Catholic TV Mass Online July 07, 2024: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Presider: Fr. Justin Lopina
Parish: St. Joseph
Choir: St. Joseph
TEXT FROM THE GOSPEL & HOMILY
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy gospel according to mark. Glory to you, o Lord.
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. Jesus, said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house." so he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
Well, I can't help myself. I gotta cheat again today for my homily. As luck would have it, I went to confession yesterday and I can't help it, I gotta share with you what the confessor told me. He was wise beyond his years. His identity of course I will be keeping to myself. But priests do go to confession. If there's a screen or whatever, we are obliged to identify ourselves as Catholic priests in active ministry. So, I go in and I gave a perfectly standard confession. I promise. But what I shared with him is I couldn't help but vent how annoyed I was at myself because I had to go to confession for something I haven't needed confession for a while and I expressed how upset I was for failing my own goal. And what this confessor said was, "Well you know Justin," you know he knows me. He said, "You know we don't conquer sin through sheer force of will." This is exactly what St. Paul was talking about in the second reading. It's in weakness that I am strong. We conquer sin, yeah, partially through good behavior, and repetition and all of that but our real big weapon we have against sin, it's not really our will, our determination, our choice to be as holy as we decide to be. All of that will not get you very far. It's when we conform ourselves to Christ. When we trust in Christ to lift up our spirits beyond what we can do for ourselves. That is the real secret to confession, to reconciliation, to living a life of faith that it is not my will but Christ's. In the gospel at the end we heard Jesus saying, I was he was amazed by their lack of faith, and in the ancient world and today even among the presbyterate the lack of faith isn't so much I don't believe in Jesus, it's more I believe in myself and when you believe in yourself too much you don't leave any room for the holy spirit. So today take Jesus' words to heart as well as Paul's advice in the 2nd reading accept your weakness, accept your smallness, accept your sinfulness and trust in the Lord to raise you up through the grace of the holy spirit.
Entrance: The Eyes and Hands of Christ
© 2001, Tom Kendzia. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.
Psalm 123: Our Eyes Are Fixed On The Lord
Text © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Music © 2022, Laura Huval. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.
Preparation: Come To Me
Text: Matthew 11:28-30; Michael Joncas, b.1951 Tune: Michael Joncas, b.1951 © 1989, GIA Publications, Inc.
Communion: Taste and See
Text: Psalm 34; James E. Moore, Jr., b.1951 Tune: James E. Moore, Jr., b.1951 © 1983, GIA Publications, Inc.
Sending Forth: Your Grace Is Enough
© 2003, 2008, Matt Maher. Published by Spirit & Song, a division of OCP, and EMICMGPublishing.com d/b/a Thankyou Music. All rights reserved.
Mass Setting: Mass of Saint Ann
Text: ICEL, © 2010 Music: Mass of Saint Ann, Ed Bolduc, © 2011, World Library Publications
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this liturgy obtained from ONE LICENSE, License No. A-718591.
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[@marymorningstar4508]

Thank you Fr. Justin for a Beautiful Mass, God Bless you and keep you.

[@kioskworks]

Great and powerful homily Fr Justin. I needed that consolation from your words.

[@roxanamartinez9631]

Thank you father Justin for such beautiful mass service, God bless ✝️

[@josiemoder3884]

Thank you Father Lopina...Beautiful Mass and Homily...GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL OF US..Amen

[@eileenschroeder9977]

Thank you Fr, could I ask you if you pray for my grandchildren who have fallen away from the Faith so that they return and for the health of my family and for me since I recently had a stroke, thank you and may God Bless you.

[@TC-ze6ne]

God Bless you Father Justin 🙏🏻
I love your spirit and word of inspiration and solace that give peace and hope. ♥️

[@TheBlondannas]

Father Justin, I have never seen a priest who performs the Consecration of the bread and wine with more joy and awe than you. Thank you.

[@johntufanio2306]

Thank you,Father Justin, for an uplifting and hopeful homily. It was so helpful to me!

[@TheBlondannas]

Wonderful Mass! Thank you Father Justin. Your homily was inspired and I will revisit it often. It was nice to see and hear Gino too!

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Have a Blessed day everyone

[@michellewilson4815]

Thank you, 🙏🙏 Father Justin. Beautiful Mass and Homily.

[@bonniejorgenson6677]

Amen beautiful homely...thamk you! Agtee

[@bonniejorgenson6677]

Should of prooof read sorry. Thank. And Agree ...corrections 😊

[@jyotijetley1013]

Thanks a lot Fr. Justin for giving us insight by your inspiring words

[@justyne8627]

Beautiful mass. I feel fortified for the week to come. May everyone have a beautiful, blessed week!

[@MyDailyPrayer]

I Agree and Received this Prayer In The Most Powerful Name Of Jesus AMEN

[@judimozisek2901]

Thank you Fr. For your much needed homily. You raised me up

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Good morning everyone In Jesus name

[@marlouwessling836]

Thank you Fr. Justin . I always enjoy your homily .

[@JacobTambymuthu]

Beautiful sermon

[@edsantillanes2666]

Thank you for today's homily, Father Justin. I was a good reminder to let humility before God rule our prayer life. May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

[@Joon230]

God bless you, Father Justin. I always feel your energy and the Homily was heartfelt. I am struggling but feel much better after praying the Mass with you. It would be an honor to meet you in person. 🙏🙏🙏

[@vernonvanheerden2213]

Thanks O Lord. 🙏🙏

[@arlenesantosbownds8552]

Thank you and may God bless you 🙏

[@b.mueller644]

Thank you Fr. Justin. You always hit the bullseye with your sermons. I love your energy and delivery you actually make the Mass come alive to me. God be with you always ✝️

[@shelbysellers2950]

Thank you Fr. Lopina.

[@RenoHayek]

Thank you Father, tjm

[@odinnido8299]

AMEN ❤❤❤

[@CatMoonstar]

Thank you Fr. Justin for a beautiful mass. 🙏✝️❤️

[@DaylightDisinfectant]

Thanks to everyone who puts this together this production. So professionally done. Much love to my fellow parishioners across the nation. Much gratitude to God.

[@user-kr2oe7vt5d]

Thank you Father Justin I listen to you Texas . I recently had surgery so I am not able to attend mass. But listen to you all.

[@francisonyango1796]

Thank you so much For Justin for the holy mass
Amen

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

God bless everyone and everything

[@dlschgo]

Hit that *LIKE* please. So many viewers depending on this, so few LIKES.

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Thanks be to God

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Have a great weekend everyone!

[@piacasarino-lepler1808]

I am here Lord ✝️🙏

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Peace be with us all

[@user-zm7dy9eg6i]

Amen 🙏

[@KingJo3012]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Lord hear our prayers