Whitsunday (Pentecost), May 31st, 2020

Whitsunday (Pentecost), May 31st, 2020

When Our Blessed Saviour was speaking to His disciples He told them that after He was gone He would send them a Comforter.  "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; "  (St. John 14:16)   And after this He tells them:  "I will not leave you comfortless." (St. John 14:18)   The world has plenty of comfort.  We have plenty of things to comfort us.  People want "comfort foods."  People want "comfortable surroundings."  We need "comfortable beds which we will cover with our comforters."  We need to feel "comfortable with the people around us."  But when Our Lord was speaking of sending a "Comforter," this term is misleading to our modern ears.  He is speaking of sending us a helper who will strengthen us . . .  who will give us strength.   Simply put, Our Lord is speaking of the Holy Ghost.  The Holy Ghost will comfort us, yes, but He will do this by drawing us closer to God and by showing us the things of God.  Also, please take note that in some translations in verse 18 of this chapter the word "comfortless" also is translated as "orphans."  In other words, Our Blessed Lord was saying to the disciples just as He is saying to you and me:  "I will not leave you orphans."  Our Blessed Lord promised that this Comforter, the Holy Ghost, will remain with us forever.  "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."  (St. John 14:26)  What the world certainly needs right now is strength.  What this old world of ours needs right now is guidance.  We need the Comforter right now more than ever.  At this current time in which we live, the world is filled with fear . . . . the world is filled with hate . . . . the world is filled with envy . . . with corruption . . . . with brutality.   We have people that make a point to listen to the world more than they do to God.  We have people today that are more interested in listening to social media than they are to God.  We have a people today that are more interested in the ways of the world than the ways of God.  We as a people need to stand up and listen to God.  We need to live our lives committed to God.  We need to be more concerned about obeying God than we are obeying the world.  We need to be more worried about offending God than we are of offending those around us.  God showed His commitment to us when He sent His Only Son into the world to not only save us from our sins but to show the Father's love to His people.  Being a devout Christian does not mean that your troubles are over.  It does not mean that our lives will suddenly be perfect.  It means that God will be with us no matter what happens to us.  God remains firm in His love to us.  We need to be firm in our love to Him by staying close to Him every single day  . . . . not just on Sundays . . . . not just when we need Him . . . .  not only when everything is going smoothly . . . . We need to be faithful to God every day of the week . . .  every hour of the day . . .  every minute of every hour.  This is only fair, isn't it?  Because God Himself is faithful to us every day of the week . . . every hour of the day . . . every minute of every hour.  

PLEASE NOTE:  St. Margaret Church will NOT meet on Sunday, May 31st, 2020.

St. Margaret Church is still being affected, as is the whole world, by the Coronavirus outbreak.  Specifically, our church is not allowed to meet as we would like due to CDC and State recommendations.  But despite these recommendations, our members still continue to pray to Our Heavenly Father.  Our members still continue to reach out to their neighbors and loved ones.  Our members still continue to be the face and hands and instruments of the Lord throughout these troubling times.  Additionally, Fr. Todd also continues to post his sermons and reflections online.  So, please continue to pray for St. Margaret Church and all the Christian Churches throughout the world that we may continue to stay close to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.    

And please remember that you can still show support to St. Margaret Church by sharing these posts on social media . . . sharing the sermons and reflections of Fr. Todd on social media as well.  In this way, despite any sort of "lock-down," you will help St. Margaret Church continue to spread the Gospel and continue to tell the world about our love for Our Blessed Saviour!

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