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May we all be able to follow Jesus by using our pocessions to share with others. As always St. Rita pray for us

Life is messy. But in the midst of life’s messiness, there is Jesus standing right with us and walks with us. We are mere humans prone to make mistakes. Love means always willing to forgive. When we forgive the other person, we forgive ourselves. We all need healing. May we have peace in our hearts. Thank you, Fr. Tom. Have a blessed week ahead. ❤ 🙏

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God Bless Fr.Tom! Please keep my family and I in your prayers. Have a safe, super blessed week.🙏

Look forward to your homilies every week. Thank you Father Tom.

May we always bring Jesus to all those around us. As always St. Rita pray for us; excellent homily Fr Tom

Thank you Father ❤

Thank you, Fr Tom, for laying out difficult readings and making them easy to understand and apply to today’s world. God bless you and everyone!❤🙏

We have the greatest on our side. He will never abandon us. He will never forsake us. Godspeed, Fr Tom and all!❤🙏

Father Tom! It’s Reese - good to find your channel on RUclips. Wow. I still remember your homily on Joy… what a beautiful homily indeed.

From Blair M. thank you Father Tom.

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May we all be with Jesus and follow his way's. May we always be those who follow the beliefs of our God. As always St. Rita pray for us

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May we all follow our greatest as he shall lead us where we need to go; may we always Lead those who need our help. As always St. Rita pray for us

“We are never alone.” What a great and comforting thought. Thank you ,Father

Thank You Father Tom.

Fr. Tom, you have this innate ability to break down the Gospel in plain and simple language that’s easily understandable and relatable to us in our everyday lives. We will pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Thank you for our Sunday time together. God bless you and everyone! ❤🙏

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Thank You Fr. Tom for our short time together every Sunday praying together and learning to live the Gospel better each day and your Awesome Homilies help us do that. May God’s Blessings be with us all today and the new week ahead. ❤❤❤

Powerful Gospel. Thank you ❤

Thank you Father Tom. I so look forward to your Weekend messages every Sunday. Felicia and I continue to send our prayers for you, be well my friend.

How GREAT our faith is in our Lord and Saviour; may we always pick up the cross and follow our Lord as he shows us the way. As always St. Rita pray for us

Thank you Father!

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Yes, we can’t keep Good News quiet. And rightly so! Let’s spread the Good News. Tell the world how our lives have changed because of Jesus. He is always with us, and will never give up on us. So let’s never give up on Him. Have a blessed week, Fr Tom and everyone! 🙏❤

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May we always share Jesus good word may we always love one another as God has taught us. As always St. Rita pray for us

Please Mother Mary, bless this priest as he talks to us of the Bible and its meaning.

I think the word for this Gospel is Comm__union. In the Gospel of John at the conclusion of the bread of life discourse,, Jesus declares, **Unless you eat my flesh you have no life in you. His language was and is non- metaphorical and calls for belief in Him on a foundation of love. It appalled many of Jesus’s followers and resulted in them leaving. Then he turned to his apostles and said “will you leave me too?” Jesus-the spiritual Bread-nourishes our souls. He offers true gladness and eternal life in paradise by inviting us to believe in Him and his transformative word. Choosing to follow Jesus means learning to love him and having Him at the center of our lives, becoming conformed to Christ. If we learn to know Jesus, love Jesus , decide to follow Jesus and surrender our hearts to Jesus, he will enter our lives, 2 will become one,, a true ‘communion’ if you will.l He will guide us in every decision. As the song lyrics suggest we will take the cup of life and call upon God’’s name. Solace, true gladness and joy result. Acquinas referred this union to as deification, Augustine said see what you believe and become what you receive ….and in doing so we will experience the immense privilege of encountering Jesus in this life. Proper reception of the Eucharist allows us to share in his divinity , become lifted up, divinized and sanctified in the most radical sense possible. This is the essence of Christianity and the ascribed meaning of the term Christian ( little Christ) - There are many distractions in life which will steal your heart and your faith. You must decide whom you will serve. When faced with the question of whether to allow Jesus to enter our lives and follow Jesus we must recognize that not choosing is, in itself, the choice to not follow Jesus. Don't just go thru the motions. This is your opportunity to know and come to love Jesus. If you choose Jesus you get Jesus. This is your opportunity to meet Jesus, Jesus who loves you and died for you. ..the God that sent you the Holy Spirit to guide you. You will find out that God is real. You will begin to appreciate his unparalleled goodness. If we choose to follow Jesus it is likely there will come a time when we fail. . There is a hidden virtue in sin and failure. If you choose to follow Jesus and fail you will have the profound privilege and the great joy to meet the God of grace. When we call Him He will always be near. We have nothing to lose. We have a limited number of heartbeats and a finite number of steps. To whom will your heart turn. Where will your steps take you? You must decide. We are told what the Eucharist is but not how to receive it. St Theresa in her text The Way of Perfection is most helpful in this regard. She explains and I paraphrase. When you receive Jesus in Holy Communion for a very brief time you have him in a way you will never experience again until you receive communion again. He is wonderfully present within yourself. She advises us to close our eyes for 5 or 10 minutes. Enter within ourselves and experience him. Enter within and look at him. Enter within and let him look at you and touch you. If you receive communion once per week, this is the most important moment of your week.

