Happy Sunday!
Friends, we have joined together united in Reclaiming Sunday and over 6,000 have found their way here! Welcome to those returning and to those urged on by learning more about the faith.
A parking
lot sign hangs noting: 'No Charge' on Sundays. 'No Charge'...such as the deep faith of the poor highlighted in today's homily at one Catholic Church. The following were mentioned: Bartimaeus, the blind beggar whose persistance drew the attention
of Christ and who was granted a healing. (Mark 10: 46-52) Then Zaccheaus, the tax collector was held up as one who went to the lengths of overcoming his shortcomings and climbed a tree to behold Christ. Christ went to visit him.
(Luke 19) Then the account of friendship for the healing of the paralytic whose friends went to great lengths to have their friend in the proximity of the only one who could heal their friend, Jesus (Mark 2: 1-12.) We were encouraged to serve as
a COMMUNITY of believers marked by our degree of love for one another and not only of individuals pursuing individual interests. Yet the words of serving as a resurrected body speaks to our rising in Christ! He is risen! This rich preaching
also noted our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ: Lazarus, Mary and Martha who in their anguish at Lazarus' initial death were granted the further glory of Christ's reign when Lazarus was raised from the dead, called forth from the stench of the tomb.
Praise be to God on high!
May we be found to be inviting others to our parish families where love is the order of time, love is the food and forgiveness the practice of our days through the sacraments. We were instructed
that our lives as disciples will entail oppostion. May we be opened to the will of God and be fortified in our life of prayer and reception of the sacraments. Lastly, we were nourished hearing that in our community we must love first, and forgive
first as Christ did for us.
Friends, recall the resource www.usccb.org where the entire Bible is available online. For praying the Liturgy of the Hours another resource is www.divineoffice.org.
Forward with courage! www.reclaimsunday.net
Peace!