Saint Matthias Catholic Church
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I am Bishop Todd Bell and along with the community of Saint Matthias, I wish to welcome you and share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with all we come in contact with. Spreading the Good News of salvation and anxiously awaiting His coming in glory!
The Community of Saint Matthias is committed to an inclusive approach, void of barriers between God and His people. Christ ministered to those in need, rather than those who were in “good standing” under the “law”. Christ more often than not was found in the company of the “untouchables”, healing the sick, giving sight to the blind and ministering to forbidden people such as the Samaritan woman.
The Church must minister to people through love and kindness; not fear and heavy handedness. We seek to do this through equality, justice and truth. This is done through strengthening with an understanding of God’s Holy Scriptures, renewal within the Holy Eucharist and an openness to the Holy Spirit as He speaks to and through His people.
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“A Path To Blessings”If we were to put up a store where people received blessings, the line would be unimaginably long. It is safe to say that everyone wants to receive blessings, yet not everyone is following the path that leads to them. In today’s Psalm, we see a recipe or pathway that leads to blessings and notice that it always begins with an intentional decision on our part. The response to this Psalm is the key that unlocks the door to the storeroom: “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!”Blessed are they whose way is blameless,who walk in the law of the LORD.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!Blessed are they who observe his decrees,who seek him with all their heart.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord! With all my heart I seek you;let me not stray from your commands.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!Within my heart I treasure your promise,that I may not sin against you.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!Be good to your servant, that I may liveand keep your words.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!Open my eyes, that I may considerthe wonders of your law.R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
“When And Where”Many people, especially in this day and time, seem to be trying to define the times. Is this the time that Scripture was talking about, this, that, and the other? Jesus gave His audience answers about their day and time, their generation, and what they could expect. This is not that day and time. The things we see around us do have meaning; they do have influence, yet they are not a message shrouded in mystery. We await the coming of the Lord, not to save us from the ill of this world, but to allow us to experience the fullness of His glory.Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,“The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.”Then he said to his disciples,“The days will come when you will long to seeone of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.There will be those who will say to you,‘Look, there he is,’ or ‘Look, here he is.’Do not go off, do not run in pursuit.For just as lightning flashesand lights up the sky from one side to the other,so will the Son of Man be in his day.But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation.”
“Servanthood”Through our life in Christ, we are called to embrace servanthood. We are to be the servants of others, and most importantly, we are called to serve God. Many people struggle with this, as they have a misconceived notion of what a servant is. The wife is a servant to her husband, and likewise the husband to the wife. So, it is in our relationship with God. He has provided for us, and we are to serve Him in response. Today’s Gospel is about the call to servanthood, and Jesus uses the master to servant relationship as an image for understanding. The servant and the master have a symbiotic relationship. The master needs the servant, and the servant needs his master.Jesus said to the Apostles:“Who among you would say to your servantwho has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field,‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?Would he not rather say to him,‘Prepare something for me to eat.Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.You may eat and drink when I am finished’?Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?So should it be with you.When you have done all you have been commanded, say,‘We are unprofitable servants;we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
“The Sanctity Of God’s House”Why do we go to the House of the Lord? It is the place where we know we will encounter/commune with God. From the time of the Tent of Worship in the desert, God has made His presence known in specific places. He set these places aside for the worship of His name. The House of the Lord is not a place to enter lightly or casually; rather, it is a place to go into with great reverence and expectation. The House of the Lord is Holy, and the fullness of His presence is found there. We reside in the Nave where we are saved, and we take part in the Sacred Mysteries that take place in the Sanctuary, the Mercy Seat of the Lord.Since the Passover of the Jews was near,Jesus went up to Jerusalem.He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,as well as the money-changers seated there.He made a whip out of cordsand drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables,and to those who sold doves he said,“Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,Zeal for your house will consume me.At this the Jews answered and said to him,“What sign can you show us for doing this?”Jesus answered and said to them,“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”The Jews said,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,and you will raise it up in three days?”But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,his disciples remembered that he had said this,and they came to believe the Scriptureand the word Jesus had spoken.
“Seeking Wisdom”The Biblical use of the word wisdom has a lot to do with seeking God in our understanding. To be wise is to know what we do not know and to desire that which is offered to us by God. Sadly, all too often, we seek God to help us accomplish our desires. Yet if wisdom is found in God, shouldn’t we be seeking our place or role in accomplishing His desires? In today’s first reading, we are reminded that wisdom is readily found in those who seek her. The keyword here is seek. Let us put aside the desires of the flesh and seek the wisdom of God.Resplendent and unfading is wisdom,and she is readily perceived by those who love her,and found by those who seek her.She hastens to make herself known in anticipation of their desire;Whoever watches for her at dawn shall not be disappointed,for he shall find her sitting by his gate.For taking thought of wisdom is the perfection of prudence,and whoever for her sake keeps vigilshall quickly be free from care;because she makes her own rounds, seeking those worthy of her,and graciously appears to them in the ways,and meets them with all solicitude.
Upcoming Events
Bible Study (Virtual and In-Person)
Monday, November 9th & 23rd @ 7pm
Ministry To The Homeless
Saturday, November 21st, 12noon
@ Austin Street Center
A Message From Bishop Todd
I am Bishop Todd Bell and along with the community of Saint Matthias, I wish to welcome you and share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with all we come in contact with. Spreading the Good News of salvation and anxiously awaiting His coming in glory!
