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Transcript:
The first reading in today’s liturgy, you heard the Lord reminding the people of their own status. And you might say, well, why did he feel it necessary to do that? Because, if you look at the Jewish scripture, you find that it is something that’s repeated over and over again. And if you come to the gospels in the life of Jesus, you’ll find that it’s repeated, but not in word. It’s repeated in action.
This Tuesday, October 27, we will begin a Novena to St. Charles Borromeo. The novena will be prayed daily at 5 PM via Zoom for nine days and will end on Wednesday, November 4, his memorial day. On the nights when we say the rosary or have evening prayer at 5 PM, the novena will immediately follow.
We will use the same novena prayer guide that was handed out last year and is available on our website, Saint Charles Borromeo Novena.
Please join us for Mass for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday, October 25:
9 AM EDT public Morning Mass celebrated at the Church (not streamed)
11:15 AM EDT Community Mass at celebrated at the Church and also streamed online. Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window below.
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here: October 25. Hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
Israel in Egypt, Edward Poynter, 1867, Guidhall Art Gallery
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 22:20-26 October 25, 2020
The Jewish people knew themselves to be a people of the covenant. A covenant is more than a recognition that a relationship exists, but one so important that the terms must be clearly defined and accepted. It is more than a contract for goods and services, but a sharing of flesh and blood. A covenant includes a sacrifice in which the contracting parties share a meal as a sign of this union. Continue reading “30th Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Fullness of God’s Compassion”→
My first meeting with community organizers was memorable. A group of Catholic pastors in Bed-Stuy recognized that many of our parishioners were being displaced by real estate predators and that we wanted to combat this. When I entered the meeting room the lead organizer, who has since become a mentor and friend, looked at me and said, “Here comes the problem.” Continue reading “29th Sunday Ordinary Time – Fr. Smith Homily”→
Please join us for our Community Mass for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday, October 18 at 11:15 AM EDT. It will be a public Mass celebrated in the church and also streamed online.
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here: October 18
As per the instructions from our Reopening Committee, hymnals, bulletins, and other handouts will not be available at the church. Please download on your phone or tablet, or bring your own missal.
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-730437. Transcript:
As we look at the Scripture for this 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we see that there is a common theme. I would describe that theme as an invitation in the First Reading from Isaiah, and it’s part of the first part of Isaiah.
As you might recall, Isaiah is made up of three parts, expanding over – covering many, many years. The first part is Isaiah responding to the invitation of God to become God’s spokesperson. As that part of Isaiah then progresses, there is an awareness of struggle on the part of the people, and Isaiah is addressing that struggle. It is a struggle that has caused the people in a sense to become very down-hearted.
And so when you come to this particular section of Isaiah, the invitation is to this great feast. It is invitation to what can best be described as a messianic banquet: rich food, choice wine. But always interesting enough, on the mountain – they’re invited to the mountain. And in a sense the invitation can best be described, I think, as an invitation to a people who are burdened to dream: to dream of a better moment, to dream of what comes from hearing God’s word. Trusting in God and then dreaming of the vision of what God will bring into being.
