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9/19/2020 0 Comments

September 19, 2020

Luke 8:4-15
Optional Memorial of Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr

​When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another
   journeying to Jesus, he spoke in a parable.
“A sower went out to sow his seed.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled,
   and the birds of the sky ate it up.
Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew,
   it withered for lack of moisture.
Some seed fell among thorns,
   and the thorns grew with it and choked it.
And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew,
   it produced fruit a hundredfold.”
After saying this, he called out,
   “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”

Then his disciples asked him
   what the meaning of this parable might be.
He answered,
   “Knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God
   has been granted to you;
   but to the rest, they are made known through parables
   so that they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.

“This is the meaning of the parable.
The seed is the word of God.
Those on the path are the ones who have heard,
   but the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts
   that they may not believe and be saved.
Those on rocky ground are the ones who, when they hear,
   receive the word with joy, but they have no root;
   they believe only for a time and fall away in time of temptation.
As for the seed that fell among thorns,
   they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along,
   they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life,
   and they fail to produce mature fruit.
But as for the seed that fell on rich soil,
   they are the ones who, when they have heard the word,
   embrace it with a generous and good heart,
   and bear fruit through perseverance.”
Preacher: Ngong William Muh
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9/18/2020 0 Comments

September 18, 2020

Luke 8:1-3

​Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another,
   preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Accompanying him were the Twelve
   and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities,
   Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
   Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza,
   Susanna, and many others
   who provided for them out of their resources.
Preacher: Michelle Soliven
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9/16/2020 0 Comments

September 16, 2020

Luke 7:31-35
Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, Bishop and Martyrs

​Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare the people of this generation?
What are they like?
They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another,

      ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance.
         We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’

For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine,
   and you said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said,
   ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
   a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
Preacher: Adriana Haro
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9/15/2020 0 Comments

September 15, 2020

John 19:25-27
​Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother
and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved
he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
Then he said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother.”
And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
Preacher: Gilbert Dungog
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9/14/2020 0 Comments

September 14, 2020

John 3:13-17
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross

Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“No one has gone up to heaven
   except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
   so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
   so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
   so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
   but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
   but that the world might be saved through him.
Preacher: Adela Miron
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9/12/2020 0 Comments

September 12, 2020

Luke 6:43-49
Optional Memorial of The Most Holy Name of Jesus

Jesus said to his disciples:
“A good tree does not bear rotten fruit,
   nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
For every tree is known by its own fruit.
For people do not pick figs from thornbushes,
   nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good,
   but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil;
   for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command?
I will show you what someone is like who comes to me,
   listens to my words, and acts on them.
That one is like a man building a house,
   who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock;
   when the flood came, the river burst against that house
   but could not shake it because it had been well built.
But the one who listens and does not act
   is like a person who built a house on the ground
   without a foundation.
When the river burst against it,
   it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.”
Preacher: Amanda Silva
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9/11/2020 0 Comments

September 11, 2020

Luke 6:39-42

​Jesus told his disciples a parable:
“Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Will not both fall into a pit?
No disciple is superior to the teacher;
   but when fully trained,
   every disciple will be like his teacher.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,
   but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?
How can you say to your brother,
   ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’
   when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first;
   then you will see clearly
   to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”
Preacher: Resti Bautista
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9/10/2020 0 Comments

September 10, 2020

Luke 6:27-38

Jesus said to his disciples:
“To you who hear I say, love your enemies,
   do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,
   pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek,
   offer the other one as well,
   and from the person who takes your cloak,
   do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you,
   and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you,
   what credit is that to you?
Even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you,
   what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,
   what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners,
   and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them,
   and lend expecting nothing back;
   then your reward will be great
   and you will be children of the Most High,
   for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.

“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
   a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
   will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
   will in return be measured out to you.”
Preacher: Colette Gilhooley
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9/9/2020 0 Comments

September 9, 2020

Luke 6:20-26
Saint Peter Claver, Priest and Religious

​Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
   for the Kingdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who are now hungry,
   for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who are now weeping,
   for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
   and when they exclude and insult you,
   and denounce your name as evil
   on account of the Son of Man.
Rejoice and leap for joy on that day!
Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.
For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.
But woe to you who are rich,
   for you have received your consolation.
But woe to you who are filled now,
   for you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
   for you will grieve and weep.
Woe to you when all speak well of you,
   for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”
Preacher: Dominic Tildesley
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9/8/2020 0 Comments

September 8, 2020

Matthew 1:18-23
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

​Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
   but before they lived together,
   she was found with child through the holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
   yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
   decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
   the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
    “Joseph, son of David,
   do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
   that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
   because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill
   what the Lord had said through the prophet:

      Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
           and they shall name him Emmanuel,


which means “God is with us.”
Preacher: Carol Uy
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