Father Rector

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 | 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀

Father Rector reflects on the Gospel [Matthew 28.16-20] this Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year A. He mentioned: "𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. In many ways, our Lord Jesus trust us so much and that he knows we will be able to fulfill what he entrusted us to do..."

"Let’s not be overwhelmed with the tasks before us. Our Lord Jesus himself said: “And remember, I am with you always to the end of the age.” That’s 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀’ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 – 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀."

"None of us should ever feel alone. Even if there are times we feel everyone around us had abandoned and/or betrayed us, be confident, God is with us. He made that promise. He continues to fulfill it. 𝗪𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲."

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THE MISSION CONTINUES | The Word of the Lord with Fr. Rector | Solemnity, The Ascension of the Lord Father Rector reflects on the Gospel [Matthew 28.16-20] this Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year A. He mentioned: "We really have a mission. We are ...

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (John 14.15)

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 | 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀

Father Rector reflects on the Gospel [John 14.14-21] this Sixth Sunday of Easter. He mentioned: "𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦...Jesus desires an ongoing relationship with his disciples. Even when we feel distant from God, even when life seems uncertain or painful, the truth remains: God is never absent..."

"𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. We do not follow Christ in order to earn his love; we follow him because we already live within it. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. And in that lived love, Christ reveals himself to us—not in extraordinary ways necessarily, but in the quiet assurance of his presence, in the deepening peace within us, in the relationships we nurture and heal."

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HEART OF CHRISTIAN LIFE | The Word of the Lord with Fr. Rector | Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A Father Rector reflects on the Gospel [John 14.14-21] this Sixth Sunday of Easter. He mentioned: "Love is the fundamental message of Jesus, and it becomes the...

And I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. (John 14.3)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 | 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀

Father Rector reflects on the Gospel [John 14.1-12] this Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A. He mentioned: "'𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒅.' The words of Jesus in the Gospel are not just comforting phrases; 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡. Jesus asked them—and us—not to let fear have the final word. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, even when the path ahead is unclear. Faith does not remove all uncertainty, but it anchors us in the One who is faithful..."

“𝑰𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒅𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔.” What a beautiful image! Not a temporary shelter, not a fragile refuge—but 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞. 𝐀 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠...𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. Heaven is not an afterthought; it is part of God’s loving plan from the beginning. There is room—abundant room—for all who believe."

“𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒎𝒆.” Jesus did not merely show the way; he is the way. He did not simply teach truth; he is the truth. He did not just give life; he is the life. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤—𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬..."

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The Word of the Lord with Fr. Rector THE WAY HOME | The Word of the Lord with Fr. Rector | Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A

The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. (John 10.2-3)