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Notes:
Notes:
The violent storm
·
Spiritual life
·
Storms in our heart and soul
·
“Lord, Save us! We are perishing!”
·
“great calm”
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
"...the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.": Monday, June 27th, 2016
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Notes:
Notes:
Here is a great gift that we each have: your bed.
· Mattress
· Pillow
· Blankets
In Mark: “A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher,
I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus
answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but
the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”
Jesus must be #1…period
·
We must follow Jesus Christ
·
Not our possessions, not our money, not even our family!
·
But Jesus must be the center of our lives
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Resolutely and determined for evangelization: 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time
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Saturday, June 25, 2016
“My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God": 13th Sunday Ordinary Time
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Notes:
Notes:
“My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.”
·
Psalm 63
·
I hope, and I pray that you follow on of the
verses in Psalm 63
o “O
God, you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts
like the earth, parched lifeless and without water.”
How are our souls thirsty or parched?
·
With a bad day
·
Being sick, injures, surgery
·
Not having a job
·
Having without a house, or food, or water
·
Those who are lonely
·
Those who have addictions
·
Those who have depression, anxiety
·
With tough stuff in life: health, family or
friends who have passed away
How are you thirsty for God?
·
Even if life is great or challenging
There are several different ways to drink God
·
1.) Praying
o One
of the most questions that ask a priest: how do you pray?
o Well…praying
is growing in a relationship with God
o Think
of the different ways in your relationships of your spouse, kids, friends
§
Hanging out
§
Face to face
§
Phone, facebook, twitter
§
Meals
§
Games
o There
are many different ways to speak with God
§
In your heart
§
Reading the Bible: God speaks to you at any
time!
§
Reading spiritual books
§
Be quiet with God (Adoration, at home)
§
A journal
§
Talking with other people about God
§
Praying with other people: “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
·
Dinners at home
·
Meetings
·
2.)
Sacraments
o We
can receive two sacraments every day:
§
Eucharist and Confession
·
Eucharist = Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
o To
feed our souls
o To
drink our souls
·
Confession
o Forgiveness,
mercy, compassion
o Feeding
your soul
o Baptism,
Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, marriage, ordained
§
Ways that God give us strength, courage, gifts
§
Through His gift to drink our souls
·
3.)
Look to others, not ourselves
o Drinking
of the poor (as well as the other ways to give gifts and mercy to others: food,
clothes, visiting in hospitals and jails, those who have died)
o Presence
o The
most powerful prayers we have, is when we are praying in our different
situations
o And
the most we help others, the more we receive from God for our souls
“My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.”
·
Reflect on these three areas: praying,
Sacraments, helping others
As a family in our churches, diocese, state, country and
world helps each of our souls to drink of God!
Groaning for our brothers and sisters in Orlando: Monday, June 13th, 2016
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Sunday, June 12, 2016
Jesus, Simon the Pharisee and a Woman: 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
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Notes:
Notes:
This time of the year, there are many Graduation Parties
·
Family, friends, relatives, teachers, coaches
·
I remember that when I graduated some people
showed up—without being invited!
·
Some people I didn’t even like
This weekend we heard in Luke 7:36-8:3—a big party
·
Simon the Pharisee
o Big
dinner
o Invited
Jesus to this feast
o Was
Jesus a friend? Family? Relative?
o No…probably
Simon had curiosity about Jesus at this event
·
And then there was a woman—no name—no invite
o This
is what we heard: “Bringing
an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his feet weeping and
began to bathe his feet with her tears.
Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with
the ointment.”
o Now,
could you imagine that this happened at a graduation (or wedding) party today?
·
Simon thought: “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what sort of
woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner."
Jesus—not the center of the party—not Simon. Jesus taught many people
there…especially the “boss”
·
Jesus said: "Do you see this woman?
When I entered your house, you did not give me water for my feet, but
she has bathed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but she has
not ceased kissing my feet since the time I entered. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my
feet with ointment.”
And then, Jesus forgave her sins!
Also, Jesus put Simon on his head:
·
He spoke to a woman
·
He taught to Simon—not the other way
·
He spoke with someone “outside” of Simon’s group
·
He forgave her sins
This week, imagine your own party, your birthday, your wedding,
your anniversary
·
Who would be like—Simon or this unnamed woman?
·
Or, in another question: how would Jesus visit
your party?
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Death: 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time
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Notes:
Notes:
Two men, two mothers and two children
·
Two mothers
o 1
Kings 17:17-24: a mistress in Zarephath of Sidon (at the house of a widow)
o Luke
7:11-17: a widow in Nain
·
Two children died
o Do
you know the brutal situation?
o 1
Kings 17: “The son of the mistress of the house fell sick, and his sickness
grew more severe until he stopped breathing.”
o Luke
7: “As [Jesus] drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being
carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.”
·
Two men
o Elijah
§
He said: “O LORD, my God, let the
life breath return to the body of this child… The LORD heard the prayer of
Elijah; the life breath returned to the child’s body and he revived.”
§
Elijah was named, “a man of God”
o Jesus
§
Our savior
§
He said to the mother, “Do not weep.”
§
“He stepped forward and touched the
coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you,
arise!”
§
Jesus was named by the crowd, “a
great prophet,” “God has visited his people”
·
These events were over 900 years in
time
Now, how does this happen today, especially when someone dies?
·
Losing a child is the worst event
o Stillborn
children
o SIDS:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
o Cancer
o Accidents
o Fire
o Suicide
·
Anyone in your family
o Parents,
Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Great-Great Grandparents, uncles, aunts,
cousins, brothers and sisters, friends
God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—loves us and is here for
each of you
·
Our Father gave his Son who died a brutal
way—crucifixion
·
Come to His house—Church
·
Come to Adoration—His Son
·
His Word in the Bible
o John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life.”
Mother Mary—prays for us, loves for us too
·
Her only Son died on the Cross
·
The Seven Sorrows
·
Hail Mary “pray for us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death”
·
The Rosary
Your Church—our family here at church and in the world helps
you
·
Many parishioners—EMs, relationships and
visiting
o Thank
you
·
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
·
Funeral
·
Dcn. Fran and I in prayers, funerals
·
Mass—offer an intercession of your loved one
(see each week in our bulletin)
In 120 years, each of us will pass away
·
Get ready today for your loved ones, and your
self
·
Bring dying, death into the light of Jesus
Christ to pray and prepare for eternity
Laws: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
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Oops...I should have said 613 laws in Leviticus!
Notes:
Oops...I should have said 613 laws in Leviticus!
Notes:
How many laws are in the Old Testament?
A Scribe (many against Jesus) asked a question to Jesus: “Which
is the first of all the commandments?”
The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You
shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
“is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices…”
Big answer
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he
said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God
Paul and Timothy: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
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Notes:
Notes:
“Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God for
the promise of life in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dear child…”
· Relationship
between an elder priest and a young priest
· Paul
the teacher, Timothy a disciple
“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but
rather of power and love and self-control.”
·
We must not be cowards!
·
The Spirit cave us: power, love, self-control
·
Pray, pray, pray
“On this account I am suffering these things; but
I am not ashamed,
for I know him in whom I have believed and
am confident that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until
that day.”
·
Was Paul a coward?
o
Nope
o
“I am not ashamed…for I know him in whom I have believed and am
confident”
How
are each of you confident today?
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