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Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020
Trade stressed for blessed
Back-to-school September is such a stressful time for families. Add the reality of COVID-19—with parents trying to work from home, kids’ schedules often up in the air—and it gets all the messier. Even if you don’t have children at home, you probably know people who do and are stressing. How can we all find balance? Honor the sabbath in whatever way you are able, by hitting the pause button—even for a few hours. “Human life has a rhythm of work and rest,” says the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “The institution of the Lord’s Day helps everyone enjoy adequate rest and leisure to cultivate their familial, cultural, social, and religious lives.” Plan ahead for this coming Sunday.
TODAY'S READINGS: Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13; Luke 8:19-21
“To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD.”
#takefiveforfaith
God created the world with a great variety of flowers of all colours. Every flower has its beauty, which is unique. Each of us is also beautiful in God's eyes, and God loves us. This makes us feel the need to say “thank you” to God: Thank you! Thank you for the gift of life, for all creatures!
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Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist - September 21, 2020 - Liturgical Calendar
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist - September 21, 2020 - Liturgical Calendar
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At the time that Jesus summoned him to follow Him, Matthew was a publican, that is, a tax-collector for the Romans. His profession was hateful to...Season of Creation Day 21:
Earth, Teach Me
Take a moment to reflect on this Ute petroglyph. (AD 1650-1850)
Earth, Teach Me
Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.
— American Indian Ute Prayer passed down from White Buffalo Calf Woman
Play a game:
When you encounter a "single-use" item (ship-wrapping, containers, take-out utensils, anything you’ll use just once) estimate how long you use it and then compare that to how much time and energy it took to create it and how long it will be until it is back to raw-material stage.
(The average time for a plastic bottle to completely degrade is at least 450 years.)
Start saying "No, thanks" to single-use items, especially plastic ones (bags, cups, containers, straws, etc.)
Special thanks for those who model reverence for the earth.
pause | reflect | act
“As Jesus passed by,
he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.
He said to him, “Follow me.”
And he got up and followed him.
While he was at table in his house,
many tax collectors and sinners came
and sat with Jesus and his disciples.
The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples,
“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
He heard this and said,
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
Go and learn the meaning of the words,
I desire mercy, not sacrifice.
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
#dailyingodsword
Monday, Sep 21, 2020
FEAST OF MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
Rise up
Nobody likes paying taxes or has warm, fuzzy feelings about the IRS, but it seems tax collectors in Jesus’ time had it especially rough—being lumped in with all manner of sinners. That is because tax collectors were Jews who worked for the Romans, the enemy occupiers of Jewish lands, so they were viewed as traitors by their people. Jesus sought them out for salvation anyway and led Matthew to a new position: apostle and evangelist. What does it take to get a promotion like that? Merely “get up and follow Jesus,” as Matthew did.
TODAY'S READINGS: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13; Matthew 9:9-13
“I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
#takefiveforfaith
Meet our 707 COR Leadership Team!
John is a an 11th Grader at Coronado High School, and this is his sixth year as part of Sacred Heart’s Youth Ministry. John’s favorite hobby is sports, but during the quarantine, he stayed
positive by playing video games.
Who gave you your first God lessons? Who helps to enrich and encourage your faith today? On this Catechetical Sunday, we thank family members, preachers, teachers, RCIA teams, youth leaders, faith-filled friends and others who brought the Good News to us. What will your own example teach others?
“Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near.”
Isaiah 55:6
(Photos pre-pandemic - please wear a mask and keep safe social distancing)
