Deacon Larry

Tuesday of the 5^th Week of Ordinary Time

Reparation Week Benediction

2 Chron 7:14

Deacon Larry Brockman

It has begun.  The process for selecting our national leader has begun.  This very night, the first primary is being held.   

If ever our country needed prayers and reparation, it is now.  Because our choices are limited and should cause all of us grave concern.   

Of the 20 or so candidates who are seeking one party’s nomination, all 20 of them, every last one of them, is strongly pro – choice.  Not a single one of them believes in life from conception.  How can so many of them take such a position in what was a Christian Country?  It’s a position that Catholics just can’t accept.   

The choice on other side is marred by self-serving rhetoric, immoral behavior patterns, and risky international moves.  Ironic, that this side would be strongly pro-life.   

So, what can we do?  We have to turn it over to God.  Because only God has the answer; and God can work miracles despite the mess we are in.  Together, we can offer our prayers to God with all humility, and with the greatest of sincerity.   

And that is why we have Tuesday Benediction.  Because when we turn to our God; he is our hope.  Our country can survive anything as long as we focus on God and keeping his law. 

Tuesday of First Week of Advent

Evening Prayer and Benediction

1 Cor 1: 4-9

Deacon Larry Brockman

Christ is depending on us.  Yes, He’s depending on you and me,  Just like Christ depended on Paul to spread the faith to the Gentiles.    We are the faithful ones- those of us who are so dedicated to the Eucharist  that we attend Tuesday Benediction.  Because we have been blessed with special gifts, gifts that help us with the knowledge of our Faith that Paul is talking about.   

At this time of the year, we are awaiting the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Not just the coming of the Christ child; but also the coming of Christ the King.  It can happen at any time for any of us- in a car accident; in our sleep; or in many other ways.  And as we’ve been hearing, we must be prepared for it- all of us.   

Many of our friends, relatives, and coworkers are not as ready as we are.  And Christ is depending on us to help them.  When we live according to our strong Faith, then we will be strengthened until the end.  And we will be blameless on the Day of the Lord.   

That is what the rest of mankind needs to know.  You can spread that confidence through your witness.  We all need to go forth from here resolved to share our Faith.   

Christmas is not about cards and cookies and holiday celebrations and all the rest of the hype, Christmas is about being ready for the coming of the Lord at all times.

So, let us all go share what it means to be ready for fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Benediction

Col 3: 16

Dc. Larry Brockman

Well, are you all fired up!   

I see that most, if not all of you were there last week to hear Fr. Larry Richards rousing words of support for this Chapel.  And you folks that come to this Benediction regularly, you are certainly part of the core worshipers here.  So, how could you not be fired up after Fr. Richards talk.   

And what was so special about his talk?   Well, he preached to us about how we can make a difference.  He gave an example about how a group of devout people who come before the Blessed Sacrament in regular worship in his parish, all of whom shared a common goal- the closing of the Abortion clinic down the street from them- were successful.   

Well, I am here to tell you that we can do the same thing.  We can unite behind a common cause in our local community and together, our voices will be heard.   

How appropriate that is for this time of the Church Year.  After all, we just celebrated the beginning of the Church.  And our readings during the week chronicle how the Apostles responded to Jesus’ command to go out and preach to all nations.   

Today is the feast of St. Barnabas, who converted to the faith and helped St. Paul with his ministry to the Gentiles.  Things are not so different here from that first century because our country seems to be losing the faith.  Our Judeo-Christian roots have been greatly damaged by the prevailing Secular attitude in this country today.  But you, we, all of us here, can make a difference.  Because we believe, we truly believe that the prayers of a humble, contrite people who pray together for a common cause will be heard.  If only we are all fired up!   

So, let’s do it.