Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this 3rd Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo (11th Ordinary Sunday in the Novus Ordo)?
Tell us about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
A taste of what I offered at 1 Peter 5 this week. I wrote about the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost but related it to the great feasts nearby.
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As an aside, about the ordering of creation, it has been proposed that everything that moves has its angel to guide it. Everything that moves? Earth, water, air, organic material of whatever kind, down into to molecules, atoms, quarks, leptons, bosons, spinons. Now expand out into the cosmos unto galaxies made up of the same and then clusters of galaxies. There are angels that guide everything that moves? That’s a lot of angels. A third fell. That’s a lot of enemies. Don’t invoke spirits of this or that. You might get more than you bargained for. There pops into mind Francis and Pachamama and when in Canada in a ceremony with a shaman spirits (demons) were summoned.
Be careful about what you ask for. Once thee show up, being legalists, they claim the right to stick to you.
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The deacon in my parish gave the sermon this past Sunday. As it was Father’s Day and tying the gospel into this he said ‘…….one of the best examples a father can set for his children is to knell down in the confessional and confess his sins…..’
In our sermon yesterday (FSSP parish), Fr. spoke of turmoil/crisis in the Church. Many people think of our present situation as critical, but he explained that the Church has always been in a crisis of one sort or another. Eye opener for me…
as is often the case, the best bits came from the martyrology.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born to nobility in XVI century Florence. his father wanted him to pursue a military career. on the other hand, he wanted to enter religious life. eventually he did enter seminary. while in the seminary a plague struck the city. he tended to those who were ill and contracted plague himself, giving his life for others.
Servant of God Julia Greeley was born a slave in Missouri some time in the 1850s. when she was quite young, her mother experienced a lashing. Julia, being nearby, lost an eye to the lash. after being freed she made her way to Denver where she worked in the homes of wealthy families performing various domestic tasks, though not on a live-in basis. an encounter with a Catholic woman who employed her piqued her interest in becoming Catholic. despite being desperately poor herself, she took up the responsibility of helping others in need. since there were very few black people here at the time and whites were embarrassed to be seen receiving help from a black woman, she made her rounds at night, pulling a little red wagon with firewood and groceries. she had a great devotion to the Sacred Heart and delivered pamphlets to fire stations – firefighting being much more dangerous in those days than in ours. she passed away on June 21, 1918. thousands paid their respects. a few years ago she was re-interred in the Cathedral. Father exhorted us to go pray at her tomb.
These bits were not in the homily but are of interest to me (and, i hope, others). at the time of Julia’s re-interment several 3d class relics were prepared. i am glad to have one in my bedroom. At that time they noticed that she had severe arthritis, making her nightly rounds all the more difficult. also this parish was not started until 1923. at the time of Julia’s death, most of our parish was part of her parish – a lovely connection.