Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, October 4th, 2026
The beginning of today's Epistle states: "I thank my God always on your behalf . . . " (I Corinthians 1:4 ff) St. Paul is making the point that he thanks God for the witness of faith found in the Church at Corinth. It is amazing how many times in a day that we say "Thank you." Have you ever tried to count the number of times that you said these two simple little words in the course of a day? Probably not but I bet you say it a lot. If you go to the store and you buy something, the odds are probably good that you say "Thank you" to the cashier after making your purchase. If someone holds the door for you on the way out, again, the odds are probably good that you once again say "Thank you" to the person showing the courtesy of holding the door for you. If the waiter takes your order . . . if the server brings you your drink . . . . if someone says "God bless you" after you sneeze . . . I would be willing to bet that you probably said "Thank you" at each one of these scenarios I just described. (And if you do NOT say "Thank You" in the examples I just mentioned I would suggest that you begin! But I digress!)
But how often do we say "Thank you" to God? As demonstrated above, the odds are that we thank an awful lot of people in the course of a day, week, or month. But how often have we thanked God during the last 24 hours . . . or week . . . or month? Have we thanked Him at all? We are awfully quick to speak to God when we need something from Him but is that the only time we ever take the time to speak to Him? When we need a favour? If we had a friend that only spoke to us when that friend needed something from us, over time, I doubt if we would think very highly of that so-called friend. And yet that is what we do to God at certain times during our life. We get busy with the "busy-ness" of everyday living and we do not take time out for God: to spend time with Him . . . . to talk with Him ... . to thank Him. And then when we get in trouble over one thing or another, then we run to Him and ask Him to help us. The bottom line is this: God wants us to run to Him when we are in need. He wants to help us. And yet I am willing to bet that He would also like to hear from us for no other reason than to simply say "Hi" or to say "Thank you for the blessings you have given me this day." Make a point to thank God for what He has given you.
Please join us as we gather together at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Mass begins at 10:30 am. Please join us this day and hear the Word of God and give praise and honor to Our Risen Saviour!
