We begin our Mass this weekend with the song “Table of Plenty” that sings of how God provides everything for us at His altar. This idea flows directly into our first reading where God is providing everything that Solomon needs when he asks God for wisdom when questioned. Turn to God, and He will provide.
We continue the Gospel reading today with another parable. During this portion of Ordinary Time, that’s what we’ll be getting for a few weeks. Lots of parables about Jesus’ public ministry.
Just some random thoughts this week!
We begin our liturgy with the singing of the refrain from “Gather the People”:
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
All are invited, the greatest and least.
The banquet is ready, now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast that God has prepared.
Our Mass this weekend, begins with the refrain to the song “Sing a New Song.”
Sing a new song unto the Lord;
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Sing a new song unto the Lord, singing alleluia.
This text is echoed in the end of our first reading from Jeremiah where the Prophet entrusts us to “Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord.”
Juliana of Liège, a 13th century canoness from Liège, Belgium, had a vision of the Church under a full moon with one dark spot on it, signifying the absence of a feast dedicated to the Body and Blood of Christ. After having visions of Christ for over 20 years, she finally told her Bishop about it, upon which he instituted the celebration of Corpus Christi to be held in the diocese each year thereafter on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
The following excerpts are taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding the Church’s teaching on the Most Holy Trinity:
The formation of the Trinitarian dogma
Happy Birthday! The Church celebrates its beginning today on Pentecost Sunday, when the Holy Spirit filled the hearts of the faithful, sending them out to spread the Gospel, and the Church was born. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we hear of how the Holy Spirit came to rest on all of the gathered disciples, and people from across the nations could hear and understand all that was being pro-claimed in their native tongue – even though all the speakers were from Galilee.
The upcoming weeks are sure to be full of new information and opportunities at the parish. Please remember, the best place to find the most current information is at www.popolathe.org/covid-19-resources .
With the re-opening of church this weekend, I thought I would address a few changes that are being implemented in accordance with the Archbishop’s directives.