From Our Pastor: 2nd Sunday In Lent
This second Sunday of Lent we hear about the Transfiguration of Jesus. He reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John. On this mountain Jesus shows them a glimpse of His glory to prepare them for what is ahead. Their response is they want to stay forever. For once we even get a glimmer of God’s true glory, we would want to be nowhere else. BUT we must realize that the glimpse of His glory is to strengthen us for the suffering, betrayal, passion, and death that is ahead. Be strengthened by His glory for the struggles ahead. We can’t get to the resurrection without the passion and death. I am sure you have already been tempted to break your Lenten resolves. You may have already broken them, but DO NOT be discouraged. Get up and start them new. Get up and fight harder. Get up and keep disciplining yourself until you improve. The devil wants you to be discouraged and give up and quit your Lenten disciplines. Instead strengthen yourself in them. Get back up and fight again to discipline yourself. It isn’t meant to be easy. Find your strength in the Lord and the discipline of these practices.
Next weekend we will have a visitor. Dr. Karen Shadle will begin the dive into our parish mission at all our weekend masses. I hope you welcome her. I hope you open yourself to the immense wisdom she has to share with us. I hope you then join us Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights for the mission at 7 p.m. each night. Dates again are March 3-5 at 7 p.m. Please come learn more of the beauty of the Church and the greatest treasure that is the mass and the Eucharist. We pray for the Holy Spirit to inspire her and us to open our hearts to hear Him speak. Come join us!
One last thing, I wanted to sing the praises of Mrs. Julie Radel and our faculty and staff. Our Catholic Schools week events were just amazing this year. They caught the attention of many in the diocese and I heard how excited everyone was for what our school did that week and always. It was such a joy to have people recognize the good things happening in our school through the great efforts of our principal and faculty. We are truly blessed! Thank you to them.
- Rev. Steven Arisman