Monday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time, November 7, 2022
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Monday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time, November 7, 2022 Luke 17:1-6 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110722.cfm Please take a moment to read and pray over the gospel. If you have a mulberry tree in your soul, ask Jesus to cast it into the sea. Is there a record of a […]
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 6, 2022
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 6, 2022 Luke 20:27-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110622.cfm Please take a moment to read and pray over the gospel. I Believe in the Resurrection of the Dead – Going Deep. My Dad and I would fish in the shallows of a lake during the spring. I […]
Saturday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 4, 2022
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Saturday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 4, 2022 Luke 16:9-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110522.cfm Please take a moment to read and pray over the gospel. We have but one Lord, Jesus Christ. When I see a piece of litter on the ground, do I pick it up or walk over it? […]
Friday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 3, 2022
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Friday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 3, 2022 Luke 16:1-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110322.cfm Please take a moment to read and pray over the gospel. We pray for the souls in purgatory. I used to exercise at a gym with weights for many years, and I found it so much easier […]
Thursday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 3, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, November 3, 2022 Luke 15:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110322.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. What joy! Welcome home! Have you ever prayed to St. Anthony for something that is lost, and he helped you find it? My sister and I prayed that she […]
Feast of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2022
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Feast of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2022 John 6:37-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110222.cfm Please take a moment to read and pray over the Gospel. We pray for the souls in purgatory. It is a long-standing tradition to pray for a happy death. That might sound strange to someone who has […]
Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, 2022 Matthew 5:1-12a https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110122.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Right behind the foul pole. We were so excited. The Rays were in the World Series, and we got tickets – behind a foul pole. In every play, we were trying […]
Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, October 31, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time, October 31, 2022 Luke 14: 12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103122.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. St. Teresa of Calcutta Ways to Practice Holiness. It is not uncommon to meet someone looking for a handout from the 38th Avenue ramp on 75 in St. […]
Saturday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, October 29, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, October 29, 2022 Luke 14: 7-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102922.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. St. Teresa of Calcutta Ways to Practice Holiness. Unlike the Bucs, there are plenty of open seats at a Tampa Bay Rays game. Moving closer to the field […]
Friday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, October 28, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Friday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, October 28, 2022 Luke 14: 1-6 Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. A fruit of evangelization – restoring someone’s dignity. A common understanding of evangelization is going from door to door, asking people if they believe in Jesus. For many of […]