WEEKLY UPDATE - AUGUST 4 TO 10, 2024

Mass for peace and justice

On Saturday, August 3, 2024, Historic Saint Paul Church offered a Mass for peace and justice for the country and people of Venezuela.

MESSAGE OF THE WEEK

Dear Parishioners & Visitors,

Today’s readings, like those of last week, remind us once again of God’s generosity- providing an abundance of food for the hungry. First, we hear God’s response to the complaint of the Israelite community by providing them with an abundance of quail and manna. And Jesus made certain that everyone who had been fed the day before, and now came back for more, was satisfied. (John 6:34- 45)

Jesus did not turn anyone away who came seeking this physical nourishment. He used this encounter with them as a teachable moment:

“Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures for eternal life which the Son of Man will give you.”

To appreciate these words of Jesus we must believe that Jesus is truly the Bread of Life. We cannot passively receive Eucharist. We must live the Eucharist. Reviving this divine nourishment calls us to share this spiritual food with others. Each time we gather to receive the Bread of Life Jesus expects us to carry the bread of compassion to those suffering loneliness, the bread of gospel justice to the vulnerable, the bread of kindness to our homebound… Receiving the Eucharist is promising to immerse oneself into the mission of Jesus: to lead others to the God who loves us all.

While we have time, let us do good.
Sr. Clara

FROM THE PASTOR

We spend most of our lives working for things that perish as Jesus reminds us in today’s Gospel from John. Our challenge each day is to seek those things that will endure for eternal life. What is it that will actually endure for eternal life? Saint Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians, “…three things will last forever - faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love. Why is love the greatest? In heaven our faith and our hope will be fulfilled, but love remains. Therefore, our surest path to heaven is to love God and our neighbor. Let us resolve this week to do little things each day with great love.

In the heart of Jesus, 
Fr. Richard

DIOCESE EVENTS

Laudato Si' Appalachian Immersion Pilgrimages 2024 | Historic St. Paul Catholic Church | Lexington, KY (link)

GUATEMALA MISSION TRIP

Atitlán Wonders Tour
$1,750 Shared Room | $2,050 Private Room (Plus Airfare)
February 17—25 2025
For more details, visit our Little Mountain School ministry page.