Fifth Sunday in Lent, Commonly Called Passion Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Similar to everyone else, I like to save money where I can. I suppose one of the ways I "save" money is buying the cheap brands for products when possible. In other words, why should I pay four or five dollars for a brand-name item when the cheap dollar-store variety works just as well? I suppose it depends on the product, obviously. Sometimes this strategy works great and saves you money to begin with. Other times it may end up costing you money in the long run. Case in point. A clogged up sink. I proposed saving money by buying the "cheap" generic versions of the drain cleaner. I insisted on buying the "generic" drain cleaners because I could not fathom paying six or seven dollars for a brand-name when I could just spend a buck-fifty and be done with it. The problem is that the generic version for a "buck-fifty" didn't work so well and I had to repeat the process another two times, still with no success and then ultimately ended up spending the six dollars for the "heavy-duty," "brand-name" drain cleaner and, voila!, drain is cleaned in a snap! Just like that! My efforts, though, at the beginning were in vain especially considering I spent money on products that really did not work to begin with, not to mention multiple trips to the store.
In the Ninth Chapter of the Letter to the Hebrews, we are reminded of the sacrifice of bulls and goats made by the high priest in the Temple. We are reminded in this chapter that if the blood of goats, and bulls and heifers helps to sanctify the "unclean," "how much more shall the blood of Christ" (v. 14) sanctify the unclean? You see, for countless generations, the high priests would make sacrifices behind the second veil, as we are reminded in this chapter, to atone for the sins of God's people. As we are reminded, the high priest went in alone to offer up sins for God's people once a year. But it is the Blood of Christ which turned out to be the ultimate sacrifice. We can try and try and try to fix things ourselves, but it is only Our Blessed Saviour Who can save us from our sins. Perhaps you have had the experience of being in a jam and you tried and tried and tried to get things right and it just seemed to get worse and worse and worse. And then you placed the situation in God's hands and within a short time, you noticed everything got better. If our efforts are good . . . . Christ's are better. If the blood of sacrificed goats and bulls is good . . . Christ's Blood is better. Never fail to put your life in God's hands. Do your part, yes, but always look to Christ for inspiration. Always look to God for how to live your life better. Always look towards the Holy Ghost for inspiration. Give your life to God and live your life as His servant. Living life our way may be good but living life God's way is better.
In the Ninth Chapter of the Letter to the Hebrews, we are reminded of the sacrifice of bulls and goats made by the high priest in the Temple. We are reminded in this chapter that if the blood of goats, and bulls and heifers helps to sanctify the "unclean," "how much more shall the blood of Christ" (v. 14) sanctify the unclean? You see, for countless generations, the high priests would make sacrifices behind the second veil, as we are reminded in this chapter, to atone for the sins of God's people. As we are reminded, the high priest went in alone to offer up sins for God's people once a year. But it is the Blood of Christ which turned out to be the ultimate sacrifice. We can try and try and try to fix things ourselves, but it is only Our Blessed Saviour Who can save us from our sins. Perhaps you have had the experience of being in a jam and you tried and tried and tried to get things right and it just seemed to get worse and worse and worse. And then you placed the situation in God's hands and within a short time, you noticed everything got better. If our efforts are good . . . . Christ's are better. If the blood of sacrificed goats and bulls is good . . . Christ's Blood is better. Never fail to put your life in God's hands. Do your part, yes, but always look to Christ for inspiration. Always look to God for how to live your life better. Always look towards the Holy Ghost for inspiration. Give your life to God and live your life as His servant. Living life our way may be good but living life God's way is better.
Please make a point to join us for Mass on Sunday. St. Margaret Church gathers together each and every Sunday at 10:30 am. We worship at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Join us as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible. We use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. And receive the Most Precious Body and Blood of Our Saviour at Communion time. We are all busy. We all lead busy lives. Take an hour out of your busy week and dedicate it to God. Give that hour to God and spend it with Him.
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