They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest. Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”  Jesus’ secret to success is this: don’t be worried about success! If you want to be number one, stop trying to be number one! This is difficult advice: it is hard to seek to be a servant of all. Because he knew how challenging His teaching is, Jesus not only proposed it: He lived it! He was the Messiah, the Son of God. He could have lived in a palace and had servants galore. He chose to live a life of simplicity and service and did not avoid even suffering and death, part of every human life. So, we should consider Jesus’ words carefully as we make our everyday decisions about how to live.

We had a wonderful mass in honor of the 214th anniversary of our founding, September 17, 1804. Thank you to everyone who helped with the mass and the reception afterward. Also, thank you for your prayerful consideration of our need to overcome our deficit.

God bless you! Fr. Bobby 

"Jesus keeps knocking on our doors, the doors of our lives. He doesn't do this by magic, with special effects, with flashing lights and fireworks. Jesus keeps knocking on our door in the faces of our brothers and sisters, in the faces of our neighbors, in the faces of those at our side."   Pope Francis