Dear Parishioners:
Amazement and Joy are
signs that we are in the presence of something or someone that is worth our
attention. The world has been given so
many countersigns in our days that the truth of the Gospel is not able to be
seen. “See these Christians! How they love
one another!” was one of the earliest comments about Christian life and it succeeded
in drawing others to Jesus. How does our
life together compare to that assessment?
At the present time,
very honestly, I am experiencing a weariness about the state of the world and
the Church. I am sure that you share
that feeling. The Scriptures this weekend
offer a very different perspective than that which is evident in our news and
in the encounters we have with others who know we are part of the Church. The Lord Himself tells us – His People – that
we have no further misfortune to fear.
God is with us in the
midst of the chaos of our lives. He will
never fail us. But are we willing to be
with Him? Are we making His Presence
known by our lives?
We pray that God may
make Himself known to the world in an identifiable way through us. He has promised to rejoice with us, to heal
us, to strengthen us, to free us to love.
This weekend, as we experience together the touch of the Sacrament of
Healing, the Anointing of the Sick, may we discover anew the power of God among
us to heal all our ills.
As Advent moves on, we
are directing our attention to the Birth of our Savior in Bethlehem. Next weekend, our parish will host Bethlehem Families
for a sale of items sculpted from olive wood from the Holy Land. It is one way for us to show solidarity with
the Christian families who still live in the land of our Lord’s birth.
Rejoice with the Lord,
for He rejoices in us.
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