It's hard to believe that it has been 6 years since we had the Rural Migrant Ministry kids' day camp here for a visit, but it has been That was July 19, 2019. The summer before the COVID Pandemic. The camp and kids are located at our Iglesia San Francisco, (St. Francis' Church) in Riverhead,

They will be here again on Wednesday, July 16th, and the itinerary will be the same. A visit to the Mashomack visitor Center, some time at the Ram Island causeway beach, and finally a pizza party at St. Mary's.

If anyone would like to help host them, and meet some of the kids, the kids will be arriving for pizza at ca. 4:30 PM

Let me know

Fr C

Our annual Blessing of Animals will take place on Saturday Morning, August 2nd, at 11:00 AM

Jesus sending out the 70 Tissot

The Collect

O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.



Old Testament

Isaiah 66:10-14

Thus says the Lord:

"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,

all you who love her;

rejoice with her in joy,

all you who mourn over her--

that you may nurse and be satisfied

from her consoling breast;

that you may drink deeply with delight

from her glorious bosom.

For thus says the Lord:

I will extend prosperity to her like a river,

and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream;

and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm,

and dandled on her knees.

As a mother comforts her child,

so I will comfort you; 

you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;

your bodies shall flourish like the grass;

and it shall be known that the hand of the Lord is with his servants,

and his indignation is against his enemies."

The Psalm

Psalm 66:1-8

Jubilate Deo

1 Be joyful in God, all you lands; *

sing the glory of his Name;

sing the glory of his praise.

2 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! *

because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.

3 All the earth bows down before you, *

sings to you, sings out your Name."

4 Come now and see the works of God, *

how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.

5 He turned the sea into dry land,

so that they went through the water on foot, *

and there we rejoiced in him.

6 In his might he rules for ever;

his eyes keep watch over the nations; *

let no rebel rise up against him.

7 Bless our God, you peoples; *

make the voice of his praise to be heard;

8 Who holds our souls in life, *

and will not allow our feet to slip.

The Epistle

Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16

[My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves. All must test their own work; then that work, rather than their neighbor's work, will become a cause for pride. For all must carry their own loads.

Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher.]

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest-time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.

See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that try to compel you to be circumcised-- only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule-- peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.



The 70 disciples Hashem

Fr. Plant's Gospel Commentary

Rev'd up for Sundays

The Gospel

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.' But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, `Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.'

"Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!" He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Traditional Icon of the 70

REFLECTIONS

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, the terrible indifference toward one's neighbor who lives at the roadside assaulted by exploitation, corruption, poverty and disease.

  As each one of this Society is to become a Co-Worker of Christ in the slums, each ought to understand what God and the Society expect from her. Let Christ live and radiate his life in her, and through her in the slums. Let the poor seeing her be drawn to Christ, and invite him to enter their lives and their homes. Let the sick and the suffering find in her a real angel of comfort and consolation. Let the little ones of the streets cling to her because she reminds them of him, the friend of the little ones.

  Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God the better because of them.

-Mother Teresa of Calcutta 1910-1997

quoted from Mystics, Visionaries, & Prophets, Shawn Madigan CSJ, ed.

Lord, you give the great commission:

  “Heal the sick and preach the word.”

Lest the church neglect is mission,

  and the gospel go unheard,

help us witness to your purpose

  with renewed integrity.

With the Spirit's gifts empower us

  for the work of ministry.

Lord, you call us to your service:

  “In my name baptize and teach.”

That the world may trust your promise,

  life abundant meant for each,

give us all new fervor,

  draw us closer in community.

With the Spirit's gifts empower us

  for the work of ministry.

Lord, you make the common holy:

  “This my body, this my blood.”

Let us all, for earth's true glory,

  daily lift life heavenward,

asking that the world around us

  share your children's liberty.

With the Spirit's gifts empower us

  for the work of ministry.

Lord, you show us love's true measure:

  “Father, what they do, forgive.”

Yet we hoard as private treasure

  all that you so freely give.

May your care and mercy

  lead us to a just society.

With the Spirit's gifts empower us

  for the work of ministry.

Lord, you bless with words assuring:

  “I am with you to the end.”

Faith and hope and love resoring,

  may we serve as you intend

and, amid the cares that claim us,

  hold in mind eternity.

With the Spirit's gifts empower us

  for the work of ministry.

-Jeffery Rowthorn (b. 1934)

copywrite Hope Publishing Co. 1978

sung to tune Abbot's Leigh (Wonder, Love, and Praise) 

Love will make demands on us. It will question us from within. It will disturb us. Sadden us. Play havoc with our feelings. Harass us. Reveal our superficialities. But at last it will bring us to the light.

-Carlo Carreto 1910-1988

God does not hurry over things; time is His, not mine, and I, little creature, have been called to be transformed into God by sharing His life. And what transforms me is the charity which he pours into my heart. Love transforms me slowly into God.

-Carlo Carretto

It's Worth Any Sacrifice

It's worth any sacrifice

however great or costly,

to see eyes that were listless,

light up again;

to see someone smile

who seemed to have forgotten

how to smile;

to see trust reborn

in someone

who no longer believed

in anything

or Anyone.

-Dom Helder Camara 1909-1999



We are the wire, God is the current. Our only power is to let the current pass through us.

-Carlo Carretto 1910-1988