Between the seasons of Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter, we enter into Ordinary time.

This time between the celebration of the birth of Jesus—our Light and Salvation—and the celebration of the Light which overcomes darkness, is not ordinary in the sense humdrum, bland & unimportant. Ordinary refers to "ordinal" or counting numbers. We have a total of 3334 weeks of Ordinary time. Ordinary time focuses on Jesus' public ministry and teachings.

We want to make ordinary time extraordinary. How? Jesus offers to make us a delight in God's eyes and in the eyes of others. Each person is gifted by God in a marvelous way. We can give others reason to rejoice! When we walk with Jesus and Mary, pay attention to others' problems and concerns, and use our God-given talents in service, we transform the ordinary into extraordinary. That's the Gospel message this Sunday. We make ordinary time "count"! That remains our challenge.

Do we walk with Mary and Jesus?

Do we work with them to serve others?

If so, ordinary time can be delightful and full of rejoicing.             

Fr. Mike Ronayne