TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B October 18, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm 33:4-5;19-22 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Those of us who become clergy do so for a variety of reasons. We are human. We are sinners. Because of that, not unexpectedly, some of us seek a career in the church…

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B October 04, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Genesis 2:18-24  Hebrews 2:9-11 Psalm 128 Mark 10:2-12        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        This week’s lectionary is very tempting for a preacher to condemn divorce and justify the traditional position of the Roman Church that those who divorce and remarry should not receive Holy Communion. It…

FEAST OF SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS September 27, 2015 (transferred from September 29) Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Revelation 12:7-12 Psalm 138:1-5 Colossians 1:9-20 John 1:47-51 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN.        Angels are everywhere. In the Bible, angels are ubiquitous from beginning to end, from Genesis to Revelation. You may recall that when Adam and Eve left Eden, God placed an angel…

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B September 20, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Wisdom 2:12;17-20 Psalm 54 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. Today’s gospel reading is the second of three “passion predictions” in Mark – we heard the first one last week. Jesus again said he was going to suffer and die, and like His previous prediction,…

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 13, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Isaiah 50:4-9 Psalm 116:1-9 Philippians 2:5-8 Mark 8:27-35        + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.        Usually when we talk about the cross, it is during Lent, in the context of the approaching death of Jesus on Good Friday, to be followed by His resurrection on Easter Sunday. Tomorrow is the Feast…

LABOR DAY September 06, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Proverbs 22:1-9 Psalm 125 James 5:1-11 Matthew 20:1-16        +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Labor Day is not a liturgical holiday. It’s not on the calendar of any church. So why are we celebrating a Mass to honor it? Catholicism is based on the dignity of the human person, which includes a calling to…

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEAugust 30, 2015Saint Cecilia Catholic CommunityRev. Dcn. David Justin LynchDeuteronomy 4:1-2:6-8 Psalm 15:2-5 James 1:17-18;21b-22;27 Mark 7:1-8;14-15;21-23 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        What is religion? Is it a set of rules? Is it ritual? Is it what’s in a particular book or books? The short answer is, all of the foregoing. Whether one is Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, or even if…

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B August 16, 2015 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Rev. Dcn. David Justin Lynch Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:2-7 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN.        Receiving communion has always been the most important thing I do.  Throughout my life, I have almost never missed Mass. I have often gone to great lengths to get to Mass. When I was a…