 18:43:20 GMT

BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO SAINTHOOD

Pope Francis approves miracle needed for Church's first Millennial Saint!

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first “millennial” to become a saint. In a meeting May 23 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes, the pope signed decrees advancing the sainthood causes of Blessed Acutis, as well as one woman, and six men. The Vatican announced May 23 that the pope had signed the decrees and that he would convene a consistory to set a date for the canonization of Acutis and other future saints : Blesseds Giuseppe Allamano; Marie-Léonie Paradis of Québec, Canada; Elena Guerra; and eight Franciscan friars and three Maronite laymen who were martyred in Damascus, Syria, in 1860.

Life of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Blessed Acutis was born and baptized in London to Italian parents in 1991, but the family moved back to Milan, Italy, while he was still an infant. After he started high school, he began to curate, create or design websites, including one for a local parish, for his Jesuit-run high school and for the Pontifical Academy “Cultorum Martyrum,” according to the saints’ dicastery. He also used his computer skills to create an online database of Eucharistic miracles around the world. He volunteered at a church-run soup kitchen, helped the poor in his neighborhood, assisted children struggling with their homework, played saxophone, soccer and videogames, and loved making videos with his dogs and cats, according to carloacutis.com, the website dedicated to his cause for canonization.

“To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan,” he wrote when he was 7 years old. He was devoted to Our Lady, praying the rosary every day, and to the Eucharist. “The Eucharist is the highway to heaven,” he wrote. When people sit in the sun, they get tan, “but when they sit before Eucharistic Jesus, they become saints.”

When he was only 15, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and died Oct. 12, 2006. He had said, “I’m happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute of it doing things that wouldn’t have pleased God,” according to carloacutis.com .

His mortal remains were moved to the municipal cemetery in Assisi in 2007 to fulfill his wish to be in the city of St. Francis. Then his remains were moved to the Shrine of the Renunciation at the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi in 2019. He was buried wearing Nike sneakers, black jeans and an athletic warmup jacket — clothes he was used to wearing every day.

Recognition of Miracles

In February 2020, the pope formally recognized a miracle attributed to Acutis’ intercession and in October that year, the teen was beatified during a Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis. An estimated 117,000 pilgrims visited the teen’s tomb in just the first year after his beatification, the Diocese of Assisi said the day before his feast day, Oct. 12, 2021.

The two miracles attributed to the intercession of the teen involved alleged miraculous recoveries for a young boy in Brazil in 2013 and a young woman in Florence in 2022. The miracle Pope Francis recognized May 23 that paves the way for the Blessed’s canonization involved a young woman who was born in Costa Rica in 2001 and moved to Florence in 2018 to study. The woman fell from her bicycle at 4 a.m. July 2, 2022, and suffered a serious head injury, according to the dicastery website. Even after emergency surgery removing part of her skull to reduce severe intracranial pressure, doctors warned her family she could die at any moment. An associate of the young woman’s mother began praying to Blessed Acutis the same day, and the mother went to Assisi and prayed at the Blessed’s tomb July 8 — the same day the young woman began to breathe on her own again. She slowly recovered basic mobility and a CT scan showed the hemorrhage was gone. After a period of rehabilitation therapy and a complete recovery, she and her mother visited his tomb Sept. 2.

Pope Francis’ Message to Young People

Pope Francis has urged young people to learn about Blessed Acutis, who “did a great deal of good things,” despite his short life. “Above all, he was impassioned by Jesus; and since he was very good at getting around on the internet, he used it in the service of the Gospel, spreading love for prayer, the witness of faith and charity toward others,” the pope told young Italians Jan. 29. “Prayer, witness and charity” were the hallmarks of Blessed Acutis’ life and should be a key part of the life of every Christian, he said.

Article Source: Our Sunday Visitor

2024 First Communion

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:57:30 GMT

First Communion Photos

May 18, 2024

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Parish News

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:20:38 GMT

Fellowship with Friends

Our next luncheon will be Tuesday, June 4th at 12:00 pm at the Sizzling Grill Restaurant on Hwy 27 in
Lake Wales. You may call the Parish office to RSVP at 863-676-1556. All women of the parish are invited.

