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St. Mary's Catholic Parish: From the Pastor Fr. Paul E. Desmarais, Pastor - St. Mary's Parish
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For the Week of January 22, 2012
Jesus announces in the gospel today that the kingdom of
heaven is at hand. He calls for repentance and belief in the gospel. His
kingdom He proclaims is one of mercy and forgiveness, compassion and healing,
love, justice and peace. His life is the proclamation of all these virtues.
The above virtues do not only live in Him, they live in all of us. The
kingdom Jesus seeks to build on earth contains all the virtues He lived
out in His life. The world should find forgiveness, love, mercy, compassion,
justice and peace in the Church. The Church with all its faults and failings
is the beacon by which the world finds hope.
The kingdom was established at Jesus coming; it continues to live through
you and me. All that Jesus brought into the world lives on because you
and I are that reflection of His light. The disciples who left everything
to follow Jesus saw that light in Him. People should see that same light
in all of us.
For the Week of January 14, 2012
“In the gospel today, Andrew tells his brother Simon
Peter, “We have found the Messiah.” What did they see? What
did they find? How did they know Jesus was the Messiah? What did that
mean?
It would take a lifetime to learn the meaning of the word Messiah. They
would have to learn that Jesus came into the world to forgive sins. They
would watch Him multiply loaves and fishes, heal sick people and raise
the dead to life. What they learned from Jesus was the power of love.
We have all seen it at work in our life. We know what love can do. We
know how it can change and transform us and others. Love can forgive and
heal. Most importantly the power of that love is given to us in the Eucharist
we receive so that we can change and transform others by our love. We
can heal, we can forgive; because we have been taught how to do it by
or Lord. Let the power of the Eucharist change you and transform you.
Let the power of the Eucharist touch you with its love.
For the Week of January 7, 2012
““See darkness covers the earth, and thick
clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines and over you appears
his glory.”
The holidays are over and we are just getting settled once again in our
routine. Two and a half months of winter still lay before us. We are promised
the light of the Lord to be upon us. In all we do this year the Lord walks
this journey with us. Side by side the presence of the Lord is with us.
We have no way of knowing what the year will bring us, but there is a
light that will guide us.
Our world needs to hear this message, we need to hear it. We are told
we can take comfort in our faith which brings us to our Lord. Mary had
put faith and trust in the mercy of God for her when the angel spoke to
her; she would have to do this for the rest of her life. Mary took comfort
from the words of Isaiah. She knew God would be with her. She points the
way for you and I to take comfort in these words.
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