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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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Jul 2023
Weeds can distract us from the mission we received at our baptism, to follow Jesus Christ's example and to spread the Good News in our lives. Our goal is to be "shining like the sun in the kingdom of God at the end of the age."...
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Jul 2023
As baptised Christians, it is up to us to till our soil so that it is fertile ground for the Word of God . . ."as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” (Matthew 13: 23)...
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Jul 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, 07/09/2023. Jesus Christ empowers us to follow Him and to deal with the challenges we face in the world. (Readings: Genesis 24:34 38, 42 49, 58 67; Psalm 45: 11 18; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30) Link: YouTube Link: 07-09-23–Holistic Eucharist–6th Sunday after Pentecost Link: CEB Stewardship 2023 Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource...
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Jun 2023
Jesus sends His disciples out to the Jewish population, asking them to spread the Good Word, to heal the sick, raise the dead, and to bring the Good News to the lost people of Israel.
At our baptism, Jesus came to us and asks us to do the same in ways that work for us.
We are all sheep without a shepherd and Jesus and the Holy Spirit, with us since our baptism, show us how to treat others.
All of us are children of God....
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Jun 2023
We receive God's Grace through our Baptism (as Paul shares in the Second Lesson today. God's Grace empowers us to do what He calls us to do. We need to listen for His call....
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Apr 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Easter Sunday, 04/09/2023. Christ’s Rising from the Dead Shows Us Eternal Life (Readings: Acts 10: 34:43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3: 1-4; Matthew 28::1-10) YouTube Link: 2023-04-09–Holistic Eucharist–Easter Sunday Link: CEB Stewardship 2023 Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: Snacking in the USA–Calvary Spring Fundraiser Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource ...
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Mar 2023
By giving the blind man his sight, Jesus Christ restored more than sight to him. The formerly blind man had a new life. To receive his sight, the blind man had to wash in a pool--in the picture.
This is also symbolic of baptism, with people baptized by water and the Holy Spirit. As we read more about the blind man, we see that he is becoming more aware of Spirit through the reading, eventually recognizing Jesus Christ as Lord and worshiping him....
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Nov 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for All Saints Sunday–the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, 11/06/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Ambrose Pierce, famous humorist, wrote a comic dictionary in which he defined “Saint” as “a dead sinner revised and edited.” Fr Mike reminds us that we are to reflect the image of Christ and to allow Jesus to do the revising and editing so that we, too, can become saints. (Readings: Daniel 7: 1-3, 15-18; Psalm – 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6: 20-36) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist–All Saints Sunday–22nd Sunday after Pentecost Link: Tithe.ly–Our......
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Oct 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, 10/30/2022. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells Zacchaeus, a Jewish tax collector, that “I must stay at your house today.” Jesus’s presence in the tax collector’s home totally reforms the tax collector. We need to invite Jesus into our homes. Imagine Jesus saying to us, “I must stay at your house today.” (Readings: Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4; Psalm 119: 137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12; Luke 19: 1-10) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist, 21st Sunday after Pentecost, 10/30/2022 Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource ......
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