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It’s the 4th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 12th Sunday of the Novus Ordo.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation?
Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass. I hear that it is growing. Of COURSE.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
I have some thoughts about the Sunday Epistle reading … no, I would have thoughts posted there but there is a log in problem, for me at least, at One Peter Five and I can’t post. Here is something of what I would have posted and still might….
A taste:
Huh?
Let’s break this down. First, Paul acknowledges that there are sufferings. These result from Original Sin and the Enemy and his agents. As bad as these sufferings are, the glory to come is greater. This is a profound reason for hope. Why? The next sentence in Greek starts with gar, a particle that assigns a reason in an argument, after the definite article he for the next word apokaradokía, “earnest expectation, eager longing”. There is a mighty expectation.
Expectations don’t float around on their own. Sentient beings have expectations. What is the sentient being with this powerful longing? Greek ktísis, creation. Creation is, in this construction, a sentient being with longing for the apokálypsis, the manifestation or revealing of the “sons of God”. Why? Because earnestly longing, eager ktísis will also be liberated from the bondage of sin and death that the sons of God will experience. Ktísis, creation, is groaning (systenázo) together with the sons of God for what is to come. Ktísis is undergoing agony as if in childbirth together with us (synodíno) a awaiting the revelation of the sons of God. That syn-, together, in those verbs brings together the elements of creation, old and new, and points them at what is to come.
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At the 7:00 Mass at our FSSP parish, the young curate used today’s Gospel as a basis to discuss priestly vocations and how families should encourage them. Also discussed was priestly celibacy, the natural fear and doubt concerning it and why it was so important.
Longer than usual but really good. We’re lucky to get a mixture of the scholarly and the practical.
From today’s Gospel Father pointed out how Christ only preached from one ship and it was the barque of Peter. Gave a wonderful homily on “Outside the Church, there is no salvation”
Our priest said that outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation. He said it more than once. God bless him for saying it. Souls are in need of understanding this truth of our faith. I wish we heard this from the Bishops.
The Gospel this week (Novus Ordo) had messages of do not be afraid. Our permanent deacon (he was ordained in 2018) who also teaches English at a Catholic high school mentioned from the pulpit that this week’s readings tied into last week’s which was more about “go out and serve.” The deacon tied the two together citing examples such as don’t be afraid to speak up at work even if it means you may end up eating lunch alone for a few weeks. Be brave was one point the deacon made and he also touched on St. Aloysius Gonzaga (his feast day was last week) who against his parents wishes (and leaving behind wealth) served the sick in the streets.
At the consecration the priest used Eucharistic Prayer IV which I was glad to see for a change.