AM I AUTHORIZED? Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B September 26 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Numbers 11:25-29 | Psalm 19:8;10;12-14 James 5:1-6 | Mark 9:38-41 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We live in a credentialed world. Like many people, I have a Driver’s License. However, I also hold a Real Estate Broker’s License, and I am a licensed attorney,…
TO BE RIGHTEOUS IS NOT EASY Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B September 19 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Wisdom 2:12;17-20 | Psalm 54:3-6:8 James 3:16-4:3 | Mark 9:30-37 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Many people place a high value on avoiding criticism from others. But doing that has its price. The desire to have other people like you rather…
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B September 12 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Isaiah 50:5-9a | Psalm 116:1-5;8-9 James 2:14-18 | Mark 8:27-35 In this name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Today’s Gospel is one of the most challenging ones for me, and that’s probably why Father David always seems to assign it to me (as he did last year!) Shortly after Peter,…
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B September 05 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 53:4-7a | Psalm 146:6-10 James 2:1-5 | Mark 7:31-37 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Imagine being deaf, unable to hear any sounds. As most of you know, I have been involved with church music most of my life, as a singer, composer, and now a priest….
Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year B August 8, 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley I Kings 19:4-8 | Psalm 34:2-9 Ephesians 4:30-5:02 | John 6:41-51 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Do you believe in angels? Have you ever met an angel? Since God works through people to help us and to save us, when events happen in our lives when we…
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 01, 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Exodus 16:2-4;12;15 | Psalm 78:3-4;23-25;54 Ephesians 4:17; 20-24 | John 6:24-35 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. In our Gathering Song this morning, we sang about “food for all who hunger, and drink for all who thirst.” But in our capitalist, property-rights-oriented country, food is not an explicit human right….
Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year B Baptism of Ancel Pavel Romero July 4, 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Deacon Sharon Kay Talley Ezekiel 2:2-5 | Psalm 123:1-4 II Corinthians 12:7-10 | Mark 6:1-6 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. Today’s Gospel from Mark is quite a contrast from last week’s Gospel which told of Jesus healing the little girl and the woman. Last week, everyone…
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B June 28, 2021 – 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Wisdom 1:13-15;23-24 | Psalm 30:4-6;11-13 2 Corinthians 8:7;9;13-15 | Mark 5:31-43 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. The theme of last week’s readings was faith and trust in God to keep us safe. In last week’s Gospel, Jesus and his disciples were in a boat beset by a…