Mass Livestream | Trust & Perseverance | 15th Sunday of Ord. Time | July 11, 2021 | Fr. Witold

Readings for 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time "He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two." (Mark 6:7) You do not need to be a priest to spread the good news. As you know, that's a job for all of you because you were baptized and became members of the same body.  —Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk "He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic."  (Mark 6:8–9) To be an Apostle is to be sent. The term apostle is derived from the Greek apóstolos, meaning "one who is sent off." "Jesus, I trust in you." (from Chaplet of Divine Mercy) "Jesus told him, 'Have sight; your faith has saved you.'" (Luke 18:42) Trust and perseverance: these are two key qualities of the Christian missionary. Trust is really the heart and source of perseverance. If I do not trust, I will not persevere.  —Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk "But the snake said to the woman: 'You certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.'" (Genesis 3:4–5) "Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his Creator die in his heart and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God's command. This is what man's first sin consisted of. All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward God and lack of trust in his goodness." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 397)