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Happy Sunday! Let today be a day of rest and reflection on the week that just passed. Envision all the great things that happened to you, hold on to the feeling of having those moments in your life and carry it into this new week! If you’re just tuning in, the last couple of weeks have been covering the words of wisdom from a Priest I had the pleasure of listening to during an RCIA retreat back in November. There are a few more pieces left to the series but as I have been catching up on my DVR this weekend I thought it would be the perfect time to have an official “winter break” and have the Putting Life Into Perspective with Father Ian Jeremiah Series return after the holidays. Today will be an opportunity to catch up if you have missed any, a mini marathon if you will.
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Before I do, I just want to wish the Catholic community a Happy New Year. It is now officially the second week of Advent. We’ll learn all about that next week!
I’ll leave you with today’s second reading.
Brothers and sisters:
I pray always with joy in my every prayer for all of you, because of your partnership for the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
-The word of the Lord.
–Thanks be to God.
Let it marinate!
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Today on this Soulful Sunday I wanted to remind you that going to church or staying home and listening to The Word is good for your soul. A post I read over at Humor & Honey, Singing A Lie in Church, made me think about what is on my mind during the Mass. As of late, I think I’ve been pretty focused. Although reading the first or second reading during Mass helps. I have to pay attention or else I can potentially throw off the whole flow. That is something I am not willing to do! The nice thing about reading for the Sunday Mass, is that I practice during the week. I have all the readings that will be read in advance. It lets my mind marinate on The Word and the message that will be delivered.
This was not always the case. It was some time before I was asked to read. I didn’t have the readings in advance and I admit my mind would wander. There was a handful of times that I would look at the families sitting in front of me and think, Wow they really have it together. Their ENTIRE family is here. Most times I attend church by myself. It takes a special occasion for the entire family to come out. The great thing though, is that God is with me always, so I NEVER feel alone.
Friday in Youth Group, Mother Blessed Sacrament showed me a video that made me feel a lot better about not having the entire family with me. Don’t get me wrong I wish more of my family members attended Mass with me, but what I saw made me remember that sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side. Sometimes people look like they have it all together, but really don’t. Try not to laugh too hard.