Saint Matthias Catholic Church
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COME SHARE THE LOVE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
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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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Holy Posts
“In Christ, All Is Lost And All Is Gained”If I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I must be willing to lose everything so that in and through Him I might gain all. The call to Christ is not simply a call of belief; rather, it is a call of submission so that the One in authority can reform our lives. In Christ, there are things, habits, and attributes that I must lay down because they are not agreeable with this new way of life. In Christ, there is victory, love, peace, and joy that I take on because of the void left in my life by the absence of fleshly desires. Sadly, our world looks to things for comfort; for those who have accepted Jesus Christ in their lives, comfort comes in the midst of the storm. Let us not boast of our human accomplishments for they will soon fade away. In like manner, let us boast of the saving grace of Jesus Christ which will lead us to eternity.Brothers and sisters:We are the circumcision, we who worship through the Spirit of God,who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh.If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the more can I. Circumcised on the eighth day,of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,a Hebrew of Hebrew parentage,in observance of the law a Pharisee,in zeal I persecuted the Church,in righteousness based on the law I was blameless.But whatever gains I had,these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.More than that, I even consider everything as a lossbecause of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
Thursday Of The 31st Week In Ordinary Time - Morning Prayer
“The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation”We all need light, and we all need salvation. Where do we find these things? Can they be found in the well of humanity? No, they can only be found in the Creator of all things. Jesus is the light of the world who illuminates so that darkness may be dispelled. Jesus is our salvation who gives us life because in the weakness of our humanity we had chosen death. Jesus is the answer to the question, whatever the question may be. Our life, our hope, and our peace are found in Jesus Christ alone.The LORD is my light and my salvation;whom should I fear?The LORD is my life’s refuge;of whom should I be afraid?R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.One thing I ask of the LORD;this I seek:To dwell in the house of the LORDall the days of my life,That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORDand contemplate his temple.R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORDin the land of the living.Wait for the LORD with courage;be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
“Where Do We Offer Praise”Recently, I mentioned that there is no such thing as a closet Christian. Our faith is one that must be lived and made known, or else it is merely a charade. We must always evidence our faith in all places and all times, because being one with the Lord changes the very essence of who we are. We cannot turn it on and turn it off at will so that we fit in with different groups. Either we are transformed by the Lord, or we are not. Our response to today’s Psalm reminds us, “I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of the people”. May we live our faith with conviction so that others too may know of the saving grace of Jesus Christ.I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him.The lowly shall eat their fill; they who seek the LORD shall praise him:“May your hearts be ever merry!”R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.All the ends of the earthJesusshall remember and turn to the LORD;All the families of the nationsshall bow down before him.R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. For dominion is the LORD’s, and he rules the nations.To him alone shall bow downall who sleep in the earth.R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.To him my soul shall live;my descendants shall serve him.Let the coming generation be told of the LORDthat they may proclaim to a people yet to be bornthe justice he has shown.R. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.
Tuesday Of The 31st Week In Ordinary Time - Morning Prayer
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!
