Browsing the November 2021 archive of Pastor's Message
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/15/21
My Dear People,
Today, the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, is the Feast of Christ the King. Jesus is going to come again as King. The goal of God’s plan is to establish the Kingdom of God on the earth. This will happen when the Divine Will is ... Read More »
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/15/21
My Dear People,
In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him. Upon arriving in the city, Elijah sees a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him she has only a little ... Read More »
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
In the First Book of Kings, Elijah travels to Zarephath because God sent him. Upon arriving in the city, Elijah sees a widow gathering firewood. He asks her for a cupful of water and a piece of bread. She tells him she has only a little ... Read More »
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
Today Jesus is asked which is the greatest commandment. Jesus replies quoting Deuteronomy 6:4-5, the Israelite confession of faith known as the Shema (Hebrew for “hear”): Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! By the time of Jesus, this statement was understood to ... Read More »
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
Jesus and his companions arrive at Jericho, an ancient city fifteen miles from Jerusalem, the site of Israel’s first conquest in the Holy Land (Joshua 6). After passing through the city, they are accompanied by a sizable crowd, probably including both Jesus’ followers and pilgrims heading ... Read More »
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021
Posted by Christy .. on 11/02/21
My Dear People,
James and John, two of Jesus’ earliest and closest disciples, could hardly have chosen a more tactless moment for their request. Perhaps they were dreaming so much about their future prominence that they were completely oblivious to his words about imminent suffering and death. Their approach ... Read More »