This Third Sunday of the Church Year is known as “Word of God Sunday.” Pope Francis wanting to call attention to the primacy and power of God’s Word in the life of the Church, the Liturgy and for daily Christian living instituted this observance in 2018. ... Catholics have been criticized by perhaps well-meaning Protestants that we Catholics do not know our Scripture---which to some degree may be true---not chapter and verse---however, Catholics are permeated with the Word of God at every Liturgy, at every Sacrament we celebrate and is the basis for every teaching we hold true. We live by the Liturgical Year---where each Advent we begin anew to tell the story of God’s salvation, bringing the Scripture alive in every celebration. However, we always need more...more study, more prayer, more love of the Word of God.

So as we celebrate All Saints---we recall that we are supposed to be on that road to sanctity.  How is that going?  We must take seriously the invitations that God generously pours out to each of us.  Repentance, humility, generosity, faithfulness---flow from a life joined with God’s mercy and love. 

Just like a growing up---in order to become healthy and well balanced in our relationship with God, we must begin to trust Him even when we think we must handle it on our own.  To trust Him with nothing less than our life, our future, our family, our success in the eyes of the world.