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 

Brothers and Sisters; We read in the Gospel of John, “but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may believe. For this happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled: ‘Not a bone of it will be broken.’” (19:34-36) Here we have the foundation for two great devotions in the Church. The first is that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The second devotion is that brought to us through St. Faustina, the Divine Mercy chaplet said usually at3:00pm. In the Divine Mercy picture, Jesus is standing with rays of light, red and white (mixed with blue), coming from his heart. The rays of light depict the blood and water that flowed out of his side. The red light and the blood stand for that he is the sacrificed Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.  The white light and the water stand for the purifying of his love that takes place. At our baptism, and then again at our funeral, we are clothed in a white garment. God is Love (1 John 4).                                                                                                                                          Fr. David Tate  

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     ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

HOLY TRINITY 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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