Saturday, May 24, 2025

Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogation Sunday), May 25th, 2025

 Fifth Sunday after Easter (Rogation Sunday), May 25th, 2025


I personally enjoy the Epistle of St. James.  For me, I find this epistle to be straight forward.  In other words, St. James gets right to the point.  "BE ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." (St. James 1:22)  St. James gets straight to the point, doesn't he?  In other words, I am sure  know we all have friends, acquittances or coworkers who seem to "talk a good game" but they really do not back up their talk with action.  As Christian's we need to "show" who we are and not simply "talk" about what we believe.  I am sure this is why Our Lord came into the world as a human being.  He spoke about His Heavenly Father, yes, but He also showed those around Him the love of the Father.  He did this by performing miracles, yes, but He showed the Father's love through interacting with those around Him, both the poor and rich, both ordinary and influential, etc.  He showed those around Him, particularly the Apostles, that it is important to show the love of God to everyone we encounter.  He demonstrated to the disciples that they should show the love of God to all those they come in contact with.  Our Lord did not hesitate to speak with all those around Him.  He did the work of God as He was called to do.  In short, Our Blessed Saviour did not just speak about the love of God, He showed it through His words and actions.  As people of faith, we are called to do the same.  We need to speak about our faith, yes, but we also need put our faith into action.  We do that by helping others around us.  We do that by spending time with those less fortunate.  We do that by assisting those in need.  God uses us as His instruments here on earth.  We are the face of God to those around us.  We do this through by being doing His work here on earth.  While it is important to talk about our relationship with God, I think it means even more to demonstrate our relationship with God through our actions and how we treat others around us.  

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!

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