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  15 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 13:1-23 Spread the Word The Fields of Galilee Dear Deacon Bill.             Thank you so much for coming to our Graduation and giving such a wonderful homily.   Thank you also for the card; it really meant a lot.     I’d also like to thank you for everything you’ve done for me over the years.   I’ll always be grateful to you for teaching me how to altar serve and lector and for the opportunity to teach others how to serve.   I hope to make you proud by becoming a teacher myself someday.   Your influence on my spiritual and physical growth is incomprehensible, and it has made me a much better person.   You and Ginger will always have a special place in my heart. Your Server, RJ   My guess is that, sometime in life, we have all received a note like that!   A sincere, heartfelt thank-you for something you did, something you s...
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  Satur day – 14 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 10:24-33 You Are Worthwhile! Jireh! -   Elevation Worship Alone?   Abandoned?   Lost at sea?   Despondent?   Despairing?   Forgotten and ignored?   Belittled and betrayed?   Completely worthless! Haven’t we all felt this way at some point in life?   And yet in today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks words of comfort just before He sends the disciples on their way, just after preparing them for their mission, just after speaking frankly to them about how painful this mission will be.   Don’t be afraid!   Remember that you are precious in the eyes of God.   Remember that others may hurt your body but not your soul. He reminds them of their value!   Not a bird falls to the ground without the Father knowing it!   And you are worth so much more than a sparrow!   You are so worthwhile!   If He dresses the lilies with beauty and splendor How much more w...
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  Fri day – 14 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 10:16-23 This is Gonna Hurt – A Lot!! Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem Nobody likes to go to the doctor’s office.   Besides the fear that something is seriously wrong, there is that underlying terror that you are going to hear THOSE words – this is going to hurt a little.   What a lie!   It never hurt a little; it hurt a lot and it kept hurting for hours afterward.   Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ “marching orders” to His disciples as He prepares to send them off to spread the Word!   So far He has instructed them on what to bring, what not to bring, what they will be doing and how to approach people in general (peace be with you).   But today is different, way different.   Jesus basically waits til the last minute to add these words to His instructions.   It is His “oh by the way” talk.   He warns them that the world will respond very poorly to their message.   You w...
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