Wisdom of the Saints

Thu, 23 May 2024 17:14:18 GMT

Wisdom of the Saints

as shared from his book by Matthew Kelly

Generosity

"Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve." St. Francis of Assisi

Our OCA

Fri, 10 May 2024 14:15:57 GMT

Our Catholic Appeal

Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Our Catholic Appeal 2025

Dear Family at Holy Spirit, Greetings:

This weekend we start our annual pledge for Our Catholic Appeal collection in the Diocese of Orlando. Our Christian call to be good stewards of our time, talents and treasures enlighten us to be good sharers of all our gifts, and put them in the service of others, especially for the people in most need.

Through the money received on this appeal, the Diocese of Orlando can serve and touch many people, including us in our parish community. I appeal to you to try to collaborate with this collection whatever amount your financial situation allows you.
In a few weeks we’ll start the beautiful season of Lent in which our Christian Catholic Faith asks each one of the followers of Christ to be more aware in the practice of Prayer, Fasting, Abstinence and Almsgiving or Charity; in pondering in our hearts, and being grateful for the many blessings the Lord pours out in our personal lives. Also, the Gospel of Jesus teaches us that there is more joy in giving than in receiving, and that if we give from our hearts, we will receive a hundred measure more.
I hope that in recognizing these blessings, our hearts will be touched, and we will be generous with our campaign. Praying that the Lord continues to bless our parish family and our generous sacrifice to help us to reach our goal.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Luis

Our Catholic Appeal Goal for Holy Spirit Catholic Church 2026
$97,173.00

Collected to date (Pledges & Cash)

(as of ):

Thank you for your continued support and generosity!

Find more information regarding Our Catholic Appeal on the Diocese of Orlando website:

Our Catholic Appeal - Catholic Foundation Central (cfocf.org)

Welcome Retreat

Thu, 02 May 2024 16:14:41 GMT

For more information, or to register for this retreat, please call our office: 863-676-1556

Bienvenidos Retirarse

Thu, 02 May 2024 16:14:41 GMT

For more information, or to register for this retreat, please call our office: 863-676-1556

ONE - Meditate on the tradition of the holiness of God’s Name, which stretches back to when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. After all, the second of those Commandments was “Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.” Christians worldwide also acknowledge the sacredness of His Name every time we pray the Our Father: “Hallowed be Thy Name.” For inspiration, look to the Angelic Doctor! St. Thomas Aquinas offers A Simple Reflection on the “six ways to use the Name of God justly.”

TWO - Speak up! In all likelihood, you are already in a position to reduce the number of blasphemies against God’s Name daily. Whenever a friend or acquaintance is careless with the Name of God, you have an opportunity to defend Him.

Be careful with this one – it’s no good coming across as a scold, and the use of “God” and “Jesus” as cheap exclamations in everyday speech has become so common that many individual offenders can hardly be blamed. Nonetheless, if you sense the possibility of a fruitful conversation, say with a close friend you know respects your opinion, go for it!

THREE - Use body language! I know of one recent Catholic convert who came up with an ingenious way of witnessing how seriously he takes God’s Name: Every time he hears someone misuse the Lord’s Name, he simply, quietly makes the sign of the cross. His method is unmistakable and, frankly, makes some people quite uncomfortable. If you’d like to do something similar but subtler, another option is to merely bow your head at the Name. In fact, for centuries, the rubrics of the Mass also required the faithful to bow their heads whenever they heard the name of Jesus.

FOUR - Here’s a fun one, which is especially useful to parents of children who are in danger of adopting the bad habit of using God’s Name in vain due to influences in media or school: find replacements!

In my own home, one child has developed the habit of shouting “Oh my biscuit!” in moments of severe frustration.

And for those who’ve really lost themselves to the all-too-common habit of blurting out “Oh my God!” or “Jesus!” in vain, try this: Rescue those exclamations by transforming them into prayers. “Oh my God!” you might shout in surprise. “Have mercy on us!” you could add. And after “Jesus!” you might recite “I trust in You!”

FIVE - This isn’t the first time in history people have blasphemed, and the Church has a long tradition of encouraging the faithful to make amends for the abuse of God’s Name. That’s right, you can honor God by making “acts of reparation” for the use of His Name in vain – even on behalf of others.

Here is an "a ct of reparation for blasphemies uttered against the Holy Name of Jesus ":

The month of January is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus.
This feast is also celebrated on January 3.

