What are you looking for?

My dear friends in Christ,

Some people go through life living out the same old routine day after day. They are very ordinary. The Church enters into Ordinary Time — 33 or 34 weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated. The mystery of Christ itself is honored in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordinary Time. For those who are living very ordinary lives, they look for something out of the ordinary. What are they looking for? Jesus asks that same question of His disciples: “What are you looking for?” Maybe they were looking for an adventure or for new experiences. They were moving away from the ordinary. So too does the Church. Ordinary Time, the celebration of Sunday, is the identifying mark of the Christian community which comes together, remembering that on that first day of the week the Lord of Life was raised up and creation came at last to completion. What happens in our Churches every Sunday is the fruit of our week. This is the fabric of Christian living. So what were the disciples of John the Baptist looking for? While Scripture does not reveal this, is it possible they were looking for some of the same things that we look for?

Our collections have been up and down recently. Our Christmas collection will be tallied soon, as envelopes continue to be mailed to our office. I want to thank all of the faithful who continue to send in their contributions through the mail. It is your generosity that keeps Corpus Christi going.

Please continue to pray for all affected by COVID-19. May God bless you all,

Father John