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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.” What do you hope for, will it make you happier, better off, more content? What if it really happened, how would you be different, the world...
October 20, 2024
October 13, 2024
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” How would you describe your relationship, your prayer life with God to God? What you would say to him? How would you describe...
October 6, 2024
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone.” One of our biggest and most dreaded fears is being alone. Truly, it is truly one of our most fearful and dreadful moments. We dread the thought...
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant; let it not rule over me.” Sin is God’s enemy and your enemy as well, for sin seeks to destroy you, disassemble your life, and takes apart all God creates which is...
September 29, 2024
September 22, 2024
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.” God seeks out those tragic moments in our lives. He looks for those difficult situations where we encountered pain and...
September 15, 2024
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back.” At the heart and foundation of establishing, entering into, beginning or continuing lifelong friendships and relationships...
In a document to the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy entitled, “Adoration, Reparation, Spiritual Motherhood for Priests” dated December 8, 2007, Cardinal Hummes proposed forming a ministry to provide spiritual support to priests and to pray for an increase of...
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September 8, 2024
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not!” One of the things most often in my heart and on my mind these days is listening, truly listening to what the Lord has to say in...
Twenty-secondSunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “All good giving and every perfect gift is from above.” Our Lord is the source of all goodness; therefore, all that flows from the mind, the heart, and the mouth of God is good. In fact, it is all very good as...
September 1,...
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” At times, we also think and believe Jesus’ sayings are hard and difficult to receive and difficult to understand but the reality is his words...
August 25, 2024
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Christ himself tells us, so we must truly believe with unwavering faith, that he is truly, really and substantially alive...
August 18, 2024
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” One of my favorite prayers is “Lord, we beg you to visit this house and banish from it all the deadly power of the enemy. May your holy...
August 11, 2024
August 4, 2024
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “You should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit…” At times, we can be so overly worried and concerned with our own desires, our own...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.” What does silence sound like? Do you know? Contemplate it. What does it sound like to you? How would you describe silence to another person?...
July 28, 2024
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” What is the one thing that you need, lack most, long for the most and simply cannot do without? You know, that thing that will make you feel free, at...
July 21, 2024
Our Fall Festival Auction is one of the highlights of our Fall Festival Weekend. Thousands of Festival lovers flock to our campus for the weekend and looking through the Auction treasures is a highlight. Auction item suggestions: Canoes/kayaks, paddleboards, jet skis,...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out… He instructed them to take nothing for the journey.” Being poor in spirit is the first beatitude of Jesus. It is at the heart of who Jesus is. It is at the very...
July 14, 2024
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” The concept of weakness seems foreign to us. In fact, we would rather not think about our weaknesses at all but would rather believe we are not...
July 7, 2024
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” God is not dead. Did you know that? How sad it is to have to say, mention or remind others that God is not dead but he is alive. Jesus is...
June 30, 2024
Please welcome Fr. Jude Onyebadi who will be with us on the weekend of June 22-23 to talk about the Mission Appeal for Alihagu Missions located in Alihagu, Delta State, Nigeria. If you would like to donate online, please use the form below. Thank you!...
Confirmation Registration is now closed. Please contact Michele McCullough mmccullough@annunciationorlando.org should you have any questions.
Family Catechesis Applications for 2024-2025 are now closed. Please contact Vicki Ridgeway at vridgeway@annunciationorlando.org for more information.
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” God is the master artist. All his works are originals. Original thoughts, original concepts, original drawings. No...
June 23, 2024
Traditional Catechesis Registration for 2024-2025 is now closed. Please contact Vicki Ridgeway at vridgeway@annunciationorlando.org for more information.
Sunday School and Kindergarten Registrations are now closed. Please contact Michele McCullough mmccullough@annunciationorlando.org should you have any questions.
June 16, 2024
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “To his own disciples he explained everything in private.” Are you tired of praying, tired of hearing others pray, tired of having others invite you into prayer or tired of someone telling you that you should pray more...
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” Being in the Lord’s presence should be our ultimate end and our most desired goal, for if you are with...
