Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Fourteenth Sundy in Ordinary Time encourages us to bring God's reign into our world.
In the First Reading, Isaiah says that the Holy Nation should rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all of us who love her. They should rejoice with her in joy, all of those who mourn over her. Based on these words, it appears that their joy should be for the physical City of Jerusalem.
The verse that follows implies that Jerusalem is alive, being a life-giving body.
In actuality, these verses speak of the arrival of the Spiritual Kingdom of God on earth in Jerusalem on Pentecost Day. In those days, Jesus had ordered His disciples not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.
In Pentecost Day, the invisible Kingdom of God was officially established on earth as it had been established in Heaven on the Day of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus.
The Second Reading teaches us that in order to bring God's reign into our personal world, we must boast of nothing other than the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the Gospel, Luke brings to our attention how and when the Kingdom of God in Heaven was prepared while awaiting the arrival of Christ in Heaven after His glorious Resurrection.
God promised to bring His reign into our world and He has done so. As Children of the Kingdom of God, we boast in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Happy Birthday, America!
Happy 4th of July. Enjoy your time wih your family and friends. Please enjoy our freedom! I am very proud to be a citizen of the United States. I remember like it was today when on July 1st, 2010 I became a naturalized citizen of the United States. It feels good to be a part of this Great Country and be able to VOTE. This is my home and my country. I would like to share some information regarding this - holiday with you about the Independence Day
Independence Day, commonly known as July 4th or the Fourth of July, commemorates the Continental congress' adoption of the declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The document, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, served as a formal announcement that the 13 American colonies were no longer part of the British Empire and would be from now on free and independent states. The Declaration of Independence contains important ideas abou the American system of government, It states that all people are equal and have "certain unalienable rights." These are rights that no government can change or take away. thomas Jefferson wrote that the american colonies should be independent because Great Britain did not respect the basic rights of people in the cononies. He believed in the idea that a government exists only if the people think it should. He believed that in the idea that the people create their own government and consent. This idea is called "consent of the government." If the overnment creates laws that are fair and protect people, then people will agree to follow those laws. The Declaration of Independence lists three rights well known to us that the Founding Fathers consider to be natural and "unalienable." They are the right to LIFE, LIBERTY, and PURSUIT of HAPPINESS.
The 4th of July is typically celebrated with parades, fireworks, ceremonies, barbecues and family gatherings.
Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their american Dream. I am proud to say that I was one of them. On July 1st I will pledge my "allegianr to the flag of the Unitd Sates and of the epublic for which it stans. One nation under God. indivisigl, with liberty and justice for all."
Happy Independence Day. God bles you all.
God bless America.
Fr. Dariusz
