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"Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord." Zechariah 4:6
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the questions below?
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July 11, 2010 - BE LIKE THE SAMARITAN The parable in today’s Gospel is one of the best known of all the teachings of Jesus. The term “Good Samaritan” has been used to name various charitable organizations and is even the official name of one state’s emergency roadside assistance program that helps stranded motorists. With the prevalence of the terminology used to describe various activities in our day, we might be led to forget the message of this Gospel passage. This man, this Samaritan, was the only one who offered the beaten man help. Samaritans, remember, were considered the lowest of the low in the time of Christ. A good Jewish person would not even have gone near a Samaritan for fear of being rendered impure. The Samaritan was motivated solely by the sense that the poor man needed help. He didn’t care about religious or social status. And Jesus’ message is that we are to do the same.
July 04, 2010 - LABORERS FOR THE HARVEST Today’s Gospel tells the story of the sending out of the seventy-two, some of the first disciples in the burgeoning church. They must have been full of idealism and excitement as they went from town to town healing the sick and expelling demons. Today, the Fourth of July, we remember those who founded our country and can also imagine their excitement and idealism as they worked in this newly established country. Our Church, now over two thousand years old, is still in need of men filled with idealism and excitement who are willing to answer the call to the ordained priesthood. Today is a day to pray for vocations to the priesthood; as the Lord tells his disciples, “[A]sk the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest” (Luke 10:2).
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Eivers
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