Fifth Sunday after Easter, Rogation Sunday, May 9th, 2021

 Fifth Sunday after Easter, commonly called 

Rogation Sunday, May 9th, 2021

In the Gospel for today's Mass coming to us from the 16th Chapter of St. John's Gospel, Our Blessed Lord is speaking with the disciples and they are discussing the fact that He came from the Father.  He also tells them that there will come a time that each one of them will be scattered and will leave Him alone but that He will not truly be alone because the Father is with Him.  Have you ever had the feeling that you are alone?  You might be in a room full of people . . . or on a crowded street . . . . or among your coworkers at your job .. . . but despite all the people that were in close proximity, you still felt alone and by yourself?  Maybe this feeling came from the fact that you felt you were facing a problem by yourself and you had to take care of it yourself alone.  Perhaps you felt "alone" because you felt that nobody else could understand what you are feeling in regards to your emotions.  Or maybe you felt "alone" because you felt that nobody really cared about you or cared how you felt.  For whatever reason, probably all of us have felt "alone" at some point in our life.  And yet, as Our Blessed Saviour pointed out to the disciples, we are never truly alone even when we are physically alone because God is always with us.  At the end of the passage Our Lord tells the disciples " . . . that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation:  ."  This is the other thing that we always have to consider.  In God, we have peace beyond understanding.  In God, we have peace that will never leave us.  In God, we have our rock that will never disappoint and He will always be our stronghold.  None of these things can be said about the world.  The world can be a beautiful place.  There is much beauty that we can find in the world.   And yet, as Our Lord stated, we will find much tribulation in the world:  crime . .  . fighting . . .  wars .. .  . famine . . . . sickness . . .  poverty . . .  the list goes on and on.  But in God we find none of these things.  In God, we find our fulfillment.  In God, we find the reason for our being.  In God, we have salvation and forgiveness for the sins we have committed.  In God, we have a loving Father Who loves us so much that He sent His Son into the world to die for each one of us.  God is always with us.  God never leaves us.  God is ever faithful to us even when we are not faithful to Him.

May 9th, 2021 is also "Mother's Day" in America.  As such, Fr. Todd would like to take this opportunity to wish all the wonderful, hard-working mothers out there a very special day.  For all the mothers who have already left us, we offer up prayers of thanksgiving for their lives and take time to remember their love and dedication.

PLEASE NOTE:  St. Margaret Church will NOT meet on Sunday, May 9th, 2021.

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!