A Word from Your Pastor - January 26 Feast of Saints Timothy and Titus

Dear Parishioners:

Happy Feast of Saint Timothy (and Saint Titus)!  This Sunday we are celebrating the Feast at all Masses.  Since it is a solemnity for us and this is now Ordinary Time, we are able to use the Mass of the Feast in place of the usual weekend Mass.  This allows us to highlight our patron in a special way as we observe the Golden Jubilee of our School.  At the 10 a.m. Mass today, we have the School participating to share their joy in the Jubilee with the parish.  This Wednesday, Bishop Campbell will celebrate the feast with the School at the usual All-School Mass.
 

We can see the example of our patron Timothy as a reminder of who we are to be as disciples of Jesus.  Timothy was from a family that had mixed religion: his mother Eunice was Jewish and his father was Greek.  He met St. Paul when he was young and became a valued traveling companion in the first Christian missionary efforts.  He was a trustworthy helper and is included by Paul as sender of several of his letters.  He became a Bishop and was put in charge of Ephesus, a city that hosted many greats of the apostolic generation including John and Mary the Mother of Jesus, as well as Paul.  It was in Ephesus that Timothy himself became a martyr as an old man.

Families can share Faith, and even if a family is not united in the same religion, the children can be taught the truth of Jesus Christ.  We can all help others in their walk with the Lord and His Church, and we are called to share our joy in the Gospel.  We can be faithful to the end of our lives, and, if necessary, we can pour out our lives as a witness to Christ.

For further information about St. Timothy, see the quiz in the bulletin.  You may also review these texts in the Scripture that mention our patron by name:  Acts of the Apostles chapters 16-20;  Romans 16:21; I Corinthians 4:17; 16:10;  II Corinthians 1:1, 19; Philippians 1:1; 2:19, 22; Colossians 1:1; I Thessalonians 1:1; 3:2, 6; II Thessalonians 1:1; I & II Timothy; Philemon 1:1; Hebrews 13:23.