Saint Matthias Catholic Church
Sunday Mass
10:00AM
ENGLISH
COME SHARE THE LOVE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
You Are Invited
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
“Where It All Begins”![]()
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Where do I start when trying to change my life? Should I buy new clothes, get a new hairstyle, or maybe change the way I talk? It is not enough to disguise who we really are; we must be transformed into the image and likeness of Christ. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus addresses the hypocritical mindset of the Pharisees. They were known for teaching the law and yet not abiding in it. They were known for looking the part while not living it. True transformation happens from the inside out. First, our hearts must be changed, healed, and reformed, and through this change all other transformation takes place. May our hearts and minds be conformed into the creation we were meant to be.![]()
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Jesus said:![]()
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.![]()
You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin,![]()
and have neglected the weightier things of the law:![]()
judgment and mercy and fidelity.![]()
But these you should have done, without neglecting the others.![]()
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.![]()
You cleanse the outside of cup and dish,![]()
but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.![]()
Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup,![]()
so that the outside also may be clean.”
“Let Our Eyes Be Opened”![]()
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In multiple places of Scripture, we hear the phrase, “Let those who have eyes see”. Don’t we all have eyes? Then why do we not all see? Miracles are happening all around us, every day of our lives. Do we see them and take notice? In today’s Gospel we hear of just such a time. Nathanael was, by all accounts, a good man waiting on the Messiah, yet when Philip comes to him, telling him that he has seen the Messiah, Nathanael doubts it because Jesus was from Nazareth. Once Jesus revealed Himself to Nathanael, He told him that he would see even greater things to come. Are we looking for greater things, or are we merely looking on things from the past? God calls us to open our eyes and see the glory of His power and presence every day of our lives.![]()
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Philip found Nathanael and told him,![]()
“We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,![]()
and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”![]()
But Nathanael said to him,![]()
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?”![]()
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”![]()
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,![]()
“Here is a true child of Israel.![]()
There is no duplicity in him.”![]()
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” ![]()
Jesus answered and said to him,![]()
“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”![]()
Nathanael answered him,![]()
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”![]()
Jesus answered and said to him,![]()
“Do you believe![]()
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?![]()
You will see greater things than this.”![]()
And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you,![]()
you will see heaven opened and the angels of God![]()
ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
“Divine Revelation”![]()
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Where does true wisdom and knowledge come from? It is within the very essence of human nature to desire control, knowledge, and wisdom, yet where we search for it defines the very nature of the person. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear a very familiar story where Jesus asks the disciples, “who do you say that I am?”. Peter responds, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”. How could Peter have known this? Jesus makes it clear, “For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father”. Peter had obtained wisdom and knowledge by listening to the voice of God. If we seek the Lord in all things, He will reveal the answers to our problems and direction to our lives. May we all seek Divine Revelation.![]()
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Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and![]()
he asked his disciples,![]()
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”![]()
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,![]()
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”![]()
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”![]()
Simon Peter said in reply,![]()
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”![]()
Jesus said to him in reply,![]()
“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.![]()
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.![]()
And so I say to you, you are Peter,![]()
and upon this rock I will build my church,![]()
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.![]()
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.![]()
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;![]()
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”![]()
Then he strictly ordered his disciples![]()
to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Upcoming Events
Bible Study (Virtual and In Person)
Tuesday, June 1st & 15th @ 7pm
Ministry To The Homeless
Saturday, June 20th, 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!
