TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Tis’ the season…
Unfortunately, I do not mean the season of Christmas. We are (for good or bad) firmly inside the season of politics. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the world of politics or politicians, but in this current season of American politics, and in this current season of how the media shapes our thinking around American politics; I wonder if perhaps there is a better way.
In our 2nd reading from Mass the weekend of August 11th, St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians creates a beautiful template that I wish was more prevalent in our current political climate.
“Brothers and sisters:
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.
All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling
must be removed from you, along with all malice.
And be kind to one another, compassionate,
forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.”
That beautiful reading sounds a little different than what I hear on network news most of the time.
As Catholics…We should be different.
What does Jesus himself tell us? What is the great commission?
“Go and make disciples of all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!”
All Nations….means ALL people.
This may come as a shock to some of us… But we cannot make disciples of people we demonize publicly, or make enemies of the faith, or the state. We cannot hate people…and engage them with the Gospel at the same time. We cannot spew insults and verbally war with people… and show the love of Jesus. We cannot be both outraged and furious at people and be pursuing the Great Commission.
I have found there is more to admire about any man or woman than there is to despise them. My prayer this political season is that we Catholics carry ourselves in a manner that sounds more like St. Paul’s reading.
~Deacon Kevin Barron
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Schedules for
WHEAT Family of Parishes
WEEKENDS
Saturdays:
4 pm St. Vincent
4:30 pm Immaculate Conception
Sundays:
8 am Annunciation
8 am Immaculate Conception
9 am St. Joseph
9:30 am Immaculate Conception
10 am St. Vincent
10:30 am St. George
11 am Annunciation
5 pm Annunciation
WEEKDAYS
Monday:
9 am Annunciation
8 am Immaculate Conception
Tuesday:
8 am St. George
8 am St. Vincent
8 am Immaculate Conception
6 pm Mass at St. Vincent
Wednesday:
7am Annunciation
8am Immaculate Conception
Thursday:
8am Immaculate Conception
8am St. Joseph
6pm Mass at St. Vincent
Friday:
9 am Annunciation
1st Friday Nocturnal Adoration
3rd Friday Adoration at 9:30am
8 am St. George
6 pm 1st Friday of the month only,
devotions at
Saturday:
8 am St. Joseph
Check the bulletin for Holy Day times.
Confessions at Annunciation: 4:00PM on Sunday and upon request. Anointing of the Sick on the first Sunday of the month after the 11AM Mass.
Food Donation
for September
FISH can always use paper or plastic garbage bags.
Please protect the barrel - it is not for disposal of garbage.
