From Deacon Ron Reno:
Thank you Father Andrews for feeding God’s children here in Omaha, Nebraska. It was wonderful that you offered the full Eucharist and bringing your wife Anneliese with you. We love you both for what you do for this mission church. Father offered the sacrament of the “Unction of the Sick” after Mass. He anointed a few with Holy oil in the Name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Ghost. The sacrament offered was beseeching for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, for the restoration and blessing of good health and away from sickness and pain. One of these days after Mass, we should discuss the seven sacraments that were instituted by God, Christ and the Holy Ghost; each being an outward sign of an inward grace.
Our choir with the help of modern technology did a wonderful job. They sang all the songs that were requested by Father for this mass. God is working
through our wonderful choir. Thank you Lynda and Julia for all you do for this mission church.
Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us the good things which we are not worthy ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. Collect for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. God Bless, Deacon
A homily by Father Ponec about salvation.
Thank you Lynda and Julia for your wonderful voices on our opening hymn, offertory hymn, and closing hymn. We had music Saturday with David’s help with a special flash drive and the organ’s amplifier. They are working on Father’s choice of music and even more liturgical music to be added to this week’s Mass. God is doing His work through our small choir. Thank you choir!
grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word; we beseech thee, unto thy church, to love that Word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Collect for Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.
Did you know that the summer solstice (our summer) is when one of the Earth’s poles has it largest tilt toward the Sun? I knew it was our longest day but little more than that. Stonehenge is aligned towards sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. Even the Neolithic people of Stonehenge were leaving from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and going to farming and the raising farm animals. Just fun information; I was going to use this in some way about the light of Christ that shines within us.
things in many bad ways. We missionary disciples must take back the mission that our Lord entrusted to the apostles before He ascended into heaven. This call to holiness is the purpose of this mission church. Our job is to introduce to all who we see in personal distress and introduce or reintroduce them to the light of Christ. Keep God on your mind always. We need to figure how to wear Christ on our shoulders and spread His message.
Sunday after Trinity. We are so grateful when they take time to come here and Father doing Mass. It takes a proper priest to do the Eucharist to feed His children; Father Andrews is that priest for us. We believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of bread and wine. It is the source and summit of Christian life. The Deacon at the Deacon’s liturgy can only feed God’s children with the pre-sanctified gifts that Father provides for when he visits. We keep the consecrated elements in a tabernacle that was blessed by a Bishop. We use that when Father is not here. Thank you Father for all you do for this mission church.
O GOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Collect for Trinity 1.
with our people. Our choirs first hymn last Saturday was “I Bind unto Myself.” That is one of my personal favorites. The postlude “Sanctus” was especially nice. We are so blessed to have the talent of this group. We were also blessed to have Julie Sopscak singing with them. It is wonderful when David and Julie can come visit from Michigan. We miss them.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, world. Without end. Amen………..collect for Trinity Sunday. God bless, Deacon
Remember the Easter season lasts until Pentecost (Whitsunday) June 8. It is the longest liturgical season and be of joyful exultation. The Deacon, his daughter and granddaughter are going hiking in Colorado and won’t be there on that date. Pray for traveling mercies.