Trinity Sunday, June 7th, 2020

Trinity Sunday, June 7th, 2020

Who do you look up to? (or is it "Whom do you look up to?")   Whether it is "who" or "whom," the world looks up to a whole host of individuals and personalities.  When I was younger, I remember looking up to my favorite cowboy heroes of the Silver Screen.   Today isn't much different, people still look up to movie stars and Hollywood celebrities.  Many people look up to sports stars or the players on their favorite teams.  Some people look up to their older brother or sister.   St. John records the conversation between Our Blessed Lord and Nicodemus concerning "being born again."  If you recall the passage, Nicodemus is surprised by Our Lord's words that a man must be born again.  Our Lord said to Nicodemus:  "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."  (St. John 3:5)  These words spoken by Our Lord apparently confused poor Nicodemus because he could not fathom how a person could be born a second time.  This particular discourse ended with Our Blessed Saviour saying the following:  "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." (St. John 3:14-15)  When Our Lord makes this statement He is referring to the event recorded in the Old Testament Book of Numbers:  "And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived."  (Numbers 21:9)   Our Lord was recalling when Moses lifted up the brass serpent and stating that He must be lifted up as well.  Without a doubt Our Lords words ring true when He states that "the Son of man be lifted up; that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."  (v.15)  As stated earlier, we look up to a whole host of people but the only person that truly matters is Our Blessed Saviour.  It is Jesus Who came to die for us.  It is Jesus Who came to save us from our sins.  It is Jesus Who defeated death so that you and I could have everlasting life with Him.  It is Our Blessed Saviour Who points us to Our Heavenly Father.  And if we look up to Jesus we know that we will be saved.  Look up to Jesus.  Always stay close to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for it is there that you will find the love of God for the world, for you and for me.  

PLEASE NOTE:  St. Margaret Church will NOT meet on Sunday, June 7th, 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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