September 6-7

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, the feast day following “The Exaltation of the Cross”. Monday is Her birthday and of course last month we commemorated Her Assumption and Queenship. Within a month’s time then, we have covered the spectrum of human joys and sorrows that accompany the life of the Mother of God and our own as well.

How we deal with this ebb and flow of daily living is dependent upon the strength, or lack thereof, of our faith. That is why it is so necessary to pray each day for an increase of faith for ourselves. There is nothing self-centered or egotistical about this. How else could we possibly face the unexpected things that come our way? A beautiful phrase and thought comes to us today in the 90th Psalm: “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart”. It is the wisdom of heart that enables us to accept the challenges that our Lord, in today’s Gospel, presents to us. He prioritizes our love, our affections by holding the Cross before our eyes. This is the cost of discipleship and it is the wise soul that chooses the better part. We have always the example of our Blessed Mother to show us how to do so. Let our lives be mirrored after Her.

I wish to acknowledge the tremendous work done by our parishioners to bring to fruition the very best flea market we have ever had. Of course that is because of the kindness and generosity of those, known and unknown, who donated everything you could possibly imagine. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to all and indeed to those who purchased what we had to offer. It seems that our reputation has grown significantly. Thanks also to those who have put in a good word for us.

With Blessings,

Father Langan