Saturday of Week 6 in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Hebrews 11:1-7 | Psalm 144(145):2-5,10-11 | Mark 9:2-13
Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen. It was for faith that our ancestors were commended. (Hebrews 11:1-2)
Last night, the parishes of the North District came together to celebrate the Eucharist at our common mother church, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.
It was a most uplifting evening, and it reminded me that faith is at the core of what makes us Catholic.
Faith compels working adults to rush from the far corners of the island, to sing praises to the Most High on “party night”.
Faith inspires us to find the trick to get a grand organ working, when all hope seemed lost.
“Let there be sound!” And there was sound.
And faith unites strangers from near and far, all in the name of Christ.
Peace be unto you, and you, and you…
For despite all our failings, our occasional irritations with each other, and our human urge to just do our own thing, one simple truth remains…
In faith, we are one.
Amen.
(Credits: Last photo from City District Mass, all others from North District Mass.)