Important spiritual events in May: 4th Sunday of Easter

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

Since Easter, we have had several young families asking for their child to be baptized

·      Also, in two weeks we will have 7 juniors confirmed and 16 2^nd graders receiving their first communion

·      This is Good News!

Listen to what Peter was speaking about those who heard the Good News of Jesus Christ

·      "Let the whole house of Israel know for certain
that God has made both Lord and Christ,
this Jesus whom you crucified." 

·      Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and they asked Peter and the other apostles,
"What are we to do, my brothers?" 

·      "Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins;
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

·      And 3,000 persons were added to our family!

These are some basic beliefs in our faith

·      Sins—which each of us, even today, caused Jesus to be crucified

·      Repentance—to return back to Christ

·      Be baptized—we do need more than 8 children in our community

o   Go fishing for people

·      The gift of the Holy Spirit

o   Both baptism and confirmation

o   And we do need more to come back for confirmation!

This is your job…your mission

·      As a priest, my service is in our parishes—and I do what I can in our community

·      But it is you, brothers and sisters, our laity

o   “What are we to do?”

·      You are called to repent and be baptized (or confirmed)

·      You are called from God to share the Good News

·      You are called to invite your coworkers, family members, friends

·      You are called to be a priest (service through faith), prophet (to proclaim God’s love) and king (to follow Jesus Christ’s type of king)

Sheep follows their shepherd

·      We must follow our shepherd