Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Last weekend I preached about an important word for our
family: hospitality
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Kindness, generosity, welcoming, inviting
The readings this weekend gives a new nugget of one word:
perseverance
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I am excited for our 2016 Olympics in Rio de
janeiro
·
I checked out a poll about the Olympics this
summer
o “Topend Sports Poll: the leading
sport voted as the favorite Summer Olympics sport for Rio 2016 is gymnastics
followed by track & field and swimming, the same as voted in 2012. The least favorite Olympic sport is equestrian,
though when listed separately, race walking is
least favorite.”
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Why share this for our Masses this weekend?
o The
Olympics show perseverance
o You
cannot make a world events without perseverance
This weekend we listened to perseverance in our readings
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Abraham was persisted to speak
with God for his people
o 50
innocent people…45? 40? 30? 20? 10?
o Abraham
was learning how to have perseverance for his people
·
Jesus taught a parable of persistence for how
friends must be there for those who ask for help
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Then Jesus taught all people: “And
I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock
and the door will be opened to you.”
o Ask…seek…knock
on the door
I would like to share how perseverance is needed for our
parishes
·
I listened to one of our parishioners: Livio
Lucca. He told me, “If you tell
our parishioners, they will make it happen.”
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This is what I would like to ask you for perseverance:
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First, our family must be persevere
o Your
faith…your prayer…your relationship with God
o Your
family of our parishes as well as our family in the world
o One
quick way: come to Mass one hour a week
·
Second, our parishes must persevere for our
churches
o We
have challenges in a difficult economy
o We
must focus on stewardship: time, talent and treasure
o In
every different churches in our country, they are simply closing…everywhere
o How
do we continue to grow? We must
ask, seek and knock on the door
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Both to God, to each other
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Third, I believe that we must grow in our
missionary in our back yard: St. Thomas Aquinas School
o This
is not the only goal, but it is huge to work to our next generation in
education, faith and following Jesus Christ
o Our
students, parents and families are by far the most hours—by far—to walk with
our next generation
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Four, we must walk together to the gifts God has
given us
o Right
now, we need more gifts to pay of loans: our roof, our heat/air conditions, our
UCA
o As
well as our yearly budget
Please pray today to persevere: faith, family, parishes,
school, poor and sick
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