Our first reading from this Sunday is from the prophet Isaiah. This excerpt is chosen to give us better insight into the miracles we see Christ perform in His public ministry. The healings we see Christ perform, today in our Gospel restoring hearing to a deaf man and fixing the man’s speech, are acts of kindness and mercy, but they also and possibly more importantly point to who Jesus is. The healings Christ preforms are meant for those witnessing the moment, remembering the many prophecies in the Old Testament, and recognizing the power this Jesus has is beyond that of a man. This power is reserved in fact only for God walking with His people.

Many of us have never spent time researching or learning about these prophecies, I first read them when I was reading through St. Augustine’s City of God. I am pleased to announce that both the women’s and men’s groups in our family of parishes will be reading and studying this very topic this year. Fr. Jeremy has picked out a book that will walk us through the Old Testament’s prophecies that point to Jesus as the Son of God.

Please contact Fr. Jeremy in order to join us this year (frstubbs@olctk.org) and gain new insight into all the ways God foreshadows who Jesus is in the Old Testament, and how he fulfills these prophecies in His public ministry.

May the Love, Peace and Grace of God be with you,

Fr. Adam

Also, a quick thank you: the priests of Riverview Catholics hosted the brand-new seminary class and several of their priests for the fireworks in the backyard of the rectory at Holy Cross – Immaculata this year, reviving an old tradition I remember fondly from my days in seminary. A great night of brotherhood was had by all made possible by your support. I provided the whisky, but you helped in purchasing the brats and hamburgers, chips, potato salad and cookies.