Introduction to the Celebration
We assemble as a people who have been called to be bearers of God’s love to all humanity.
We assemble as a people who have been called to be bearers of God’s love to all humanity.
Saints Peter and Paul -June 29
Starter Story:
The year was 1770, and in a small Italian church, two altar boys prepared for Benediction. Annibale Della Genga and Francesco Castiglioni entered the sacristy, put on their albs, and grabbed the heavy brass candlesticks. And then they began to bicker.
July 4th: American Independence Day
July 4 Saturday (U. S. Independence Day reflections on next page): Matthew 9:14-17: 14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 And no one puts a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; if it is, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” USCCB video reflections: http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/index.cfm
13th Week: June 28 – July 3:
13th Week: June 28 – July 3:
June 28 Monday (St. Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr)
The context: Today’s Gospel passage explains the cost of Christian discipleship and the total commitment, wholehearted constancy, and sacrificial ministry that the Christian mission requires.
13th Week, Ordinary Time, Monday, June 28
13th Week, Ordinary Time, Monday, June 28
Genesis 18:16-33 / Matthew 8:18-22
Abraham bargains with God; "What if you find ten good people?"
14th Sunday: Jesus in this Home Town; No prophet is accepted in...
Michel DeVerteuil
Textual Comments
The gospel passage for this Sunday is St Mark’s version of Jesus’ return to his home town of Nazareth, accompanied by his disciples. He began to teach in Nazareth, and many were astonished by what they saw in him. They wondered where all this wisdom had come from. What they saw was very different from what others had seen. This man was one of them, in the deepest sense; they knew him and his family. The people of the town would not accept him; even though they had heard of his outstanding accomplishments in other places, they could not see what made him so special.
13 Sunday B: Talitha Koum: Healing is a Compassionate Ministry
Sickness and death have a way of shearing through the veneer of our self-importance and social status. These things touch us at our most vulnerable point. Sickness and death strip us of our illusions and remind us that, no matter how important we are in the eyes of others, we are still human—still very limited and transient citizens here on earth.
12th Week, Ordinary Time, Saturday, June 26
12th Week, Ordinary Time, Saturday, June 26
Genesis
18:1-15 / Matthew 8:5-17
In 1842, members of the U.S. Congress laughed when Samuel Morse explained his ideas for sending messages through a wire.
June 24: Nativity of John the Baptist
The Lord called me: You are my servant.
This is the second of the four “servant songs” in Isaiah. (Isaiah 40-50). These songs exalt the perfect Israelite, whose suffering saves many people. (Isaiah 53: ii). In one sense, the songs apply to Israel and to all of its great leaders; but in another sense, they apply ultimately and uniquely to Jesus alone. (Acts 3:13,26)
12th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 22
12th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 22
Genesis 13:2,
5-18 / Matthew 7:26, 12-14
Abraham
and Lot separate; "If you prefer to go left, I'll go right."
Paul Kruger, the great African statesman, lived at the turn of the century.
12th Week: June 21-26:
12th Week: June 21-26:
June 21 Monday (St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious)
The context: In today’s passage, taken from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus condemns our careless, malicious, and rash judgments about others’ feelings, motives, behavior or actions.
Fathers' Day - June 20
More Materials posted under "Fathers' Day" category - TK
---------------------------Dads are different than Moms. They parent differently. They protect differently. They teach differently. Moms buy bumper pads. Dads buy Band-Aids. Moms schedule “play days.” Dads encourage “throw-downs.” Some of you are not going to be happy about this, and of course there are lots of exceptions, but overall there just do seem to be different styles inherent between Moms and Dads.
13th Sunday: Talitha Koum - Liturgy
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1. God Is Pro-Life
2. Life Is Victorious
Greeting (see second reading)
We are gathered in the name of Jesus:
he was rich but became poor for our sake
to make us rich out of his poverty.
He brought us life and healing.
May his life and grace be always with you. R/ And also with you.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 18
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 18
2 Cor
11:18, 21-30 / Matthew 6:19-23
My life speaks for itself; I suffer gladly for the gospel.
Years ago, Alice Marble, the queen of American tennis, woke up on what she hoped would be the most glorious day of her life. She was playing in England's Wimbledon finals.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Wednesday, June 15
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Wednesday, June 15
2 Cor 9:6-11
/ Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
God loves a cheerful giver; As you sow, you reap.
12th Sunday: Jesus Calms the Storms: Liturgy
Greeting (see Second Reading)
The love of Christ overwhelms us.
He died for all,
so that those who live
should no longer live for themselves
but for him who died
and was raised up for us.
May the Risen Lord be always with you. R/ And also with you.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 17
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 17
2 Cor 11:18, 21-30 / Matthew 6:19-23
My life speaks for itself; I suffer gladly for the gospel.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 14
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 14
2 Cor 8:1-9 / Matthew 5:43-48
Jesus gives generously to us; Macedonia 's poor gave as Jesus did.
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, June 16
11th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, June 16
2 Cor
11:1-11 / Matthew 6:7-15
Beware of false prophets; They teach a different gospel.
11th Week: June 14-19:
11th Week: June 14-19:
June 14 Monday: Mt 5:38-42:
The context: During their captivity in Egypt, the Jews became familiar with the crude tribal law of retaliation called Lex Talionis (=Tit-for-Tat) given by the ancient lawmaker Hammurabi during the period 2285-2242 BC. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus rejects even the concession of milder retaliation allowed by Moses. In its place, Jesus gives a new law of love and grace — and no retaliation.
11th Sunday-B: Mustard Seed - Liturgy
1. Patience: These Are Only Seeds
2. While
the Farmer Sleeps…
Greeting (Eph 3:20-21)
Glory to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus. May the Lord Jesus be with you.
12 Sunday - B: The Lord in the Storms of Life
Michel DeVerteuil
Scripture commentsUnlike the passages of the last two weeks, this Sunday’s passage is, in one sense, a single story and we must read it as a whole. But in another sense, it tells two stories – one of Jesus and one of the apostles. Each has its movement that we can enter into, and there is a striking contrast between the attitudes shown in each.
10th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 8
10th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 8
2 Cor 1:18-22 / Matthew 5:13-16
God is trustworthy; He has sealed us.
Ancient peoples used to put a mark or a seal on their property. For example, shepherds branded the sheep in their flocks. Slave owners also put marks on their slaves.
11th Sunday - Parable of the Mustard Seed
Michel DeVerteuil Textual Comments
We see Jesus in this passage searching for the right metaphors to illustrate the concept of the kingdom of God, and we are reminded that today we need to find new images to illustrate our own vision of God’s kingdom.
11 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting
Glory to him whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to him in the church
and in Christ Jesus.
May the Lord Jesus be with you. R/ And also with you.
Introduction by the Celebrant
A. Patience: These Are Only Seeds (Option 1)
We live in a time that expects efficiency and immediate results. But a plant or a tree needs time to grow; and human relations cannot be built nor our problems solved overnight. People too need time to grow and change. Fortunately, God is patient with us. But we must become patient with one another and, with God's help, give people and the Church and God's Kingdom of justice, peace, and love the time needed to grow. We can just sow the seed and then wait in hope. If it is a good seed we sow, it will certainly grow. Jesus assures us that it will sprout and bear fruit.
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