Dear Parishioners:
The Gospel calls us to
live in this world with a clear awareness that we are destined for
Eternity. Qoheleth reminds us that the
realities of this world are vanities, passing experiences that do not satisfy
the longings of our hearts. Only God can
satisfy.
This perspective does
not take away from our responsibility to attend to the world in which we
live. Rather, it challenges us to take
full advantage of the present moment by engaging in it with the knowledge that
it is passing. We are meant to bring
eternal meaning to the experiences we have in time. Life is brief. Our time on this earth passes swiftly and we
leave behind the seeds that have been sown by our choices and by the way we
have lived.
This week we celebrate
the Feast of the Transfiguration (Tuesday, August 6). This celebration highlights a moment in Jesus’
earthly ministry when He shared a glimpse of His divinity with the Apostles
Peter, James and John. It was offered to
them as a sharing in the power of Jesus’ prayer in our human nature and as a hint
of the glory that is offered to us when we accept the Paschal Mystery into our
lives – the Death and Resurrection of Jesus by which He accomplished our
redemption.
Open your eyes to the wondrous
power of Faith to transform all that you experience in the present moment into the
Presence of God. Let the glory promised
to us through Jesus Christ shine through you so that others may come to know
the Love of God. If today you hear
His voice, harden not your hearts!
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