June 9, 2024
Part 1, from June 1st was audio recorded in two parts. Click on the the links below to listen. Ignatian Talk - June 1, 2024 - Part 1 Session 1 https://s10367.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ignation-Talk-June-1-2024-Part-1.mp3 Ignatian Talk - June 1, 2024...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christby Fr. Ivan Olmo Moses came to the people and related all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all answered with one voice, “We will do everything that the LORD has told us.” Relating to God in...
June 2, 2024
May 26, 2024
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinityby Fr. Ivan Olmo “You must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other.” At the heart of discipleship, its call, vocation and gracious invitation is the...
Pentecost Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” The heart and foundation of Ignatian Spirituality is simple. It relies on the principle that God in his great love, desiring nothing more than...
May 19, 2024
The Ascension of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered.” Has Easter ended for you? Has it already gone by? Is Easter already old news or is it just beginning as you spiritually wake up, are enlightened,...
May 12, 2024
May 5, 2024
Sixth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Get up. I myself am also a human being.” I think of how often we use the term or phrase “I am only human” or we say of another, “They are only human.” At times, we use these terms and phrases in our conversations...
April 28, 2024
Fifth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.” I am most grateful and genuinely thankful for the upbringing I received and for the opportunity to be able to say without hesitation or regret that I appreciate the lessons...
Fourth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his kindness endures forever.” Name one thing, if you can, that you possess, that you believe you own, is legally your property, belongs by nature to you that you did not receive as...
April 21, 2024
Third Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us.” From time to time, I cannot help but think about and meditate on the helplessness of God. Don’t you wonder sometimes how our covenant Lord...
April 14, 2024
Divine Mercy Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” The object of sin is sinfulness. The author and prince of sin is cunning, calculating, vicious and vindictive. His actions are daunting, desperate,...
April 7, 2024
Annunciation Bulletin 03 31 2024
Easter Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above.” As night loses its grip and its hold over us, as darkness fades into the shadows of the night and begins to lose its stronghold over all humanity, dawn...
Palm Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, if he loves him.” One of the challenges we face most is freedom, choice, free will. We suffer, at times, the freedom so freely given to us by God in the bad and poor...
March 24, 2024
See below for a replay from our Tenebrae Service...
Fifth Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” At the deepest core of our human existence, exists a desire, a silent intention whether good or bad. The desire exists and breathes in the very deepest recesses of our humanity, waiting to be...
March 17, 2024
March 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God.” The word “gift” is actually a gift in itself. We are familiar with gifts. We can easily relate to the concept of gift giving and...
Third Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.” Forgetfulness, like so many things we encounter and face throughout the day has some benefits but also through it, we encounter great...
March 3, 2024
Lent Course 2024: Making Moral Decisions February 28. Talk 1. How do we decide what is right?March 6. Talk 2. Ethics at the beginning of life.March 13. Talk 3. Ethics at the end of life.March 20. Talk 4. The Church and the sick. Click on the Video to view the February...
Second Sunday of Lent by Fr. Ivan Olmo “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Perhaps the most essential tool we truly need to consider and make ready during our spiritual journey on the everlasting way is to learn how to listen to the Lord with attention, presence...
February 25, 2024
First Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you.” From the very first dawn of light and even so much time before it, God entered into covenant with creation. God entered into a holy matrimony...
February 18, 2024
Join us as Fr. Ivan continues to share the graces and gifts from the School of Spiritual Direction with us. This retreat like experience is open to all, and will explore our relationship with the Father through the eyes and lives of the Holy Family. Our next Retreat...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,” and you took away the guilt of my sin. Can God cover your guilt and forgive all your sins? Take a moment to consider the question and the possibility of its grace. Can God...
February 11, 2024
February 4, 2024
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” The gospels often speak to us about Jesus rising very early in the morning, even before dawn, to find a quiet, deserted place without noise or...
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.” God is a good listener. He is the best listener ever. There is no...
January 28. 2024
Third Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior.” Recently, the Lord placed such a lovely thought in my heart and such a great desire in my soul to learn more about prayer, to grow in the spiritual life...
January 21, 2024
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola help us to listen more intently to ourselves. To listen to how we inwardly respond to the movements that occur in our...
