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Por Padre Michael John Sezzi, administrador parroquial

"Las oraciones son importantes, ¿no? Porque sabemos que Dios escucha nuestras oraciones. Escucha tus oraciones", nos dice Padre Mike para nuestro trigésimo quinto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "No solamente las oraciones que yo digo, sino de todos. Abraham está rezando por la comunidad; Jesus está enseñando a los discípulos, recen por los bienes de la comunidad. Reca por los bienes de tu propia vida, y estarás abierto a recibir la gracia del Señor."

By Father Michael John Sezzi, parish administrator

"God gives us all that we need because he is good and gracious. And we need to consistent in our prayer, too," Father Mike tells us for the 35th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "You know what your kids need. You now what's good for them. God knows what's good for us. And he helps us in our lives. And that's what Jesus is trying to do with the disciplines today. He's trying to show them: This is how you pray. This is how you keep that relationship with God going, and you open your hearts to what he wants to give to you. Today, Abraham is opening his heart."

By Father Michael John Sezzi, parish administrator

"It's not that Martha was doing something inappropriate, but she forgot the other part of that action — to recognise the presence of God in her life," Father Mike tells us for the 34th episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "Abraham recognised God, and ... was blessed with a child. Martha recognised Jesus; she know who he is. She recognises that he is the resurrection, that life will come through him, but she's caught in the particularities of life."

Por Padre Michael John Sezzi, administrador parroquial

"Preparar es importante. Pero igualmente, escuchar la palabra de Dios", nos dice Padre Mike para nuestro trigésimo cuarto episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "Si hacemos cosas, pero no recuerden que Dios es nuestro ejemplo, la manera que estamos haciendo cosas es porque Dios nos enseñó. Estamos volviendo a una cosa muy importante. Nosotros estamos haciendo este trabajo porque estamos trabajando con nuestro Señor, con Cristo. Cristo está en todas las cosas que estamos haciendo".

Por Padre Michael J. Sezzi, administrador parroquial

"La Ley no es una cosa afuera de nosotros, pero es una cosa dentro de nosotros. Y con la Ley, vamos a vivir en Dios y vamos hacer las cosas mejor", nos dice Padre Mike para nuestro trigésimo tercer episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "Dios está poniendo la Ley dentro de nosotros, que nosotros podamos tener una vida pura, una vida que estamos caminando con Dios. Al final de nuestra vida, ¿dónde queremos vivir, donde quieres ir"?

By Father Michael J. Sezzi, parish administrator

"The Law is not something distant and outside of us, but something that's within that guides us in our life journey, and the decisions we make, and the attitudes that we have, and how we live out our each day of our life," Father Mike tells us for the 33rd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "It is critically important, not because God wants to limit us, but because God wants us to have a beautiful life."

Por Padre Michael Sezzi, administrador parroquial

"¡Alegrense! Porque? Porque sabemos que Dios está con nosotros. Y los profetas quieren decir a las personas que él estuvo hablando y a nosotros — alégrense porque Dios está con nosotros", nos dice Padre Mike para nuestro trigésimo segundo episodio de nuestro podcast de homilias dominicales. "No estamos tristes, pero tenemos amor y felicidad para enseñar nuestra fe. La cosa que tenemos más que nada es el amor de Dios. Y juntos vamos a hacer muchas cosas. Vamos a trabajar juntos para enseñar a otros en esta parroquia, en esta comunidad, en esta ciudad, que Dios vive, que Dios está con nosotros".

By Michael Sezzi, parish administrator

"There are so many issues that we have to deal with. In our world today, there are tons of things to be concerned about. And in our own parish, we might look and say, there are so many limitations that we have," Father Mike tells us for the 32nd episode of our Sunday Homilies podcast. "But God is speaking to us, and he's saying don't worry about the limitations. Don't worry about what might be insurmountable. He is with us. And there is no question about that. Isaiah reminds the people — he reminds us — how God is a essential part of our lives. And when we have God present in our minds, in our actions, in our ministry, there is nothing that will stop us."

By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor

"Jesus was asking for all. As we read it, I think it's important to kind oftranslate it so that we don't take it all literally, but at the same time, get the meaning," Father Perry tells us for our celebration of Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time. This marks Father Perry's last Mass as pastor of St. Bernard. "And when we decide in our life to go from seeker, to disciple, and then to apostle, we get it now. We're taking the word in. And now we're going out with that word. Going out with that Gospel. To share that Gospel with everyone."

By Father Michael Sezzi, parish administrator

"Like Jesus says in he Gospel today, it is faith that allows to do great works," Father Mike tells us for our celebration of the optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, priest. "Today we remember Junipero Serra as that great visionary who did great work because of his faith."