St. Katharine Drexel Parish

In Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments SEEK GOD. Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD Rick Warren Following Christ will entail both persecution and blessings, our Lord makes this clear when Peter’s question to him sounded to be out for a self-interested, transactional mind-set Mark 10:28-30 Peter said to our Lord, "Look now! We have left everything and have become your followers was like what is there for us or what is our ...destiny? This is much like our world seems to function. If you give up this, then you get that. This goes to the root of our personal motivations. Many people will say and expect, I am willing to give up something important like possessions, state, or security if I receive something of greater value in return. In the story we read how our Lord meets Peter where he is and engages him on the level of transaction, promising him what any investor would jump at: a hundred-fold return on investment and eternal life. Who would think twice at this? But here is something unusual about this. Jesus tells Peer that while the return will be beyond what is imaginable, it will come with persecution, exposure to risk and a great cost. This is not the normal way we think of risk and reword. The way of discipleship is more than renouncing personal possessions and status. It is a rejection of the entire system of status and reordering of what matters. The cost of discipleship is to relinquish the pursuit of personal reword so that we can created space in our hearts for those that the world does not see. Abundance comes when we recognize that those who are last are actually part of us. They belong to us and we belong to them. Their joy becomes our joy. Their persecution becomes our persecution. When we let go the personal pursuit of reword and the fear of scarcity there is only abundance through a newfound solidarity with all those Jesus calls his own. Fr. Symon See more

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE TRUSTWORTHY TRUTH -The Lord is God not man; he does not lie or change his mind. 1Sam.15:29... -God does not act unjustly; he always does what is right Job. 8:3 -The promises of the Lord are trustworthy; they are as pure as silver refined seven times in the furnace. Ps.12:6 -I am completely certain that all that God said will surely happen Tob.14:4 -Grace and truth come through Jesus Christ Jn.1:17 -If you obey my word, you will he my disciples indeed. You will know the true, and the truth will set you free. Jn 8:31-32 -I am the way, the Truth and the Life. Jn. 14:6 -When the Spirit of truth comes, he will reveal to you the whole truth Jn.16:13 -God must remain true, even if every man is a liar. Rom.3:4 -Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever Heb.13:8 Fr. Symon

Here is today's Mass, the Baptism of Our Lord, livestreamed last night at the 4:30pm Mass at St Mary's of the Lake, Ontario. It will be available for viewing anytime on the new Parish YouTube Channel.

St Maximilian Kolbe-St Katharine Drexel Parish is launching our YouTube Channel this week as a Livestream Liturgical Ministry to all. Starting next week we will be Livestreaming the Sunday Masses from St Mary’s in Ontario. Here is the link to our Channel. Please Subscribe, and share with fellow parishioners, families and friends who wish to Virtually join us for the Celebration of the Mass.

THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE TRUSTWORTHY TRUST II -Happy is the man who puts his trust in me, He is like a tree growing by the waterside, with roots thrusting to water. It will not be afraid of the dry season, because its leaves stay green. It remains untroubled in times of drought; it continues to bear fruits. Jer. 178... -The Lord is all I have, so I will put my trust in him. Lam.3:24 -The Lord is good to those who trust tin him, so it is best for us to wait in patience for him to save us. Lam. 3:25-26 -Whoever trusts in the Lord, will never lose Sir.32:24 -Anyone who puts his trust in the Lord will never lack strength. 1Macc.2:61 -I know the one in whom I believe, and I am certain that he will keep safe until the Day what he entrusted to me II Tim. 1:12 Fr. Symon January 1, 2021

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