January 29, 2017 / The 4th Week in Ordinary Time - Start of Catholic Schools week.

Mass for the 4th week in OT, The start of Catholic Schools Week in the US. To view this Mass, click on the link below or on the picture above:

https://youtu.be/BVFkQWDBt00

The Sermon On The Mount - 4th Sunday in OT

January 29, 2017

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

As Jesus sat down His disciples came to listen to what he had to say.  As I proclaim the Gospel this week, I am reflecting on who Jesus was counting as His disciples.  The answer is clear that it includes all of us, you and me.  Jesus shared this beautiful talk of blessings for all people.  His sermon on the mount was a beautiful expression of love and blessings to His people of all ages.  We are the current recipients of this beautiful oration of the Beatitudes. “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.”                        

                    -Deacon Jim  

Are you ready to be the "Next Man Up?" Third Sunday in OT

Weekend Mass for Sacred Heart and immaculate Conception for January 22nd. Click on the link below or the picture above to view the Mass. Are you going to be the "Next Man Up?"
https://youtu.be/N-IDkYksJg8

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Are we ready to be the "Next Man Up?"

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 22, 2017

There is a saying in football – “Next Man Up.”  It means that you need to be ready to move up and replace someone who is injured on the field.  When Herod Antipas arrested John the Baptist, it was as if Jesus was the next man up in order to keep the message that John had prophesized for so long to continue.  ‘”Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.  He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me…’”   While we know that Jesus is irreplaceable, Jesus called his disciples to step up and be the next man up.  Jesus calls us to do the same.  Are we ready to be, “The Next Man Up?”

                   - Deacon Jim     

Weekend Mass for SH & IC. "Here I Am Lord"

Watch the weekend Mass for SH & IC right on your computer or phone. Just click on the link below or the picture above:
https://youtu.be/JDJi_uobOTI

Here I am Lord, I come to do your will. (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

January 15, 2017

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Having been raised in the city, I am quick to admit that I know very little about farming and even less about farm animals.  That being said, I did a quick search to find out what the gestation period was for a lamb.  (Results:  152 days – Just a little over five months.)   Knowing this I realize that it takes us much longer to come to fully know “The Lamb of God.”  This begins at our Baptism and continues to grow in us throughout our lives.  During this time of growth in our faith and love of God, we look forward to sharing the Lamb of God at the Eucharistic Table, so let us sing loud the response of today’s responsorial psalm , “Here I am Lord, I come to do your will.”

The Epiphany of the Lord, The Light of the Word!

January 8, 2017

The Epiphany of the Lord

Today we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, the awaking to the light of the world, the Son of God, our newborn king and Savior.  The Light which has come into the world is not the star that the magi from the east followed.  The Light is Jesus himself.  It is He who shines on all people.  We ask ourselves, what does this great Light reveal to us?  Does our heart “throb and overflow” at the Light that leads us?  As we reflect on this wonderful day in our church calendar and liturgy, let’s all take time to thank God for the blessing of the Light of Christ in our lives, this light that is, “the glory of the Lord” shining upon us.                   
     – Deacon Jim