2/6/11 CHRIST IS IN the MIDST; SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

2/6/11 cblog, CHRIST Is in the MIDST; st. Cath laboure: m: "who are the steeler fans..raise your hands...I'm a steeler fan..just b/c a samoan on the team..how professionals play..how they help the spirit of the team..u know the choir here / samoan ? Couples for christ..helps us appreciate..time here..spend an hour w/ god..see new faces..new friends..more than just 530 mass ..kind of understanding..look @ in readings..we r reminded to share bread w/ poor..give to homeless ? More than just that..christ in midst..more than just buying & giving..paul ..he came to live w/ the people & share w/ the people..jesus trying to convey..helping others part & parcel of life..salt & light..gives us flavor & help enjoy..see more things..not here just b/c regular mass..but we're here praying for poor..others..family..put everything on altar..when u make prayer..not only expressing faith..when I first came to usa...my mind...learned from many ethnicities & cultures..everyone..re in eyes of god ..,made kings queens & prophets..invites us to become one..."

Is 58:7-10 Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness and the gloom shall become for you like midday R. (4a) The just man is a light in darkness to the upright. or R. Alleluia. Light shines through the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and merciful and just Well for the man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.

be exalted in glory. R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright. or R. Alleluia.k

1 cor 2.1-5 " When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of Spirit and power so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

Matt 5.13-16: Jesus said to his disciples“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”