"The wealth of the soul is not superfluous. Your inner riches are enormous. O poor one, do you think you have nothing if you have God? O rich one, do you think you have anything if you don't have God?" ~St. Augustine
This Sunday's readings are
Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48.In the second reading, St. Paul tells us that we are God's temple and that the Holy Spirit dwells within us. At the time he wrote this, the Temple of Jerusalem was still standing and would have factored significantly in the everyday life of his original audience, many of whom were Jewish-Christians. For St. Paul, the Church was the living body of Christ and the temple of the New Covenant, replacing the stone structure of the Old Covenant. One aspect of this mystery, is that the body of each Christian is a temple (1 Cor 6:19). As a gift from God and as a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, our bodies are meant for worship. We are also expected to take care of them and to do them no harm. As you prepare for Mass this weekend, here are some questions for reflection: Do I bring my body to Mass and the Sacraments on a regular basis and participate fully? Do I take care of my body and treat it as a precious gift from God?
In addition to our regular schedule of Masses:
We welcome Fr. Arthur Purcaro, OSA at each of the Masses this weekend to share the story of the Augustinian missions to Japan and Peru. Read more about the Augustinian Missions... We thank you in advance for your support of this important ministry.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be conferred at the 11:30 AM Mass this Sunday. Those who wish to receive the sacrament at this Mass are asked to sit on the end of the pew at the center aisle.
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