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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
We reflect this weekend, that the Lord wants to give us a love that SO EXCEEDS even the “highest human love.” In order to receive and share the love that our Lord Jesus so desires to give us, we must set aside any “attachments of this world” that can cause us to stumble in growing closer to the Lord. (In other words, our path to growing in holiness.) Certainly, for some, it can be a cross “letting go” of our “attachments of this world” in order to grow in holiness. Yet St. Paul illuminates in his letter to Philemon one way in how this can be done; that is by treating individual(s) as a beloved family member(s).
For many of us, St. Paul’s words in Philemon could be a cross. Yet, our Holy Father Pope Francis teaches all of us, “The Cross is the Key of Knowledge.” The Cross is the beacon so that each of us can embrace, the way, the truth and the life. As we prepare for the conclusion of summer, in a new way, ask in prayer, what attachments do I have in this world that hinders my growth in holiness.
May the Lord be with you!
Fr. Craig
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/Septebmer 4, 2022
23er Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario /4 de septiembre de 2022
SUNDAY'S READINGS - EXCERPTS TO PLACE IN YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
First Reading:
Who can know God’s counsel,
or who can conceive what the LORD intends? (Wis 9:13)
Psalm:
In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge. (Ps 90)
Second Reading:
Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while,
that you might have him back forever,
no longer as a slave
but more than a slave, a brother. (Phmn 9:15-16)
Gospel:
“Anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions
cannot be my disciple.” (Lk 14:33)
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
©LPi
23RD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - C - SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
1) Let us pray for the Church:
Open our ears to your word, O God, and our mouths to sing your
praises. Give the Holy Spirit to each member.
We pray to the Lord…
2) Let us pray for our world:
Loving God, bring peace to our troubled world. May those who serve in positions of leadership, guide and direct us in the right path. Keep those who serve and protect us in the safety of your arms.
We pray to the Lord…
3) Let us pray for the physically handicapped:
Give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and courage to the impaired. Open our hearts to the worth and dignity of every person.
We pray to the Lord…
4) Let us pray for the sick of our community:
Touch with your healing power our brothers and sisters who are
ill, especially --
Jack Little Elaine Kalinin James Howard IV Ida Saroli
Glenn Barber Kylie Nelson Jerry Nelson Mary Siring
Margaret Kengerski Barbara Hale Genafer E. Hintz
Robert Lee Kathleen Mahlau
And for all who have asked for our prayers.
We pray to the Lord…
5) Let us remember the dead:
May our loved ones inherit the kingdom prepared for them,
especially -- Chris Craddock, husband of Maryann, Sally Truchan wife of Thomas and…
(5:00 Mass) Tom Rogan, Penny Ochab
(8:30 Mass) Francis Rimi, Pam & Mike Allen
(10:30 Mass) Noreen Billy, Patricia Neal
We pray to the Lord…ANNOUNCEMENTS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
- It's time to register children for Faith Formation classes!
Visit the parish website to register online or contact the Faith Formation Office for more information.
- Please join us on Sunday, September 18 at 7 pm in Hardy Hall if you are a current high schooler, a parent, or otherwise interested in supporting the Youth Group here at St. Anne. See the parish website for additional information. Questions or suggestions may be directed to parent volunteer Stephanie Mackey.
- We are preparing a Pictorial Directory in honor of our 65th anniversary as a parish and we need you to sign up to have your picture taken. Please go to our website and you can sign up there or call Ann in the parish office and she will assist you.
- The parish offices will be closed on Monday, September 5th, Labor Day.
- Monday Mass on September 5th will be at 9 a.m. not 7 p.m.