Prayer:

O Jesus, my Savior and Redeemer, Son of the living God, behold, we kneel before Thee and offer Thee our reparation; we would make amends for all the blasphemies uttered against Thy holy name, for all the injuries done to Thee in the Blessed Sacrament, for all the irreverence shown toward Thine immaculate Virgin Mother, for all the calumnies and slanders spoken against Thy spouse, the holy Catholic and Roman Church. O Jesus, who hast said: "If you ask the Father anything in My name, He will give it to you," we pray and beseech Thee for all our brethren who are in danger of sin; shield them from every temptation to fall away from the true faith; save those who are even now standing on the brink of the abyss; to all of them give light and knowledge of the truth, courage and strength for the conflict with evil, perseverance in faith and active charity! For this do we pray, most merciful Jesus, in Thy name, unto God the Father, with whom Thou livest and reignest in the unity of the Holy Ghost world without end. Amen.

Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954

You can find many other acts of reparation, including for insults against Our Lady and St. Joseph (think of the flippant use of “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” ), with a quick search online.

And for right now, here’s a quick and simple prayer of reparation “for blasphemy and the not keeping of holy days” from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest:

Prayer of Reparation

A prayer in reparation for blasphemy and the not keeping of holy days.
Entrusted to the French Carmelite nun of the 19th century, Sr. Marie de Saint Pierre, OCD.

May the most Holy, most Sacred, most Adorable, most Incomprehensible, and Unutterable Name of God, be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified, in Heaven, on Earth, and under the Earth, by all the creatures of God, and by
the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.

Article Source: The Catholic Vote

Pray For America!

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:41:46 GMT

A Worldwide Call to Prayer
Return to Our Lady

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is calling all Catholics to join in prayer over the next nine months as America faces historic challenges.
The novena will begin March 12 and end with a consecration on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12 .
In his video message , Cardinal Burke notes that the world today is ravaged by hatred, confusion, disease, starvation, and war. It seems as though everywhere we turn, there is another story of an attack against the Church and the faithful. But it is now more than ever, he says, that we must remain hopeful.
Cardinal Burke reminds us that this is not the first time in history that the world has been in this state. In the early 16th century, the world saw much of what we are seeing today, and a bishop wrote “unless the hand of God intervenes directly, all will be lost.”

Soon after, Our Lady appeared to Saint Juan Diego and changed the course of human history.
Cardinal Burke is inviting Catholics to return once again to Mary in her kindness through a nine-month novena. He says: “ I’m calling on every Catholic in America to return to Our Lady and join in prayer”.

Please visit: https://novena.cardinalburke.com

Participants in the novena will receive emails from Cardinal Burke every month with encouragement and spiritual
direction. Join a community of prayer warriors in praying for the healing of our country.

This information was obtained by permission from the Loop from Catholic Vote, a Catholic Civil Action Organization.

Focus on Me ...

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 01:10:35 GMT

Parish News

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:15:03 GMT

Columbiettes Eggstrata Breakfast

COLUMBIETTES EGG STRATA BREAKFAST

Sunday, March 10, 2024

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Cost is $8.00 / person

At the Holy Spirit Parish Hall.

We will be serving Egg Strata Casserole with cinnamon cake, and fruit.

We will have coffee, tea and orange juice.

Casserole main ingredients are: eggs, sausage, bread, milk, and cheese

Proceeds to help “Mom’s in Need”.

Parish News

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:39:42 GMT

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

Listen .....

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:23:02 GMT

Trust in Him ...

Be still and know that I am God ... Psalm 46:10

St. Joseph

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:29:17 GMT

This beautiful St. Joseph Icon is traveling from Parish to Parish in our country via the Knights of Columbus. Please take a moment to stop in the Sanctuary to see this treasure - it will only be with us for 1 week!

Ven a nuestro Retiro de Cuaresma

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:21:02 GMT

Sábado, 2 de marzo de 2024

Salón Parroquial

10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Se proveerá almuerzo

El P. José Bautista es originario de colombia y fue ordenado sacerdote en el 1991. Ha sido Director de la Oficina del ministerio Hispano desde el 2001 al 2006, ha servido en el consejo Presbiteral y en el Tribunal Matrimonial. También ha servico en varias parroquias dentro de la Diócesis de orlando y acutalmente es el párroco en St. Isaac Jogues.

Passion

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:43:22 GMT

A Message from St. Augustine

Holy Spirit 2024 Lenten Mission

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:31:30 GMT

Join us at Holy Spirit Catholic Church for three evenings of "The Four R's of the Kerygma", presented by Deacon Roger Filips from the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.February 26th, 27th & 28th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Catholic Mass Times

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:13:29 GMT

Catholic Mass Times

If you are traveling or attending a new church, it can be difficult to find Mass times or church contact information within a specific area. CatholicMassTime.org provides easy access to Mass schedules, church locations, parish contact information and more. Their mission is to connect Catholics with church information across the country, in every state within the USA. With smart geolocation service, you will automatically find churches near your current location. We hope this service will help you and your family more easily find Mass times while traveling or at home. Leave the hard work to them and get to Mass on time!

