Blog Post 6/03/2022 Homily Cycle II OLPH School Mass

 

 

Homily Cycle II OLPH School Mass

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060322.cfm

This morning Mass is very, very special because as Fr. Marty said at we began this sacred liturgy, he will be “Celebrating the Sacrament of Baptism.”  The Baptism of Ella and Madison McGinley.

Baptism starts our sacramental journey to sainthood.  It is the Gateway sacrament into the Church and therefore the life of Christ.  “At the very beginning of time the spirit of the Lord hovered over the surface of the waters. [Indicating] God’s lordship over all ….”  [Bishop Barron]

Oboe is used to tune the instruments of an orchestra – Baptism is our Sacramental Oboe, where we are “tuned” to the perfect pitch of God. 

In baptism, we take on a name — our Baptismal name but also, the name of Christ – Christian.  That name should, as Humpty Dumpty contends, “mean something,” it should indicate the “shape” of our lives and who we are.

Pope Francis reminds us that our Baptismal name is what God will call us for all eternity.

 

In the Sacrament of Baptism, the Water and the Words are essential.

Listen attentively to the Words Fr. Marty prays over Ella , Madison, their parents and Godparents in this morning’s Baptism.

In our Gospel this morning we heard Jesus say to Peter: feed my sheep, tend my sheep, and feed my sheep.  What Jesus is saying in today’s Gospel the 1^st time He said to Peter “feed my sheep” is feed God’s people spiritually today.  The 2^nd time Jesus said “lead my sheep” – He wants Church to lead the sheep to Him.  And the 3^rd time Jesus said “care for and spiritually nourish my people always” – He reminds us that our spiritual journey here is ongoing.

The Gospel concludes with this simple buy important Invitation from Jesus “Follow Me” because Jesus is the Way to: True Happiness & Real Fulfillment.

The famous Jesuit paleontologist, a scientist who studies the history of the earth by studying fossil records, Teilhard de Chardin said, “Above all, trust the slow work of God.”

Summer Vacation is coming next week, and things will slow down for many of us, but that should not slow down our love of God.  This summer take some of your “slow down time” and use it to pray, God is always listening.  In the meantime, think about What’s the best thing you can do today that would make Jesus smile?  And then, like the Nike Tagline, “Just Do It.”

 

May God Be Praised!