“Charity is the cement which binds communities to God and persons to one another…”
Serving the Poor Together
October 13, 2020
Most Precious Blood has a vibrant and long-standing Saint Vincent de Paul conference. This is the group that truly takes care of the needs that come to us day by day from people who are struggling to get by in the world. People contact the society through our parish office and find help, ministry, understanding and kindness here on a daily basis. They truly help the “hungry at our door.”
This is why I was so happy when Gail Rowe reached out to me and offered to have this group do one of our Touchstones. While I may be wrong, I’m pretty sure this is the longest standing charitable outreach ministry in our parish. At the very least they have been here decades!
Our video today is presented by our current MPB conference president, Edna Sullivan. It’s a wonderful chance to learn both a little bit of the history of the Saint Vincent de Paul society in general, as well as our own conference's present activity within our community.
Today we are each challenged to walk with some of these great saints of history. I am especially mindful of the mission of the daughters of Charity (whose efforts built our parish and school). They were born out of a great spirit of compassion and the sweat and vision of Louise do Marillac who embodied the words of St. Vincent when he described his vision to her for the fledgling order that “the streets will be your convent and the parish will be your chapel.“
This is the type of religious community to which we should all belong every day and place! God Bless and be well.
Fr. Pat
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In this same vein, as an accompanying song I went scavenging through my own archives to find a favorite piece that I used to sing fairly often. Not really a church composition, per se, it is a song by Stephen Schwartz about being open and prepared enough to recognize when something amazing comes along and being ready take a chance, make the change necessary and embrace the unimagined possibilities of a greater, joy-filled life.
I hope you are all continuing to be well and to actively and intentionally hunt the good moments and savor them when you can.
God Bless,
Fr. Pat
Tuesday of the Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel | Luke 11:37 - 41
After Jesus had spoken,
a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat.
The Pharisee was amazed to see
that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees!
Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,
inside you are filled with plunder and evil.
You fools!
Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
But as to what is within, give alms,
and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat.
The Pharisee was amazed to see
that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees!
Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,
inside you are filled with plunder and evil.
You fools!
Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
But as to what is within, give alms,
and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen, sung by Cantus Vocal Ensemble
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