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PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Lessons to be learned from Peter By SISTER MARY McGLONE Difficult and dangerous times. Intolerant religious leaders disdain the “deviants.” Prophetic voices are silenced as a threat to others. Hungry people holding what little they have. This describes the environment of today’s Gospel — and ours? The disciples knew […]
Can you spare some time to bring communion, joy to a shut-in?
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our parish had a group of people who visited the homebound and those in nursing homes, bringing them Holy Communion and visiting for a few minutes. That was nearly four years ago. Now, we would like to reinstitute that blessing for those who are unable to make it to Mass. […]
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
Call to worship Today, Jesus speaks about a searcher, a merchant and a fisherman. In each parable, a treasure is discovered that was waiting all along. God’s treasures also wait for us if we are willing to search the big storehouse of our faith, embrace new values, seek wisdom and discover the Kingdom of God […]
THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: The gift of wisdom By SISTER CAROL DEMPSEY One of the divisions of the Hebrew Bible is the Ketuvim, the Writings, or otherwise called Wisdom literature. The wisdom tradition is an ancient one, originating in Mesopotamia, Canaan and Egypt. Ancient Egyptian wisdom consisted of formal instructions and lessons taught […]
BREAKING OPEN GOD’S WORD
Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Bizet’s Friendship Duet from his opera “The Pearl Fishers”) This performance of the famous friendship duet, ‘From deep within the holy shrine’ (au fond du temple saint) is sung by Robert McPherson and Jacques Imbrailo (English National Opera Co.). Opera Story line: The life-long friendship of Nadir and Zurga has […]
PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Reflection: Want to know God? ‘Listen to him’ By SISTER MARY McGLONE Did you ever wonder how the image of God as an elderly man with white hair got started? The Book of Daniel has probably inspired lots of artists, the most influential being Michelangelo. Interestingly, while a […]
Parish to pay about $1 million toward $100 million sex-abuse settlement
Father Jim announced during weekend Masses of July 29 and 30 that our parish must pay about $1 million toward the $100 million sex-abuse settlement in the Diocese of Syracuse. He said the money will come out of about $2 million the parish has in investments and hopes to recoup that money in two to three years, depending on what the stock market does.