The Thirty-Fourth or Last Sunday of the (liturgical) Year⎯Christ the King ⎯is filled with images of God’s care for us as He brings us safely home; His shepherding us to our final rest and judgment. The second reading from St. Paul to the Corinthians is a reading commonly used for the Resurrection Mass (funerals). We are challenged by The Gospel of St. Matthew today in order to ask ourselves if we are indeed, prepared for final judgment ⎯and whether we will inherit the kingdom.
Mr. Paul Covino of Today’s Liturgy writes that this Feast of Christ the King was established in 1925 to “counter the destructive political forces of the age. Instead of the promises and ideologies of particular political parties or the lure of consumerism, the king that Christians have pledged to follow is one who identifies with the poor and who will judge followers on what they did for these least ones. The king is described as a shepherd who promises to tend his sheep.” These are wise words of warning in this particular and partisan political climate…
The readings at the end of this liturgical year speak of our preparedness for the end times. We harvest the fruit of our life and labor and we witness the cessation of life in the onset of winter. We await the return of spring and the rebirth of life⎯we look to the Advent of new beginnings and the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Always there follows new life after death, thanks to the extraordinary mercy of God. Today we celebrate Christ’s victory over death and his reign now and in the life to come.
Next week we begin the season of Advent. Several things change with the change of the liturgical season; our acclamations for the season, etc. We will sing in this season of longer darkness of the coming of the Lord as the Light of the World. Please Save the Date of Sunday, December 10 at 4pm for the Advent Pageant: The Light of the World. This is the St. Aidan Music Ministry Christian Service Project to refill our food pantry for Christmas post the giving of Thanksgiving Baskets for the poor. Come and sing about the Light and help the poor and needy. Please be as generous as you are able. Thank you!
Keep Singing!
Elizabeth Dyc
Mr. Paul Covino of Today’s Liturgy writes that this Feast of Christ the King was established in 1925 to “counter the destructive political forces of the age. Instead of the promises and ideologies of particular political parties or the lure of consumerism, the king that Christians have pledged to follow is one who identifies with the poor and who will judge followers on what they did for these least ones. The king is described as a shepherd who promises to tend his sheep.” These are wise words of warning in this particular and partisan political climate…
The readings at the end of this liturgical year speak of our preparedness for the end times. We harvest the fruit of our life and labor and we witness the cessation of life in the onset of winter. We await the return of spring and the rebirth of life⎯we look to the Advent of new beginnings and the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Always there follows new life after death, thanks to the extraordinary mercy of God. Today we celebrate Christ’s victory over death and his reign now and in the life to come.
Next week we begin the season of Advent. Several things change with the change of the liturgical season; our acclamations for the season, etc. We will sing in this season of longer darkness of the coming of the Lord as the Light of the World. Please Save the Date of Sunday, December 10 at 4pm for the Advent Pageant: The Light of the World. This is the St. Aidan Music Ministry Christian Service Project to refill our food pantry for Christmas post the giving of Thanksgiving Baskets for the poor. Come and sing about the Light and help the poor and needy. Please be as generous as you are able. Thank you!
Keep Singing!
Elizabeth Dyc
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