January 31, 2010 Bulletin

Parent Meetings

Confirmation:

Confirmation Candidates & Parents or guardian are invited to attend an important informational meeting on either

Tuesday, February 2nd or

Wednesday, February 3rd

at 6:45 pm in Most Blessed Sacrament Church.

For information or questions, please call the Religious Education Office, 724-224-3339.

First Reconciliation & First Communion:

Parents or guardians are invited to attend an important informational meeting on either

Tuesday, February 9th or

Wednesday, February 10th

at 6:45 pm in Most Blessed Sacrament Church.

For more information or questions, please call the Religious Education Office at 724-224-3339.

Hearts of Hope

The Student Council of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament School is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund. They will be selling hearts for a donation of $1.00 or more per heart. The Hearts of Hope will be available after Mass on February 6th & 7th.

Thank you in advance for all your kindness.

Rosary Society will meet Wednesday evening, February 3rd at 6 pm in the OLPH Social Hall.

Ambassador’s Club Valentine Luncheon

Tuesday, February 9th, 12 Noon, Patterson Hall

Reservations are due by Wednesday, February 3rd. Cancellations due by Sunday, February 7th by calling Sophia 224-224-1344 or Pauline 724-224-8546.

Thank You - Catholic Charities extends its deepest gratitude to the volunteers, translators, businesses and churches who welcomed the children from Haiti and provided for their safety and comfort. Thank you for making what seemed impossible, possible for these precious children. We also extend a heartfelt thank you to our faithful donors who make possible our mission to be the hands and face of Christ. For more information about Catholic Charities and for ways you can support our outreach to others in their time of greatest need, visit the website at www.ccpgh.org.

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

31 January 2010

Did you tune out the second reading from Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians today? If you have been to a lot of weddings, it is likely that you've heard this paean to love at most of them. It's a favorite that gets chosen again and again. And because of that, the very familiarity of the words can lose their meaning.

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous,

it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests,

it is not quick-tempered,

it does not brood over injury.

Oh, yeah, I know that one; I've heard it all before. No need to listen.

Because of the context in which so often we hear those words (a marriage celebration) we sometimes miss what Paul is really trying to convey. The Corinthians were disputing among themselves what the better gifts of the Spirit were and who had the greater ones. Paul takes them to task, rather harshly, by telling them that all the prophecies and sacrifices are nothing compared to love.

We can feel righteous about many things, and our sense of justice can breed high expectations about equitable treatment and our rights in the world. We expect our fair share all the way around. Sometimes our gift turns out to be one of self-justification.

Paul turns those expectations on their head. His proclamation that love is the way suddenly put us in a different position. Love does not seek its own interests and it does not brood over injuries. These are not easy things to put into practice, but it is what is asked of us as believers in Christ. Maybe that's really why we tune out these words sometimes, because they are not easy to put into practice. But love is the essence of our faith-love of God, and love for one another.

World wide Marriage Encounter Weekend: February 19-21, 2010 at the Tofftress Resort, State College, PA. For more information or to register contact , 412-635-7775 or check us out on the web at wwme-pittsburgh.org.