ST. JOSEPH and HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC PARISHES are a welcoming Catholic community, alive in Christ, living out His message in love and service to everyone. St. Joseph Church is at 500 N. Mesa Verde Avenue in Aztec, New Mexico. Holy Trinity Church is at 42 Road 3520, Flora Vista, New Mexico. Click here for MAP. Our parish office is at Father Owen Center, across the street from St. Joseph Church, at 424 N. Mesa Verde in Aztec, NM.

THE PADRE'S PORTION 

Dear Brothers and Sisters; This is the time of the year when we celebrate Fathers’ Day. What a great day to celebrate! But, what do we celebrate? Is the day to give Thanks for that person who is our biological father? Or, is it for the person who fills the shoes of our biological father; maybe a step father or a grandfather? What are the blessings of life that we receive from them? This is where we need to recall the word ‘fatherhood’. When a person lives the qualities of fatherhood, then we can most easily think of them as a ‘father’. The first time the Bible uses the word ‘father’ is in Gen 2:24. For the Lord’s Prayer, we also know it as the Our Father. It has become more difficult to learn from our culture what fatherhood means. If we look at the father figure in TV or the movies, we have developed a very poor image of what a virtuous father truly is. Many times he is made fun of. Or, other experts dwarf his abilities. [Honey, you can’t fix that! - declares the wife] Let us not despair. God Is Our Father; and as Father, He loves us !!!                                                                                                      Fr. David Tate  

Comments? You may email pastor@stjosephaztec.org

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     ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

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Our Parish theme:

"I am the vine, you are the branches....

  for without me you can do nothing."                         

                                                              (John 15:5)

We belong to the Catholic Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico, U.S.A. Click the Diocese crest on the right to go to the Diocese of Gallup website.

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