The law is a beautiful thing as highlighted in the first reading. In general terms the law serves the common good as well as to protect us. However, it can also be used maliciously such as in vengeful, greed driven, inappropriate and unnecessary lawsuits. The Gospel reading last Sunday was as usual very rich in theological content but it also touched on malicious use of the law. The Pharisees made an observation purely in an effort to discredit Jesus implying that we certain actions are necessary to be in compliance with God's deepest wishes Jesus, recognizing their malicious intent, refutes this. He explains that virtue, holiness, and one's relationship with God are not determined by external actions like hand washing but rather by the kind of person you are. God looks into our souls, just as he did with the rich young man, recognizing his goodness. On judgment day God will peer deep into our souls and see what's within us, far beyond the bare minimum prescription we have followed. He will see both serious sins and lesser defects where we have ‘missed the mark (target).” Most of us carry at least one of these lesser flaws such as folly, pride, malice or envy or anything else which hinder us from being the kind of person God intended. In a sense, life is a test. In order to pass, we need to free of all these things. That's a big challenge because few of us are free of all those things. Therefore, it initially seems the path to being a Christian is not easy. It's a path however that leads to truth. The truth of what? The truth of who we are as compared to what we were meant to be. We need to recognize and abide in that truth. Furthermore, we must recognize where work needs to be done and act upon it. It is not a Pharisaical cleansing outside that is required but rather a cleansing within. But why? Among other reasons , our heavenly reward depends on it. It sounds intimidating but if we try, we will see His “yoke is easy and burden light’. Secondly, St. Paul, tells us we are called to be temples of the Holy spirit. The purpose of the 'cleansing within’ is to prepare a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. . We must earnestly try to become the persons we were meant to be. This initially daunting challenge is only made possible with the gifts and assistance of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus has promised and sent. With honest effort God will come to us. Our souls will become a place where the Holy Spirit resides. He will help us finish the necessary work . With confidence we can say this goal is indeed achievable because we are all called to be tabernacles of the Holy Spirit. So let us commit to this path. He is the way the Truth and the life. We will soon see myriad benefits. If you do, do not be surprised when you encounter God, not only in the Eucharist, but in everyday life as well.

God Bless Fr.Tom and Please keep my family and I in your prayers. Have a great blessed week.🙏

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What comes from within is what matters. Only open your mouth if what you have to say will improve upon the silence. Let’s stay focus on what’s good and noble. Be a force for good, be the best we can be. Always be the best versions of ourselves. Thank you for your Sunday homilies and your wisdom, Fr Tom. Have a blessed Labor Day weekend everyone! ❤️🙏

I needed to hear this today 🙏

If we want to follow the way of the Lord we need to see what is there and follow Jesus way.. As always St. Rita pray for us

God Bless Fr.Tom. Please keep my🙏 family and I in your prayers. Go Mustangs 🏈

Thank you Father

Great reminder “ never give up “. Sue Scanlon.

Thank you, Fr. Tom, for reminding us to emulate St. Monica, to never give up. To help us with our unbelief. If God is for us, who can be against us? Let’s keep the faith. Have a blessed Sunday everyone! ❤🙏

What a great homily to start my day, thank you Father Tom! And St. Rita pray for us as we pray for you.

Pray for us, Saints Augustine, Monica and Rita of Cascia.

May we always have faith in our Lord as we've been taught. May we ALWAYS believe, as always St. Rita pray for us

God Bless Fr.Tom. Please keep my family and I in your prayers. School startin, ALL of us keep learning and loving. Have a super blessed week!!🙏

Jesus is alive and present in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is what draws and sustains our faith. The peace and joy of receiving Jesus in the Eucharist is inexplicable. Thank you, Fr Tom, for your Sunday homilies. Here’s to a great and blessed week ahead to all. 🙏❤️

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May we feast at the table of our Lord, may we believe and help others to believe. As always St. Rita pray for us

God Bless Fr.Tom. Please keep my family and I in your prayers. Have a super blessed🙏 week!

Receive the Bread of Life that endures us for eternity. Happy 36th anniversary on your priesthood vow, Fr. Tom. You are an example of what endurance is as you sustain us every week with you homilies and you never give up. ❤️🙏

Murmurs are like gossip in this modern times. There is nothing good that comes out of them. If we keep Jesus in the center of our lives and let Jesus show us the way, we allow Him to be in control and let His goodness and mercy bless us everyday. Thank you, Fr Tom, for your homilies every Sunday! Keep praying for us. God bless everyone. ❤️🙏