Italian Night Dinner & Dance

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:21:58 GMT

Italian Night Dinner & Dance

You're invited! The Knights of Columbus and the Columbiettes invite you to an Italian Night Dinner & Dance . This event will take place in the Holy Spirit Parish Hall on Friday, January 26, 2024 . Tickets are $20.00 in advance and will be available after all Masses this weekend and next. Please note: no tickets will be sold at the door. For more information please contact chair: Julia DePalma 863-605-2479.

Parish News

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:49:03 GMT

Stay informed with current and up to date news & information

This post will bring you up to date parish events, planned activities, and Ministry news. Visit often to stay informed.

Our Mom's Ministry is holding a Thrift Sale on September 22nd & 23rd.

1. Suggested items to donate: toys, linens, small appliances, electronics, holiday items, clothing, shoes + belts, dishware, jewelry, tools, sports equipment, home furnishings.

2. Bring your donations to the Parish Hall on Sept. 20 (4-7 pm) or Sept. 21 (1-7 pm). Call Deacon Joe if you need other drop-off arrangements.

3. Volunteers needed to: arrange tables, assist with donated items, label donations, man the snack area, clean-up.

4. Volunteer to work the sale: Sept. 22 (9am-3 pm) &/or Sept. 23 (9 am - noon). Sign-up sheet available in the Narthex.

5. Save plastic bags for use at the sale.

All proceeds will fund Walking with Moms in Need.

Snippets of Faith

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:16:48 GMT

Bite-Sized Reflections of Our Catholic Beliefs

This post will periodically encompass snippets of our faith in the form of shared posts, Catholic Inspirations, wonderful quotes, artistic pictures, expressive short stories, reading suggestions, and more from well-known authors, writers and contributors. All entries will share their original sources for more in-depth reflections. Feel free to visit often and share with your friends and families.

Jesus in the Eucharist #16

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:40:49 GMT

Jesus in the Eucharist #16

By Deacon Joe Iskra

Jesus’ real and true presence in the Eucharist is at the core of our Catholic Faith. It is this belief that separates our worship from all other Christian and Non-Christian worship services. Whether the choir is great or poor, whether the preaching is inspirational or boring, whether there are a thousand who attend or a mere handful, Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior is present. He invites us to consume His Body and Blood, so that we may be transformed in ambassadors of His love to our families, friends, and all others we may meet.

Proof of this fact has been documented by miraculous events that have taken place throughout the centuries. One such miracle occurred in Florence, Italy in 1230 A.D. A distracted priest left a few drops of the Precious Blood in the chalice after mass. The next day when he returned to celebrate mass in the same church, he found in the chalice drops of living Blood that had coagulated and turned into Flesh. The Blood was then shown to the nuns, the bishop, and to the people of the city, and then placed in a crystal cruet.

The relic of the coagulated Blood has been placed inside a white marble tabernacle and remains available for viewing and adoration.

Faith Formation Corner

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:28:23 GMT

Faith Formation Corner

by Linda Dizon

The Spanish Charismatic Group of Holy Spirit will reopen its prayer group. The group enjoys support of the church’s hierarchy from the Pope to the dioceses as a recognized ecclesial movement.

The name Charismatic is identified with the grace of the gifts and charisms that the Lord bestows on his Church. The Holy Spirit is the source of the Renewal of the Church of Christ. The purpose is to strengthen communion among other Catholic Charismatic Renewal, as well as to promote for unity among all other charismatic prayer groups and in the whole Body of Christ, the Church. The prayer group deepens the grace of baptism that one had received.

As in the early days of Christianity , the prayer groups conduct themselves in prayer worship, proclaim the Gospel, reach out to the marginalized, evangelize in different ways, share ones faith, relate with Jesus and experience the presence and fruits of the Holy Spirit. The group through those with the gift of healing conducts healing to members in need of physical and emotional healing.

The number of charismatic members reach millions all over the world and Holy Spirit Lake Wales will be part of it. Johnny Nasser, coordinator of the HSSCG (Holy Spirit Spanish Charismatic Group) and Linda Dizon, Director of Faith Formation invite parishioners and non parishioners to join us and experience the presence of the Holy Spirit as we come together in prayer during this Lent.

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