Nativity Catholic Church

Cathy Borris-Hale

Wonderful parish and the Pastor. Fr. Sass celebrates the Mass in a way that makes me reflect all throughout the week!

christian aviles

It's never over crowded clear listening. Great vibes.

Darine El Hage

I attended the mass this Sunday (March 27) following a recommendation to participate in Father Sass’s beautiful Sunday speech. And it was, his words, the choir, and the prayers. I felt (and very rarely I do) a divine presence. But sadly that feeling disappeared shortly after. When the communion started, I was not sure about how the line is formed, and I had to leave straight after (so 5 mns before the final blessing). So I lined up in the Q as soon as I saw people doing it. Until a man (same man who stands at the door and who wouldn’t let us in until he decided it is time), told me that I should have waited for my turn, and blocked me from moving. I said (with an apologetic voice) that I know, sorry, and that I had to leave early that’s why. He replied something along the lines of “I should not have come to church or shouldn’t have sat behind (I really couldn’t understand well) if I knew that I wanted to leave early”. This is what ran into my head and heart in that moment: I just had a beautiful connection with God today, after two years of not feeling HIS presence. After two years of sufferings, losses, and trying to make meaning out of it. I felt welcomed again, and thought what a timely message from Father Sass’ words today about The lost son and “who are we to judge others ”. And here is a man, who doesn’t know that I have been picking up pieces of me during the last two years and dragging my feet to the house of God, with the hope to reconcile with my scars. Here is a man that is trying to discipline me, in church, during the sacred time of the mass - communion - because I violated the “rules” of lining up. This is the attitude that drives many people away from Sundays rituals, especially the young generations. I have seen it, and I have been there. This review is not to evaluate or judge. Consider it a need to share a grievance and regret that this happened. Eventually, it is the house of God and not anybody’s else. And that is exactly what I told this man.

Victoria Ahanotu

It is a good church to go to the preist is all about the connection with the people and God