Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Companions pray with me: LORD, you have shown us who you are by sending your son, help us to know Jesus. Help us to answer the question, "Who do you say I am?" not from "man's view," but as Jesus showed himself in ancient Israel and as we meet him in the Church today. Please forgive us our sins and help us to forgive those who alienate us. May we live full lives and show your glory.

Birthdays: Margaret Lay (9/19), Fr. Eustace Sequeira (9/20), Al Scheive (9/20), Sophie Schnitzer (9/20), Kristine Lay (9/23); Anniversary: Don & Kris Lay (9/20), Mary & Chuck Olson (9/23); In Memoriam: Willalee Haris (9/19), Rev. Tom Foley (9/23).

Keeping In-touch: Dave Larson emailed me with the good news that the gallstone had passed. He thanks everyone for your prayers. Dave also asked that we add baby Brielle to our prayers (born with ventricular septal defect). I enjoyed connecting with some of my colleagues at our faculty meeting and we had a wonderful visit with our friend, Pat. Our drive to Vail and back graced us with some beautiful views of some aspen trees turning gold, but the state is sooo dry and the reservoirs are drying up. Today we have received wonderful "pennies from heaven." We look forward to camping with Nathan and his parents this weekend: viewing the autumn mountain beauty and maybe hearing the horny elk bugle.

The Readings: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Some Commentary: Fr. John Foley, S. J.
My comments and an invitation for your comments: This gospel reading has challenged me for many years and I have often told my students, "Who you say Jesus is probably says more about you than it says about Jesus." What kind of "messiah" do you seek?: one who will bring you bread? one who will bring you health? one who will bring you power? I, for one, desire all good things and expect that our LORD's love is more gracious than we can imagine and will provide us the fullness of life beyond all our imagining. Jesus tells us that he must pass through suffering and we too must follow him.

Let us open ourselves to welcome Jesus who passed through suffering and offers us eternal life if we but pick up our cross(es) and follow him.

John

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