Restoring the Saturday Vigil Mass

Little Flower Parish Family: Since our return to public Mass on Wednesday May 6, 2020 we have continually reviewed what precautions and procedures we have put in place at Little Flower Parish in an attempt to provide a safe environment with regard to the potential spread of the coronavirus, as best we can. Updates to […]
Lifting the suppression of public Masses

Dear Little Flower Parish Family, Bishop Bill has for now lifted the suppression of public Masses in our Diocese beginning Wednesday, May 6th. That being said, there are still strict guidelines that must be followed if public Masses are to be offered. These primarily relate to the number of people allowed in a church and […]
The Church is not closed

Dear Little Flower Family, As news broke yesterday of Gov. DeSantis’ stay-at-home order, there was some confusion and miscommunication. As the order stands, churches are allowed to keep their doors open and serve their people as best as possible while still following the Federal guidelines of social distancing and groups under 10 people. With that Little […]
Drawing closer to Holy Week

Dear Little Flower Parish Family, Today we celebrate the 5th Sunday of Lent as we draw closer and closer to Holy Week and Easter. I pray you and your loved ones are all doing well. Here at the parish things have been a bit quiet, but still busy. Facebook Masses: […]
Transitioning to a Virtual Church

Dear Little Flower Parish Family, This weekend we approach the first Sunday since the suppression of public Masses due to the Coronavirus. But it’s not really called Suppression Sunday. This is actually the 4th Sunday of Lent, called Laetare Sunday, which is Latin for ‘Rejoice”. This sudden change [I’m still feeling the […]
A letter from the Pastor to Little Flower Parish

Dear Little Flower Parish Family, As your pastor it is with a heavy heart that I write this to you. Today our Bishop, in unity with the Bishop’s of Florida and many others around the country and world, has announced the suspension of all public Masses and gatherings, effective noon Friday, March 20, 2020, until […]
A letter from the Bishop suppressing Masses

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in the Lord. I write to inform you of important decisions I am making in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As Christians, we place all our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, knowing that our God is always with us and will always watch over us. As citizens of […]
Parish Lenten Mission

Beginning with weekend Masses on Saturday, March 14th, we were joined by Fr. Michael Cairnes for our Parish Lenten Mission. For those who were not able to attend, or for those who want to go deeper with the reflections, we’ve made the audio available for you. Sunday Homily Monday Talk Tuesday Talk
Join us for our Advent Penance Service

Join us at Little Flower Catholic Church at 6pm on December 11th for our Advent Penance Service. We will have six priests available to hear confessions, and they will remain in the church as long as people are still coming. Sin is to the soul what disease is to the body and forgiveness is the […]
We’re all called to be saints

On the heels of our beautiful parish celebration of St. Thérèse, our Patroness, we arrive today at the feast of All Saints and the beginning of November! These indeed have been days of great joy for our parish family. First and foremost, the saints (and especially St. Thérèse) remind us that happiness and fulfillment are […]