Peace be With you. This is A Word on the Word recorded live at Saint Gregory the Great, the Diocese of Bridgeport - Connecticut USA. Our pastor is Father Angelo Arrando. We have the Homily, plus news from Saint Gregory the Great and the Vatican. Then we stand at the Crossroad, where generations meet, to reflect on the Word. We are so glad you could join us today.
This week please pray for Victims of the Iraqi Conflict, Victims of terrorists and all sick and deceased members of the parish. At the Crossroad, The One Who Seeks, Finds. Our prayer this week is from the Parishioners of Saint Gregory the Great.
The readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time are from the book of Genesis, a letter from Saint Paul to the Colossians and the Gospel according to Luke. To hear them click on our link. But now here is Father Raymond Petrucci .
- The act of prayer should be for the coming of the Holy Spirit
- Every person involves the Holy Spirit
- Pray that that Spirit involves us
- The good and the bad coexist but we can be a people of joy because of the Spirit
- The love of God can make a person more than they would be without the Spirit
From the bulletin:
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN FOR ADULTS
ALL parish and parochial school volunteers are required to attend a training session: “Protecting God’s Children for Adults”. Any interested adult is invited to attend the saint Gregory session; Saturday, September 22, from 9 to 1. It is important that we all learn how to recognize a predator so we may stay alert and take preventative measures to protect our children.
If you currently volunteer or plan to volunteer during the 2007-08 school year as a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Choir Member, CROSSROADS team member or a faith formation or parochial school volunteer in any capacity, you MUST take training.
Details are found at the Saint Gregory the Great web site.
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CONFIRMATION, 2007
The sacrament of Confirmation at Saint Gregory the Great will be Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. with Bishop Daniel A. Hart. Keep all of the candidates in your prayers.
If you are new to our parish and wish to enroll your child in our Faith Formation process, please contact Mary Ann at the Office of Faith Formation. Informational brochures are available at the Church entrances.
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"FAMILY DAY," SEPTEMBER 24:
Did you know that eating dinner frequently with your children reduces their risk of substance abuse? Research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. The conversations that go hand-in-hand with dinner will help you learn more about your children's lives and better understand the challenges they face. "Family Day," a national effort to promote family dinners, which will be celebrated on Monday, September 24. Please make a special effort to eat together as a family on this day. The symbolic act of regular family meals should be promoted and celebrated inside and outside the home throughout the year.
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For more information, details or questions, about Bulletin announcements go to the Saint Gregory the Great web site or contact us at our web site and we will forward your request.
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Now here is a word from Vatican Radio
CROSSROADS Opportunities
We come to the Crossroad and find, In bargaining with God, Abraham demonstrates a real persistence in prayer. Jesus invites us to persist in prayer as well - to “ask..seek..knock.”
So we ask Adults & Teens: What are the deepest desires of my heart that I should be pouring out to God in prayer? And Children: What is it that I would like to pray to God for - this week?
This week’s readings are all about the power of prayer. In the first reading, Abraham pleads with God to spare the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the gospel passage, Jesus urges us to ask His Father for what we need and assures us that our prayers will be answered. But what about the times when we don’t get what we asked for?
This is a good question and Jesus doesn’t try to explain it. But Jesus is very clear about what we are supposed to do. He tells us to ask, to search, to keep knocking on the door and He assures us that the door will be opened. So what about the times when we don’t get what we asked for? Those of us who have children know that sometimes they ask for things that are not good for them. That is also true with our requests to God. Every prayer is answered, but perhaps not in the way we expected.
Each day this week take a phrase from The Lord’s Prayer and reflect upon it. Pray this one line several times through the day. At the end of the week, pray the entire prayer and see if there are any new insights from your week-long meditation.
Knock and the door will be opened - but we are not told what is behind the door. The one thing that we do know is that behind the door is a loving, caring God who is faithful, who will never abandon us and who has our best interest at heart. It takes our entire lifetime to discover what it is.
Our music today is from Steffen Coonan, a musician from Ireland. He is a producer of all genres and always open for remixes. This track is found at the posdafe music network. Additional information about Steffen is found at his website.
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Well that's A Word on the Word for Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. This PodCast is released under a Creative Commons license, some rights are reserved. Links to the Daily readings, Morning and evening prayers, music and more can be found right here or the Saint Gregory Home page.
Thank you for joining us.
A Word on the Word Executive producer is Father Angelo Arrando, and is produced by Gregory, Bruce and his wife Patti. Please let us know what you think. If you have questions or answers, we want to include your comments. Please drop us a line at our E-Mail address, on the left. God bless and Peace be With you.
