From our Pastor 24 | Saint Katharine of Siena, Wayne PA

NEXT GENERATION PARISH

This has been a very interesting year, hasn’t it!?! Last February, we started hearing about a virus that was spreading quickly around the world with deadly consequences. The medical world struggled to understand and even name it; it finally settled on COVID-19 since it was a version of the coronavirus discovered at the end of 2019. With increasing alarm, our government reacted, calling for all non-essential activity to stop for a short time beginning on 18 March 2021. That short time was extended and rules and guidance changed constantly as […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-03-06T09:47:09-05:00March 6th, 2021|

THIRD SUNDAY LENT (Year B)

Exodus 20:1 – 17

Last Sunday, we heard of God’s test for Abraham after he had made a covenant with him. This follows the reading from the First Sunday of Lent, in which we heard about the covenant that God made with Noah and his descendents. This week, we hear the commandments that God gives to his people at Mt. Sinai as part of that covenant. The text of the Decalogue has evolved in two forms: Ex 20 and Dt 5:6 – 21.

1 Then God delivered all these commandments:

As you […]

sksparish.org2021-03-04T20:26:41-05:00March 4th, 2021|

Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa and Collection for the Church in Latin America

We are all finding life to be a little more difficult this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. You may find that your regular work schedule and your children’s school schedule have been significantly altered, your children’s sport activities and your social life have been seriously curtailed. You may even find yourself between jobs or you may have gotten ill from COVID-19 or even had a member of your family or one of your friends die from the virus. It has, indeed, been a difficult year for all […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-02-26T10:13:43-05:00February 27th, 2021|

SECOND SUNDAY LENT (Year B)

Genesis 22:1 – 2, 9a, 10 – 13, 15 – 18

As I mentioned last week, we will be hearing a great deal about the covenant relationship God has with us over these weeks in Lent. Last Sunday, we heard of the covenant that God made with Noah and his descendants. It is the first of two patriarchal covenants that serve as precursors for the covenant at Sinai. That, in turn, prepared the way for the new covenant God made with humanity in Christ. This week, we hear of the […]

sksparish.org2021-02-25T13:44:08-05:00February 25th, 2021|

FIRST SUNDAY LENT (Year B)

Genesis 9:8 – 15

The Bible records several covenants that God made with his people Israel, beginning with the covenant with Noah, continuing with his covenant with Abraham and with the people Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. This Sunday, we hear of the covenant that God made with Noah and his descendents. Next week, we’ll hear about God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants and on the third week of Lent, we’ll hear about God’s covenant with his people at Mount Sinai. All of these covenants prepared the way for […]

sksparish.org2021-02-18T19:44:35-05:00February 18th, 2021|

LENT BEGINS IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC

Although we continue to be in the grip of winter, Lent begins on Wednesday and, like almost everything else this year, Ash Wednesday will be a little different. Following Archdiocesan guidelines, ashes will be sprinkled in silence on your head rather than being imposed on your foreheads in the sign of a cross. This is already the practice in much of the world; it follows the example we see throughout the Bible (cf. Jdt. 4:11; Est. 4:16; 1 Mc. 3:47) and avoids the physical contact that many people fear during […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-02-12T14:20:06-05:00February 13th, 2021|

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year B)

Leviticus 13: 1 – 2, 44 – 46

This Sunday, we will hear from the Book of Leviticus. As is usual, the passage was clearly chosen to prepare us for the Gospel, as we shall see. Since it has been a very long time since we have encountered a passage from this book, let’s again review its origin and purpose. It is the third book of the Torah, which we know as the Pentateuch. In the Hebrew Scriptures, it is called זיקרא (Wayyiqra), taken from the first word of the text […]

sksparish.org2021-02-11T20:01:09-05:00February 11th, 2021|

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year B)

Job 7:1 – 4, 6 – 7

This Sunday, we will hear from one of my favorite books, the Book of Job. As is usual, the passage was clearly chosen to prepare us for the Gospel, as we shall see. The motif in both readings is suffering – in the first reading, Job bemoans it; in the Gospel, Jesus faces it head-on. Job’s litany of misery stands in sharp contrast to the healing power of God made manifest in Jesus.

We don’t hear from this book very often; in fact, we hear […]

sksparish.org2021-02-04T14:08:30-05:00February 4th, 2021|

Philadelphia March for Life

Every year since the fateful Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 legalizing abortion in our country, we have been called to reflect on the Gospel mandate to protect human life from conception to natural death. This year marks the 25^th anniversary of promulgation of Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) which reaffirms the value and inviolability of every human life. I would like to offer a summary of this prophetic encyclical for your reflection:

The Gospel of Life is at the heart of […]

Barbara Lombardi2021-01-15T08:31:57-05:00January 16th, 2021|

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Year B

Welcome to my annotated commentary on Sunday’s readings. The purpose of my commentary is to give you the background for each reading, a little better understanding of its message and the message that all of the Sunday readings together provide us. I hope you find it helpful!

1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19

As we return to Ordinary Time – time that is ordered by God for our salvation – this Sunday we will hear about the calling of Samuel to become a prophet. You may recall the birth of Samuel to Hannah, who […]

sksparish.org2021-01-15T13:43:31-05:00January 15th, 2021|

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