Always be ready: 6th Sunday of Easter

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

St. John Chrysostom quote

·      “For the good deeds which tax-collectors and fishermen were able to accomplish by Gods grace, the philosophers, the rulers, the countless multitudes cannot even imagine.”

o   Our Catholic Church began, not with perfect individuals, not with philosophers, not with rulers, not with media, not with social media

o   Their good deeds were accomplished by God’s grace

·      Each of you can accomplish essential gifts to our Church

·      And we might not even imagine what you can do

Two instructions from St. Peter

·      If you can take some time to read Peter’s letters, you can listen to what he taught two thousand years ago

·      1^st Peter 3

First: “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence…”

·      Most of the disciples were not brilliant

·      Please share your experience with God…please read and study

·      Open your door to explain our Church

·      Give them a reason…and if you cannot, say that you do not know it, but you can find it

·      Be gentleness and reverence to who we can talk and converse

·      Most people in our culture will listen!

Second: “For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil.”

·      Do we suffer for our Church?

o   Movies, television, media, social media

·      We believe in Jesus Christ…in life…in chastity

·      How have you been led through peer pressure?

o   Seeing to bad music, bad movies, bad decisions?

·      It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil

Listen to our first Pope: St. Peter

·      And hear once more: “For the good deeds which tax-collectors and fishermen were able to accomplish by Gods grace, the philosophers, the rulers, the countless multitudes cannot even imagine