Browsing the October 2022 archive of Pastor's Message
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Posted by Christy .. on 10/24/22
My Dear People,
Jericho was located about seventeen miles northwest of Jerusalem and a mile south of its Old Testament counterpart.
Unique to Luke is a man whose name is given: Zacchaeus. In this town that was near the border between Roman-controlled Judea and Perea and on an east-west ... Read More »
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22
My Dear People,
Another parable about prayer immediately follows, directed at some who are confident in their own righteousness, Fittingly, a Pharisee represents such self-righteous people who despise everyone else. Appropriately, the other character is a tax collector. The parable compares these two people, as earlier parables compared “two ... Read More »
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22
My Dear People,
Congratulations to all the ones who were confirmed this week!
Today, the first reading from Exodus deals with the problem with the Amalekites. Amalek was a nation of nomads that controlled the northeast part of the Sinai peninsula and the southern part of Negeb. The Amalekites ... Read More »
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22
My Dear People,
In order to understand the first reading, you must first know how the situation arrived to the point where Naaman was cured. Naaman was not an Israelite; he was a Syrian (Aramean) Army General, renowned for his military success, including a campaign against Israel. However, Naaman ... Read More »
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22
My Dear People,
What is the meaning of the parable when Jesus speaks about faith being the size of a mustard seed? Our Lord’s words were meant to be encouraging. You may have only a tiny amount of faith but step forward with such faith anyway. You do not ... Read More »
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22
My Dear People,
I want to give a special thanks to Dick Bipes for setting up the bells and for installing a new program that extends the time the bells play.
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus brings up a debate about Purgatory. Some Protestants insist that ... Read More »