I am frequently asked by people if I could publish the Spiritual Exercises that I give in my homily in the bulletin. In total transparency, they often do not come to me until Friday or Saturday. I begin my preparation on Monday, but the final homily does not come together until very late. In order to respect people’s requests, I will try to publish them periodically so that you can go back and see how you are doing. Today, I will give some of the highlights from over the past few months. I will give the day I gave the exercise so you can go back and look at the readings. So, here are ten I think are worth going back to.
January 25-26, 2025 – Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) – Read the Bible, especially the Mass readings. See how God is speaking his Word to you today.
August 10-11, 2024 – Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – Increase devotion and love for the Eucharist. Commit to the one hour fast before Mass. Make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament during the week.
September 7-8, 2024 – Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – Pray for trust in God and the belief that he can work miracles in your life. Try the Litany of Trust.
October 12-13, 2024 – Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – The Lord desires to give us gifts. What gift do you need most in your life right now? Beg the Lord for it.
November 2-3, 2024 – Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – Which saint chose you for the year? Have you gotten to know them? Are you friends yet?
November 23-24, 2024 – Christ the King (B) – Give of your time, talent, and treasure! Have you signed up for a ministry and gotten involved? It’s not too late. We’ve got lots of good things happening.
December 7-8, 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent (C) – Have a calendar or journal where you write down each day where you encountered God.
December 24-25, 2024 - Christmas – Play with your nativity scene. Touch it, look at it, get to know it. We are characters in the story.
January 11-12, 2025 – Baptism of the Lord (C) – Find out your Baptismal date and celebrate it.
And now for a new one: Please pray daily for me, Fr. Gonyo, and for that new Pentecost here at St. Kateri and in our Diocese.
~ Fr. Aaron Kelly, Parochial Vicar
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