Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity, November 10th, 2024

 Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity, November 10th, 2024

In the Ninth Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, Our Divine Saviour is coming to the house of the ruler, whose daughter had been very sick for a long time and had died.  And her father implored Our Saviour to come to his home and lay hands on his daughter so that she would live again:  "And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, he said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn."  Now, in all fairness to those who laughed, we need to ask if we found ourselves under the same circumstances, and some stranger came in and announced that our friend was not dead, I am sure that we would be just as shocked and more than likely our reaction would be the same.  But Our Lord paid no attention to the laughing or the scorn of the people.  He came to the house for the sake of the girl and her father.  In other words, He ignored the laughing and the ridicule and went straight to work.  And the results were astounding.  Sometimes, we are also laughed at and ridiculed for standing firm in our faith in today's society.  But we must always keep in mind that holding fast to the faith requires determination on our part as well, no matter what.   People will sometimes mock us and "laugh us to scorn" for standing firm in our Christian faith but as St. Matthew so kindly pointed out to us, people laughed at Our Blessed Saviour as well.  The key is to stand firm with God.  It is never easy to be the target of scorn  but we have to realize that if we choose to stand for what's right, we will automatically become the target of those who choose to do wrong.  Stand with God and you know that you are always in good company.

Join us at 10:30 AM on Sundays at St. Margaret church.  We worship at the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. 

Please consider joining us for Mass.  Come hear the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Consider setting aside an hour of your week where you can dedicate that time solely to God.  Come hear the Word of God.  Listen to God speaking to you directly and hear what He has to say for YOU!  Receive the Precious Body and Blood at Communion time to be strengthened and nourished for your journey!