The people who seek Jesus out in today’s gospel were surprised to find themselves at Jesus’s feet.
They were there because they were desperate. In that desperation, they would try anything or anyone and give up anything.
Continue reading “13th Sunday Ordinary Time – Homily (Fr. Smith)”Please join us to celebrate the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Sunday, June 27th.
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The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are now available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/
Entrance: All Are Welcome – 850
Readings and Responsorial Psalm – 1129
Offertory: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – 828
Communion: You Satisfy the Hungry Heart – 940
Closing: Rain Down – 582
Today’s readings are also available to download here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062721.cfm .
The first reading in this morning’s liturgy comes from the Book of Job, one of the more interesting and challenging books in the Jewish scripture.
And this selection that we listen to is from a dialog that’s going on between Job and God, has been terribly afflicted as he has lost family, possessions and is in great physical distress.
And so Job questions God as to why these things are happening to him.
Continue reading “12th Sunday Ordinary Time – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)”Please join us to celebrate the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Sunday, June 20th.
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Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.
The only thing I know about plants is that they tend to die when I get close to them. I understand little botany, and, in this case, that is a good thing. Like the people who first heard this Gospel, I stand in unmediated awe before the God who is the Lord of nature. Awe is a good teacher.
Continue reading “11th Sunday Ordinary Time – Homily (Fr. Smith)”Please join us to celebrate the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Sunday, June 13th.
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Today’s Gospel is a perfect choice for today’s feast: The Body and Blood of Christ, popularly called “Corpus Christi”. It is especially important for this year. To understand why, we will need to look at what Jesus was doing and why he was doing it at the Passover.
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