OCT 6: CONFESSION – 08:30 AM, DIVINE LITURGY – 09:00 AM (LIVE-STREAMED).
Please see Father Vasyl’s Homily in the Weekly Bulletin for the 20TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST under the Weekly Bulletin Tab above.
PROPERS: 10-06-24_Sunday_DL
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Parishes live-streaming in the Diocese can be found here: https://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/directory
We also celebrate the Feast of the Holy Apostle Thomas on this day. Please see previous post regarding St. Thomas.
Today there are 2 Gospel readings, the first Gospel, Luke 7: 11-16, tells of Jesus and the Widow’s Son. The second is for the Feast of the Holy Apostle Thomas, which is John 20: 19-31. In the first Gospel, Jesus comes upon a funeral procession making its way to a freshly dug grave. The deceased is a young man, and among the mourners is his mother, a widow. Without her son, she is losing her last support & the loss devastates her life in every way. In an instant, Jesus understood the situation & is moved by compassion. Thus, stretching forth His hand, He brought the man back to life. He performed this miracle out of love. Like this woman, at times we are distraught by fear or pain and anguish by our own sin. Our faith may not be as sturdy as we would like. We may have friends or family members we are deeply concerned, but they have no faith at all, thus leaving our own faith shaken or challenged. In that case, we rely on God’s love. The same love that caused Jesus to resurrect the son of a woman he did not know. Our faith carries us toward God. God’s love is what brings Him to meet us. God is never blind to our suffering, or to our deepest needs.
The second Gospel, John 20: 19-31, Jesus Appears to His Disciples. We read that Thomas was not present when the other disciples encounter Jesus. He learns from them: “We have seen the Lord!” Like Thomas, the other disciples did not immediately believe Mary’s good news. The desciples gathered together, locked behind closed doors, out of fear. The disciples, like Thomas, are overjoyed when Jesus appears to them and shows them his hands and his side. Likewise, Thomas, his unbelief is met with joy also after seeing Jesus. Blessed are those who believe and have not seen.
