Dear Parishioners:
This weekend reminds us that Life is
more than what this world has to offer.
We live in this world in preparation for the next. As Catholics, we learn to see this world
through the eyes of Eternity. We recognize
that death is not the end for us and that what God has in store for us is
better than anything this world has to offer.
Many of our elders can remember the Baltimore Catechism question: “Why did
God make you?” Answer: “God made me to
know Him, to love Him and to serve Him in this life, and to be happy with Him
forever in the next.” Bishop Campbell
often loves to ask this question when he comes for the Sacrament of
Confirmation. All of us are reminded
that we are intended for a relationship with God that is more than what we
experience in this world.
The grain of wheat that dies becomes
the source of much fruit. As disciples
of Jesus, Who has lived our human life and Who suffered, died and rose for us,
we are called to cooperate with His Spirit in bringing the Gospel to the
world. The world must come at last to
know that God is God and that He has sent Jesus as our Savior. How we live in our families, our parish, and
the wider community must be motivated by our call to be disciples.
Many have heard that Pope Francis
has called for an extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy starting at the end of
this year. This Jubilee will begin with
the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, December 8, 2015 , and will close on the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe.
At present, we continue the Year of
Consecrated Life and we begin to prepare for the visit of Pope Francis to our
nation on the occasion of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia
How do you understand Mercy? How has God been merciful to you? How are you passing on the Mercy of God to
others? How will you and your family
live the Year of Mercy? What should we
do as a parish to make God’s Mercy known in the Year of Mercy?
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