Sermon for Pentecost Sunday 2013
Year C
Fr. Tim Kelly
“Tears in Heaven” Eric Clapton
Time can bring you down
Time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please
Begging please
Beyond the door
There's peace I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven
This morning I want to recognize the young people of SMM who have graduated from High School or college this month. I take great pride in you and in your achievements. Since I have no sons or daughters to boast about, you are the surrogate children in whom I invest so much of my love and hopes. When you succeed, I succeed. Foolish old priest!!
Here’s a story that you parents of teenagers might like. Mom walks into her son’s bedroom and says, “Get out of bed, you big lazy disappointment. It’s Sunday morning and you have to go to Mass.” The son pouts and replies, “No Mom, I don’t want to go to Mass.” To which his mother responds, “I don’t care what you want to do. It’s Sunday and you have to go to Mass.” The son then puts on his most sulky teenage face and says, “No. I don’t want to go, and I’ll give you two good reasons. One, those people don’t like me, and, two, I don’t like them either.” To which the mother replies “And now I’ll give you two good reasons why you have to go. One, you’re fifty six years old and, two, you’re their priest.” (Continue reading Father Kelly's sermon)
Father also has an Alternative Sermon for Pentecost that you may read here!
ONE RUNG SHORT
Of a tower I have heard
men built it to become Gods
it was to reach into the Heavens
but it did not reach its goal.
Of a ladder I have heard
Angel's ascended and descended
it reached into the Heavens
but it was not for mankind.
Of a ladder I tried to climb
still I could not reach God
closer and closer I approached
I was ever one rung short.
The Cross is the only ladder
and this ladder reaches to God
it reaches into the Heavens
and it was not made by man.
The Cross is our salvation
so man can reach out to God
it can carry man unto God
but it was not made by man.
Upon the Cross Christ died
He took our sins with Him
man now has access to God
but he must shed his pride.
-James Brady
May 2013
Photos from the recent Welcome Dinner at SMM
St. Mary Magdalene VBS
The Cool Kingdom Party - “Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus”
June 17th - 21st
9am -12pm
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