Join us for Laetare Sunday, March 6th, 2016

Fourth Sunday in Lent, or Laetare Sunday, March 6th, 2016

In the Sixth Chapter of St. John's Gospel, we hear the story of the feeding of the Five-Thousand by Our Blessed Saviour.  But at the beginning of this chapter St. John tells us that there were many people that were following Our Saviour because they saw the miracles that He did.  And then St. John tells us that Our Lord went aside with His disciples away from the multitude:  " . . . . and there he sat with his disciples"  Have you ever had people "latch on" to you.  I'm talking about people that had never shown an interest in you previously and then all of the sudden, you become "popular."  And it suddenly dawns on you that your sudden "popularity" is nothing more than curiosity in something you had done or perhaps you had won something.  You hear this, for example, in people that have won the lottery and all of the sudden these same people become mysteriously "popular" all of the sudden.  Wow, imagine that, huh?  It doesn't necessarily have to be winning the lottery,  You see the same sort of thing when it comes to people in authority or in fame:  such as a boss; or a celebrity; a movie star: a sports star; etc.   When someone is famous or at the top of their game, so to speak, they have all kinds of people close to them, . . .  they have all kinds of "friends" at that point, . . .  they have all kinds of "admirers,"  . . . . . but wait around until something happens and knocks that person out of popularity and watch all of their "friends" suddenly disappear over time.  In essence, this is what St. John is pointing out in the sixth chapter of his Gospel.  He points out that the vast multitude were following Our Lord due to his fame, . . . they were following Him due to the miracles they heard He performed, . . . they were following Him to a large degree so that they could see what all of the fuss was about.  

Today, two-thousand years later, it really isn't that different, when you think about it.  For the most part, the world doesn't care much about Jesus . . . they don't think much about Him on a daily basis . . . they certainly don't make an effort to follow His teachings . . .  the world, in general, doesn't make a point to spend time with Jesus at all . . .  that is, until they need something.  Once someone gets into trouble, or they get into a jam, they run to Jesus and implore His help.  They go to Jesus and ask Him to help them out of their jam that they suddenly find themselves in.  Now, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with going to Jesus when you are in need, when you have trouble, when you have difficulties.  There is no better person to run to at that point.  But my point is don't ONLY go to Our Blessed Saviour when you are in trouble like so many people.  They only go to Jesus when they need something, or need a miracle, or need help.  Spend time with Jesus every single day.  Spend time in the presence of Our Blessed Saviour on a daily basis.  Make Him the center of your life.  Be a disciple of Jesus and not just someone interested in "miracles." 

Two opportunities to join us for Mass on Sunday, March 6th, 2016:

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday at 9:30 AM at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

Holy Spirit Church worships every Sunday at 1:00 PM at the beautiful, historic First Presbyterian Church, located at 116 W. South Street (the Corner of South and Pennsylvania Streets) in Greenfield, Indiana.

Please join us for Mass.  Take time out of your busy schedules to worship God.  Listen to the Word of God through the King James Version of the Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  And receive the Precious Body and Blood of Our Blessed Saviour at Communion time.