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(Updated August 27, 2021)
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A Quick Guide to the MassArchdiocese of Denver has created an e-book that succinctly covers the parts of the Mass. Please click on the photo to the right to read this quick guide to the Mass. I pray that it might help to remind you of what it is that we do every time we come to Mass & more importantly, Who it is we encounter.
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This week we had a First Reconciliation Parent meeting. It usually happens around this time of year as we are preparing our 2nd graders from the school and religious education program for their first opportunity to celebrate Reconciliation. It lays out the nuts and bolts of what will happen in preparation for the sacrament and invites the parents and indeed family to play a part in that preparation. It was again a beautiful reminder to me of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and our need for this great gift.
God so desires us to be in relationship with Him that He is always ready to forgive us of those things that separate us from Him. We call those things sin. More than the simple breaking of a rule or a commandment, sin is the breaking or harming of our relationship with God. It is choosing our own wants and desires over his will for us. Some of those sins simply turn us away from Him little by little, while others may actually break that relationship with Him. God is love (1 John 4:8 & 16) so He cannot stop loving us. It is who He is by His very nature. He cannot stop being love and in turn loving us. It is we who turn away from that love breaking the relationship from our side. It takes us turning again to God in His loving mercy and forgiveness to be in right relationship with Him. He is always waiting, always ready to forgive us, to bring us into right relationship with Him again whether we have turned our glance away from relationship with Him or broken that relationship from our side. It doesn't matter how long it has been or how far we feel we have turned away, our God is always waiting for us to return. Even if we have sinned in the same way over and over, He wants us to return as often as we need to. As Catholics, we do this in the sacrament of Reconciliation. It is not a sacrament of shame or judgment, but of mercy and love. It is also a sacrament of healing. As we return with the same things over and over again, Jesus, the Divine Physician, desires to bring us His healing grace. It heals the wounds that cause us to fall into the same sins again and again. His grace helps us to resist the temptations to sin in the same way again and again.
My brothers and sisters, the sacrament of Reconciliation is a great gift to us that God wants us to take advantage of. Unfortunately, the evil one will give us many excuses not to go to this great place of God's healing love and mercy. "It's not really that bad, is it?" "Why do you have to go to a priest for that?" "What will Father think of you when you confess that?..Will he even be able to look you in the eye afterwards?" "You might look like a fool because you don't remember what to say." "It's been so long, will you even remember all of your sins?" Please don't let any of these excuses stop you from coming to God's love, to be in right relationship with Him. I gave a presentation just before COVID began in March of 2020. The audio of that talk is still on our parish website. Check it out from the homepage and find the answers to these excuses. Come again to be in right relationship with God. The peace it will bring to your life and relationships is amazing. May you seek and find that peace in God's loving and healing mercy through the sacrament of Reconciliation.
PS-this sacrament isn't just for Advent and Lent. If you're like me, you sin outside of those two seasons. Join me any Wednesday 5:45-6:15 pm or Saturday 4-4:45 pm or by appointment through the parish office for this wonderful gift.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
God so desires us to be in relationship with Him that He is always ready to forgive us of those things that separate us from Him. We call those things sin. More than the simple breaking of a rule or a commandment, sin is the breaking or harming of our relationship with God. It is choosing our own wants and desires over his will for us. Some of those sins simply turn us away from Him little by little, while others may actually break that relationship with Him. God is love (1 John 4:8 & 16) so He cannot stop loving us. It is who He is by His very nature. He cannot stop being love and in turn loving us. It is we who turn away from that love breaking the relationship from our side. It takes us turning again to God in His loving mercy and forgiveness to be in right relationship with Him. He is always waiting, always ready to forgive us, to bring us into right relationship with Him again whether we have turned our glance away from relationship with Him or broken that relationship from our side. It doesn't matter how long it has been or how far we feel we have turned away, our God is always waiting for us to return. Even if we have sinned in the same way over and over, He wants us to return as often as we need to. As Catholics, we do this in the sacrament of Reconciliation. It is not a sacrament of shame or judgment, but of mercy and love. It is also a sacrament of healing. As we return with the same things over and over again, Jesus, the Divine Physician, desires to bring us His healing grace. It heals the wounds that cause us to fall into the same sins again and again. His grace helps us to resist the temptations to sin in the same way again and again.
My brothers and sisters, the sacrament of Reconciliation is a great gift to us that God wants us to take advantage of. Unfortunately, the evil one will give us many excuses not to go to this great place of God's healing love and mercy. "It's not really that bad, is it?" "Why do you have to go to a priest for that?" "What will Father think of you when you confess that?..Will he even be able to look you in the eye afterwards?" "You might look like a fool because you don't remember what to say." "It's been so long, will you even remember all of your sins?" Please don't let any of these excuses stop you from coming to God's love, to be in right relationship with Him. I gave a presentation just before COVID began in March of 2020. The audio of that talk is still on our parish website. Check it out from the homepage and find the answers to these excuses. Come again to be in right relationship with God. The peace it will bring to your life and relationships is amazing. May you seek and find that peace in God's loving and healing mercy through the sacrament of Reconciliation.
PS-this sacrament isn't just for Advent and Lent. If you're like me, you sin outside of those two seasons. Join me any Wednesday 5:45-6:15 pm or Saturday 4-4:45 pm or by appointment through the parish office for this wonderful gift.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
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Every allegation of child abuse must be reported to Child Protection Services, an agency of Indiana state government.
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In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a person under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to authorities, and inform the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the diocese. Toll-free (866) 200-3004, Local (812) 490-9565. Click here to be directed to the Catholic Diocese website.
Every allegation of child abuse must be reported to Child Protection Services, an agency of Indiana state government.
Toll-free (800) 800-5556
In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a person under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to authorities, and inform the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the diocese. Toll-free (866) 200-3004, Local (812) 490-9565. Click here to be directed to the Catholic Diocese website.
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