The common theme this Sunday is the nature of our obligations to God and to our country. The readings show us how, with God’s help, we can be ideal citizens of both earth and Heaven. To Caesar: We need to “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s”: How? It is the duty of Christians, as citizens of the country, to pay for the services and the privileges that government provides, like paved roads, police and fire departments, banks, schools, and other necessities. If we refuse to pay taxes, how will these needs be met? To God: We need to “give to God what is God’s.” How? Since everything is God’s, we must give ourselves to Him 100%, not just 10% on Sundays. We should be generous in fulfilling our Sunday obligations, and we should find time every day for prayer and worship in the family, for the reading of the Bible and the proper training of our children in Faith and morals. We are invited each year to make a stewardship pledge of our financial offering to the local Church. Our contribution to the parish Church should be an expression of our gratitude to God, giving back to God all that He has given us. Active participation in the various ministries of the parish is an offering to God of our time and talents, yet another way of giving to God His due, our whole self. We are dual citizen but to our God we belong totally.
Reminder of our parish activities:
- Parish families are invited to sign up for “Traveling Guadalupe to Our Home”. It will begin October 23rd. Sign up after each mass. There will be two traveling Guadalupe if the need are many.
- Parents who are having children in preparation for sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation and have not living the Sacrament of Matrimony, please schedule with Fr. Thu immediately for pastoral care.
- Our parish 75th Church Anniversary flyer is available for each family to keep in your house for information.