Sunday, September 25, 2022
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today's Gospel offers a parable of startling contrasts, but its central message is simple: be alert to the needs under your nose. It is not concerned with patterns of good living on the part of Lazarus, nor of evil-doing on the part of the rich man. But the latter closed his eyes to the needy at his gate. And without an eye for the needy around us, our life becomes self-centered and callous. Jesus is asking his listeners to open their eyes to what is around them, and to open their ears to the simple commands of the Gospel: love your neighbor.
The story reminds us of the huge inequality of people in Jesus' time and still today. The parable invites us to see ourselves as richer in the goods of the world than many millions. Even by having access to this text, you count among the privileged world. Praying on this story will simply challenge us into care for the needy in whatever way we can improve the lives of very poor people.
The Collect prayer for Sunday, September 25
O God, who manifest your almighty power above all by pardoning and showing mercy, bestow, we pray, your grace abundantly upon us and make those hastening to attain your promises heirs to the treasures of heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading: AMOS 6:1, 4-7
Responsorial Psalm: PSALMS 146:7-10
Second Reading: 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-16
Gospel: LUKE 16:19-31
Responsorial Psalm: PSALMS 146:7-10
Second Reading: 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-16
Gospel: LUKE 16:19-31
St. Martin's Mass times (September 24 thru October 2)
Saturday, September 24
7:00AM Mass. Reconciliation 4 to 5 PM with Mass at 5:00 PM
Sunday, September 25
10:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass
Monday, September 26
No Mass
Tuesday, September 27
5:15 Mass
Wednesday, September 28
5:15 Mass
Thursday, September 29
5:15 Mass
Friday, September 30
Holy hour and Confessions from 4 to 5, followed by Mass at 5:15
Saturday, October 1
7:00 am Mass
Reconciliation 4 to 5 with Mass at 5:00 p.m.
No Mass
Tuesday, September 27
5:15 Mass
Wednesday, September 28
5:15 Mass
Thursday, September 29
5:15 Mass
Friday, September 30
Holy hour and Confessions from 4 to 5, followed by Mass at 5:15
Saturday, October 1
7:00 am Mass
Reconciliation 4 to 5 with Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 2
10:00 a.m. Mass
Pray for our Sick:
10:00 a.m. Mass
Pray for our Sick:
Joaquin Murillo
Isabel Vega
Nelwyn Wiley
Ray Sistos
Gerald Entrop
Isabel Vega
Nelwyn Wiley
Ray Sistos
Gerald Entrop
Frances Pillow
Al Quinto
Clark Nicholl
Larry Nicholl
Sister Valentine Curry, FMI
Richard Determan
Lord hear our prayer. Amen
Al Quinto
Clark Nicholl
Larry Nicholl
Sister Valentine Curry, FMI
Richard Determan
Lord hear our prayer. Amen
St. Martin's Parish Events:
Please note change in Mass Schedule:
Please note that there will be no Mass on Monday afternoon, September 26.
Catholic Daughters Meeting:
The Catholic Daughters will meet after the 10:00 am Mass today, Sunday, September 25.
St. Martin's Parish Picnic:
The annual St. Martin's Parish picnic will be next Sunday, October 2, beginning at 11:00 AM, on the Parish grounds (between the Church and the Rectory). The Knights of Columbus will be manning the barbecue grill, cooking hamburgers and hot dogs. The Catholic Daughters will provide paper goods, drinks, and condiments so that you can customize your burger. We ask that parishioners bring side dishes to the picnic, something to complement hamburgers and hot dogs (chips, potato salad, beans, etc). After Mass this weekend, a sign-up sheet will be available so that you can record the dish that you plan to bring. A bounce house will be set up for all of the kids, and those adults who act like kids! Please make plans to come and enjoy a day with your fellow parishioners.
Annual Chicken Dinner:
Mark your calendar to attend the annual chicken dinner, planned for Sunday, October 16, 2022. Stay tuned...additional details to come.
Time for another Catholic factoid:
You have undoubtedly seen the initials IHS prominently featured on items within Catholic Church buildings throughout your life (altar frontispieces, crucifixes, stained glass windows, paschal candles, etc). Do you know what those letters represent? Well, the good Nuns throughout my 12 years of Catholic school told us that it meant "I Have Suffered". It turns out that wasn't altogether correct!
Since God created Google, I was able to find a resource to answer this inquiry.
Contrary to popular belief, the monogram does not stand for “I have suffered,” “Jesus Hominum Salvator” or even “In Hoc Signo.” IHS is more appropriately called a “Christogram,” and is an ancient way of writing the word “Jesus Christ.”
Dating all the way back to the third century, Christians shortened the name of Jesus by only writing the first three letters of his name in Greek, ΙΗΣ (from his full name ΙΗΣΟΥΣ). The Greek letter Σ (sigma), is written in the Latin alphabet as an “S,” resulting in the monogram being commonly represented as ΙΗS.
In the early centuries of the Church it was a secret symbol, often etched on tombs of Christians. Then in the 15th century, Saint Bernadine of Siena went on a preaching campaign to promote reverence to the Holy Name of Jesus and encouraged Christians to put IHS on the doorways of their homes. A century later in 1541 Saint Ignatius adopted the monogram to represent his newly founded order, the Society of Jesus. The symbol now permeates Christian art all over the world.
Now you know!
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