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Oct 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/08/2023, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL (Readings: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19; Philippians 3:4B-14; Matthew 21:33-46) YouTube Link: 2023-10-08–Holistic Eucharist–19th Sunday after Pentecost Link: CEB Stewardship 2024 Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource ...
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Oct 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/01/2023. Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL. (Readings: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32) YouTube Link: 2023-10-01–Holistic Eucharist–18th Sunday after Pentecost Link: CEB Stewardship 2024 Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource ...
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Sep 2023
In the Gospel today, Jesus tells the story of a merciless servant who, after being forgiven an enormous debt by his lord, refuses to forgive another servant of a much smaller debt. The servant's lord is angry and has the merciless servant tortured until the debt is paid in full. Jesus says that God will do likewise with us unless we can forgive from the heart....
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Sep 2023
To love, we must forgive. When we cannot forgive, we bind ourselves in ways that impact us and those around us....
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Sep 2023
In today's Gospel, Jesus's response to Peter stands in direct contrast with Jesus's response to Peter last week after Peter shares that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah.
Today, after Peter's outburst that nothing bad should happen to Jesus,, Jesus corrects him, "Get thee behind me, Satan." He was telling Peter to let go of his worldly desires not to see his friend mistreated and to look to the divine, where Jesus must fulfil the prophesies about the Messiah. Jesus tells Peter and the Disciples to "Deny self, take up......
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Aug 2023
Through our baptism, we, too, are on a mission for God and are forever growing into it. After we depart this world, we are still growing in the kingdom of God, "going from strength to strength in a life of perfect service to the Lord."...
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Aug 2023
Through our baptism, we, too, have been given gifts and are called by God. We need to follow Christ's example of loving, faith, and forgiveness. Forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation--especially in cases of any form of abuse. Forgiveness means letting go--and letting God. Ask God today to help you be more forgiving and see what new comes forward in your life....
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Aug 2023
In today's Gospel (Matthew 14:22-33), Matthew describes a time when Jesus Christ walked toward their boat over a storm-tossed lake. Peter, after asking if it was really Jesus, asked Jesus to call him to come to Him over the water. Jesus told Peter, "Come" and Peter started out--then lost his nerve and started to sink. As Jesus reached out to Peter, he told him to have faith.
We, too, need to grow in our faith in Jesus Christ, reaching out to him often....
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Aug 2023
In today's Gospel, Luke describes the Transfiguration of Christ witnessed by the apostles. By virtue of our baptism, we, too, can know the Glory of Christ. We need to ask daily for Christ to Show His Glory and for us to reflect that glory in our words and actions at home, at work, at school, everywhere....
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Jul 2023
The Holy Spirit is with us from the moment we are baptized. The Holy Spirit knows us inside out and has direct connection and communication with God.
For us to build our relationship with God, it is important for us to pray daily, to discern the presence of God in our lives, and for our lives to reflect Christ's love and teaching.
The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer offers a great resource for prayer....
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