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  Wednesday – 30 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 6:12-16 Hey Jude! Church of Dormition, Jerusalem   Today we celebrate the Feasts of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles!   Simon, but not Simon Peter!   Jude but not Judas!   Except for Simon being called a Zealot and Jude speaking to Jesus at the Last Supper, we have very little details about their life and mission.   One apocryphal text has them preaching and being martyred in Persia. So what do we have?   Jesus spent the night on the mountain to pray.   He calls each of the Twelve by name!   And he gives them a mission, to be apostles – to hear His words and teachings and then to spread that same word. Sounds a lot like Baptism!   Hopefully, those of us who are parents spent time praying and preparing for the Baptism of our children, reflecting on the meaning of becoming a child of God and the demands of raising that child in the faith – teaching them and praying with them...
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  Tuesday – 30 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 13:18-21 Small Beginnings Sacred Heart Church, Camden MS (Memories of FJMS) Founded by a Vincentian priest, Father Thomas Augustine Judge, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity recently celebrates over 100 years of faith and service!   Beginning with a few missions in the American south, its mission was to preserve the Faith in areas and among people who are spiritually neglected and abandoned, especially the poor.   From that humble beginning, the Missionary Servants, including priests, deacons, brothers and novices, are serving in 43 missions in the United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico. So consider this!   The history of this missionary community started with one man, Fr. Thomas Augustine Judge, born to Irish immigrants in 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts. The story of his growing faith and missionary outreach is the seed that has born so much fruit in ...
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  Monday – 30 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Luke 13:10-17 Come to Me?? Stone of Anointing, Church of Holy Sepulchre As I mentioned yesterday, Ginger and I spent the past 2 weeks at home in Southern Maryland, along with my 2 sisters, working together to help manage our Mom’s care.   Weeks before that, we made a conscious and deliberate decision to travel home, coordinating with my sisters Mary and Theresa on a plan of action.   There was no real cry for help – come home!   There was no MayDay or SOS!   We just recognized all that Mom was going through (not to mention all that Theresa was dealing with) and we made the choice to gather together to work on a care plan! And that is the one little detail we all probably miss in today’s Gospel.   There is no falling at Jesus’ feet – heal me!   There is no ‘come to my house and cure my servant.’   There is no opening of a roof to bring the crrippled man before Jesus!   No!   Instead...
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