The close of the Gospel today gives us God’s eternal answer. “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
God invites us to begin mass today reminded that we can turn to Him. It is the turning to God that is so important. The outcome of our lives both here and in the hereafter ultimately lies with God.
Where does God live? There are many different biblical and theological answers to this question. When we praise the “holy place” in this introit, we think about, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matt 18:20) and the Church document, Sacrosanctum Concilium, article 7: Our liturgical gathering itself is a mode of divine presence in the world.
Perhaps Bridget’s greatest impact on her world was her ability to empower women. Bridget’s life was not the normal route a divine woman had taken in the past. Click here to read more about her.
Let's Celebrate Again! You and your family are invited to celebrate the Feast Day of Saints Joachim and Anne this coming Monday, July 26th. Click here for full story.
God is good and can only be good. Pride and humility are so close to each other here. We are proud to have a relationship with God, and humble that this relationship is an undeserved gift. This is both the pain and the promise of Christianity.
As we attend mass today, let’s participate with Christ. Be a loud voice praising His name. Bring a glad heart, no matter the circumstance, at an opportunity to be uniquely with the one you love.
We are invited by God to gather at mass with the attitude of a pilgrim: every song, every prayer, every scripture, every procession, both expresses our existing relationship with God and one another and deepens those relationships.
Many of the introits so far this summer have focused on the deep places in our life where we seek God’s comfort, his forgiveness, his assurance and the knowledge of his mercy. This introit reflects a spirit of pure joy and celebration.
As Christians, we rejoice in our friends' blessings as well as our own. We know that we do not have fewer blessings from God because countless others are blessed by God.
On Thursday, June 17th the north lot, chapel lot & Mission Road entrance will be closed for resurfacing and striping. Click here to read all the imporant reminders.
To love the Lord is the path, and the only path, to hoping in the Lord, to knowing that calling for help will not be in vain. We will not be abandoned or forsaken.
Join your St. Ann parish family tomorrow, Saturday, June 12th for an evening to celebrate our Catholic faith, friendship and community. Mass begins at 4 PM outside on the athletic field and picnic, music and fellowship starts at 5 PM.
Using a Pentecost chant for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is a beautiful reminder that the Eucharist is not in competition with the Word or the Spirit. God gives many different sorts of “bread” and “wine” so that we can live. Biblical stories, metaphors and symbolic liturgical experiences are not rivals of one another– they complement each other.
Sunday after Sunday we should recall in a spirit of gratitude the gifts which the Blessed Trinity is bestowing upon us. The Father creating us; on the first day of the week He began the work of creation. The Son redeeming us; Sunday is the "Day of the Lord," the day of His resurrection. The Holy Spirit sanctifying us, making us His temple; on Sunday the Holy Spirit descended upon the infant Church. Sunday, therefore, is the day of the Most Holy Trinity.
We have completed the journey through Easter. We’ve learned to live and love and worship in a new reality where our expressions of welcome and community have been disrupted, perhaps changed forever.
The invitation and introduction to the mass contained in the Introit is one of exhortation and hope. The message is said, now let us do what has to be done: live our lives and trust in life.
The heart of the Church's life and mission is to be a witness to Christ's resurrection. So, apostles and bishops, are to be living evidence of the risen Christ. But not just bishops. Peter says "a witness with us," and "us" refers not to the 11 Apostles but to the gathered Christians, all the companions of Jesus, all of us.
The command to “proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard” is saying two things: affirmation—you will be set free, and call—when it happens you must respond. God’s plan for our lives includes active involvement in His work.
