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  Monday – St. Justin, Martyr Gospel - Mark 12:1-12 Food for the Soul Mass at Gethsemane We celebrate today the Feast of St. Justin.   Born to educated Greek parents in Palestine around 100 AD, he is one of the first Christian writers and provides us with one of the first written accounts of how the Eucharist was celebrated in the First Century.   Included below is part of that account.   Amazing how things have remained the same! “ Having ended the prayers, we salute one another with a kiss. There is then brought to the president of the brethren bread and a cup of wine mixed with water; and he taking them, gives praise and glory to the Father of the universe, through the name of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and offers thanks at considerable length for our being counted worthy to receive these things at His hands. “And when he has concluded the prayers and thanksgivings, all the people present express their assent by saying Amen. This word Amen answers ...
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  Sunday – Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Gospel – John 3:16-18 God Above, Beside, Within Us Tennessee Sunrise! So let me tell you a story! There were once six blind men who stood by the roadside every day and begged from the people who passed. They had often heard of elephants, but they had never seen one ; for, being blind, how could they? It so happened one morning that an elephant was driven down the road where they stood. When they were told that the great beast was before them, they asked the driver to let him stop so that they might touch him.    The first one happened to put his hand on the elephant's side. "Well, well!" he said, "now I know all about this beast. He is exactly like a wall." The second felt only of the elephant's tusk. "My brother," he said, "you are mistaken. He is not at all like a wall. He is round and smooth and sharp. He is more like a spear than anything else." The third happened to take hold o...
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  Saturday – 8 th Week of Ordinary Tim Gospel – Mark 11:27-33 Who’s In Charge? Chapel at Cana It happens much more than we realize.   We get up in the morning full of ideas and plans for the day – work, clean, cut the grass, do the dishes, prepare dinner, etc.   And then we get that call.   Maybe it’s a friend whose car just died and they need a lift.   Maybe it’s a family member with a medical emergency or a sudden need for you to watch the kids.   No matter what, we drop our plans and meet the need!   No matter what we plan to do or want to do, life happens!   We like to think we are in charge but that is not always the case.   The Pharisees in today’s Gospel ask a valid question of Jesus.   Where are all your teachings and ministry coming from?   Is it just your thoughts and ideas?   Are you a prophet?   Are you a follower of John the Baptist?   Are you proclaiming that you are doing God’s work?   Who...
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