We don’t understand the passion of Jesus Christ. Someone cuts ahead of you in line and you shout, no, me first! Like St. Peter and the disciples, we just don’t get Jesus’ message.
9.22.24 Bulletin
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We don’t understand the passion of Jesus Christ. Someone cuts ahead of you in line and you shout, no, me first! Like St. Peter and the disciples, we just don’t get Jesus’ message.
The prophet Isaiah writes: the Lord GOD is my help; therefore, I am not disgraced. Can I say the same?
“Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” People brought a man who was deaf with a speech impediment to Jesus. He healed him to the amazement of all. In Christ, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, yet many could not believe what they saw and heard.
We now turn from our 5-week summer discourse on the bread of life to the essence of the law and prophets, that is the law of love: you will love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and all your might, and Jesus would later add, you will love your neighbor as yourself.
The Church of Saint Mary will celebrate its Bicentennial Anniversary on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026