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Paschal Triduum 2020
The readings for Palm Sunday remind us that when we are faced with hardships and difficulties, we can choose how we will react. When we unite our sufferings with the sufferings Jesus lovingly bore for us, instead of reacting with fear, hopelessness, and anger, we can react with prayer, joy, and mercy and be a source of God's grace to all those around us.
Holy Thursday April 9, 2020 Homily
Good Friday April 10, 2020 Homily
Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 Homily
At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we strive to bring people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through praying, learning, sharing and witnessing. Now more than ever, the world needs witnesses. During the Easter season we will be going deeper into our fourth characteristic, WITNESS. We witness to the goodness and power of the gospels by what we say, how we live, and how we love others. Inspired by the book Everyday Witness, we will look at seven simple habits to help Catholics more comfortably talk about and model Christian faith in our everyday lives. Join us this Easter and become an everyday witness.
Week 1-Easter Sunday Challenge: Does your life radiate the joy that comes from faith? How will you witness to your faith despite the challenges brought on by the Coronavirus?
April 5, 2020 Homily - Deacon ScottThe readings for this fifth Sunday of Lent are very timely for our current situation. These days of the virus pandemic have been referred to as a time of crisis. It is times like this that often cause us to reflect on what we fear, our desire for control, and where we place our hope. So what have you discovered about yourself? Where are you placing your hope?
The scripture readings this weekend leave us with two questions. First, how do we judge others? Do we judge solely by appearance or stereotype? Second, since God doesn't judge by appearance or sterotype but rather by what is in the human heart, what then is in our heart and how would God judge us? In this time of uncertainty it is important for us to put our trust in God and rid ourselves of judgment. In the gospel reading this weekend we encounter a woman who is thirsty. She comes to a well to get water and discovers Jesus standing there. Lent is a time for us to "come to the well" to have a conversation with Christ. Lent is a time for us to ask ourselves - what do we thirst for, what gives meaning to our lives?
March 22, 2020 Homily
March 8, 2020 Homily
The Gospel passage this weekend tells the story of Peter, James and John, who go up the mountain with Jesus. Jesus shared his deepest self with them. He needed people he could rely upon, people who knew who he really was. Who do we rely upon? What do they know about us?