May 6th 2012: Sunday Gospel Reflection

Congratulations to all of our young parishioners receiving 1^st Eucharist today!

Caden Carney, Alana Concannon, Shelby Coppeta, Katie Evans, Will Hamann, Zachary Holzer, Alyssa Hynes, Margaux Jeanmonod, Chloé Jeanmonod, Sofia Johnson, Christina Klyce, Emmet Kneafsey, Billy Kuhns, Van Larson, Mia Masturzo, Grainne May, Finn Meuse, Will Meuse, Jacob Moore, Madeline O'Keefe, Anna Plante, Charlie Pyfer, James Raymond, Sophie Raymond, Mac Richardson, Sydney Ridge, Patrick Ryan, Amelia Sandgren, Leia Sasso, Joshua Schultz, Dylan Sgamba, Christian Son, Lena Sugrue, Mandy Sullivan, Lily Travers, Max Traverso, 

Michael Traverso, Spencer Tsuchiyama, Katherine Williams

Sunday Gospel Reflection (John 15:1-8)

In today’s Gospel Jesus uses an analogy for his relationship with us; Jesus is like a vine and we are the branches. We need to stay connected to Jesus the Vine so that we will always have eternal strength and nourishment and not become dry or life-less. We stay connected to the Vine by receiving the Body of Christ in the Eucharist and becoming the Body of Christ as a family of faith. When we receive Jesus as a part of the community we receive God’s transforming Spirit that not only transforms bread and wine but also transforms our minds and hearts. After receiving Jesus we leave Mass charged like static electricity so that we might be sent into the world to share the spark and energy of God’s presence and love with everyone we meet and, like a living branch, to bloom and bear much fruit. Transforming the world is the challenging mission that God calls each of us to, and we can do it as long as we stay connected to the Vine.