THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 24, 2015 10:30 AM Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Nehemiah 8:2-4A;5-6;8-10 Psalm 19:8-10;15 1 Corinthians 12:12-14;27  Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        One of the things the three Abrahamic faiths have in common is that we are peoples with books. The Jews have the Old Testament, Christians the new Testament, and Muslims the…

FEAST OF BLESSED MARTIN LUTHER KING January 18, 2016 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Genesis 37:14b-20 Psalm 77:12-21 Ephesians 6:10-20 Luke 6:27-36        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        I grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut during the nineteen fifties and sixties. When I was a very young boy, probably about five years of age, my mother and I were on the train to Boston, Massachusetts….

BAPTISM OF JESUS – 1ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 10, 2016 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Palm Springs, CA Isaiah 42:1-4; 6-7 Psalm 29:1-4; 9-10 Acts 10:34-38 Luke 3:15-16; 21-22        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.      On a hot day, nothing beats a cold, tall glass of agua con hielo to quench my thirst. Whether you call it water, or agua, H-two-O is always in the news. For the about the past…

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY YEAR C January 03, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 71:1-2; 7-8; 10-13 Ephesians 3:2-3A; 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12        +In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        One of the advantages of living in the Desert is that when the sky is free of clouds, we can see thousands of stars. Those residing in Orange and Los Angeles…

CHRISTMAS DAY – YEAR C December 25, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Palm Springs, California Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98:1-6 Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        When I was growing up, I found the space program fascinating. As a nine-year old in 1961, which incidentally was the year I was confirmed, I thought that the cosmonauts would find God when…

CHRISTMAS EVE – YEAR C December 24, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 9:1-6 Psalm 96:1-3;11-14 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14           + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.           Refugees have received lots of publicity over the past few months. One or more of the political candidates have particularly called out those arriving from Syria and applied negative and inaccurate stereotypes to them. …

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C December 20, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. David Justin Lynch Micah 5:1-4A Psalm 80:2-3;15-16;18-19 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Businesses, churches, and families have meetings from time to time to talk about what’s important to them. Many people, however, see meetings as wasting time that could be used getting stuff done. That is true…

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR C December 13, 2015Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs, CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Occasionally, I go to the movies. Prior to the featured film, the theaters typically show a series of trailers with excerpts from upcoming movies in the near future. The idea is to give…