Saint Matthias Catholic Church
Sunday Mass
10:00AM
ENGLISH
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
“If You Are Thirsty, Go To The Well”Many people today are dying of thirst, not from lack of water, but from the lack of living water. Jesus came to give us life, and His living water sustains our life through the good times as well as the struggles of life. In today’s Psalm, we are reminded and encouraged as we hear, “You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation”. Sadly, all too many people are dying of thirst, and yet they are avoiding the springs of salvation. The springs are open to everyone; all we have to do is come and partake of the goodness of God.God indeed is my savior;I am confident and unafraid.My strength and my courage is the LORD,and he has been my savior.With joy you will draw waterat the fountain of salvation.R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;among the nations make known his deeds,proclaim how exalted is his name.R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;let this be known throughout all the earth.Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,for great in your midstis the Holy One of Israel!R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.
“Patiently Waiting”What is the hurry? The descendants of Abraham waited approximately 1700 years for the Messiah. Sadly, many of them became disillusioned with the wait and failed to recognize Him when He came. Christians have been waiting for just under 2000 years for the return of the Lord, and similarly, many have become disillusioned with the wait. We are called to wait, be prepared, and live with anticipation. Jesus said, no one will know the day, the time, the season, or the hour, yet we must be ready when it comes. How long is 2000 years compared with eternity? On this side, it may seem like a lot, but on the other, it is but a moment. Do not lose faith, keep hope in His promise alive, and patiently wait.Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lampsand be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding,ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.Blessed are those servantswhom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.And should he come in the second or third watchand find them prepared in this way,blessed are those servants.”
“We Belong”Today’s Psalm is the perfect follow-up to yesterday’s message. “The Lord made us; we belong to Him”. This is at the very heart of our existence. We, the created, acknowledge the One who created us. Not only do we belong to Him, but He loves us, provides for us, nurtures us, and cares for us. He is the perfect Father, and we are created to abide in Him. The psalmist encourages us to give thanks and to bless His name. May we come to understand and embrace what it means to belong, and may we glorify, give thanks, and bless His holy name.Sing joyfully to the LORD all you lands;serve the LORD with gladness;come before him with joyful song.R. The Lord made us, we belong to him.Know that the LORD is God;he made us, his we are;his people, the flock he tends.R. The Lord made us, we belong to him.Enter his gates with thanksgiving,his courts with praise.R. The Lord made us, we belong to him.Give thanks to him; bless his name, for he is good:the LORD, whose kindness endures forever,and his faithfulness, to all generations.R. The Lord made us, we belong to him.
“Render”This word means to provide, give, or return. We are called to render ourselves unto God, meaning that we are returning that which He created to its creator. Things have origins, and the origin tells us to whom it belongs. Blessings come from God, and therefore the fact that they fall upon us doesn’t change their origin. They are not our blessings; rather, they are the blessings of God bestowed upon us. In today’s Gospel, we find the Pharisees testing Jesus about the legitimacy of paying taxes. Jesus looks at a coin and declares that because it has the image of Caesar on it, it belongs to Caesar. “Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” We are created in the image and likeness of God; therefore we should be rendered unto Him.The Pharisees went offand plotted how they might entrap Jesus in speech.They sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying,"Teacher, we know that you are a truthful manand that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.And you are not concerned with anyone's opinion,for you do not regard a person's status.Tell us, then, what is your opinion:Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?"Knowing their malice, Jesus said,"Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?Show me the coin that pays the census tax."Then they handed him the Roman coin.He said to them, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?"They replied, "Caesar's."At that he said to them,"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesarand to God what belongs to God."
Upcoming Events
Bible Study (Virtual and In Person)
Monday, October 12th & 26th @ 7pm
Ministry To The Homeless
Saturday, October 17th, 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!
