30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Join us this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. The passcode to enter is: liturgy. Please mute yourselves upon entering. The worship aid is here.
This week, we hear again Jesus pronounce the two commandments upon which everything else rests. Without those two, or if we fail to live into both of them, we cannot call ourselves Christians. Interestingly though, other world religions call for the same two commandments. We are not unique. What is unique is when people who claim to follow Jesus, do not live up to them. In Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, it was precisely because the followers of the Way lived their lives that what would become to be known as Christianity spread: “but in every place your faith in God as gone forth…we have no need to say anything.”
The Ecumenical Catholic Communion embraces a network of local churches and sacramental communities across North
America. As authentic Catholics we celebrate our continuity with the undivided Church of the first millennium and believe
that salvation is offered to all. Our unity is built on the teachings and example of Jesus Christ as we seek compassion, justice and peace in the world. We seek to live our faith through liturgy, prayer, community building and collaboration, study and service. Eucharist is a visible sign of that unity.
Ours is a synodal form of governance, with the diverse voices and charisms of laity, clergy and bishops. “The Ecumenical Catholic Communion is the most parish-oriented of any group within the independent Catholic movement in America.” Julie Byrne, Author of the Other Catholics, Columbia University Press, 2016.