Deacon Ward's...Musings of our Catholic Faith

Deacon Ward 's Almost Daily Message   Monday  June 29, 2020 🌹🌹🌹🌹 Happy Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul! Today, June 29, the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Peter & Paul.  As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry and martyrdom there.  Peter, who was named Simon, was a fisherman of Galilee and was introduced to the Lord Jesus by his brother Andrew, also a fisherman. Jesus gave him the name Cephas (Petrus in Latin), which means ‘Rock,’ because he was to become the rock upon which Christ would build His Church.  Peter was a bold follower of the Lord. He was the first to recognize that Jesus was “the Messiah, the Son of the living God,” and eagerly pledged his fidelity until death. In his boldness, he also made many mistakes

Deacon Ward 's Almost Daily Message   Friday  June 26, 2020 🌹🌹🌹🌹 Next time you feel unqualified to be used by God remember this... He tends to recruit from the pit, not from the pedestal. ( Jon Acuff) 🌹🌹🌹 Please remember all of our priests and deacons in your prayers...  Today, we pray for  Fathers Richard Lavalley,   James Lawrence, and priests having difficulties  of our diocese…and also for all Deacon wives, and deacons having difficulties. “Eternal Father, we lift up to you these and all the priests and deacons of the world. Sanctify them, heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness and holiness of your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to you. In Jesus' name, we pray."  Amen. 🌹 Friday's Tough Question:   Holy Communion may be taken by: a. Anyone at all, so long as his conscience tells him it is the right thing to do. b. Any Christian wh

Deacon Ward 's Almost Daily Message   Wednesday  June 24, 2020 🌹🌹🌹🌹 Today we celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist; let us pray for his intercession for our needs and the needs of others. It's important that we come to know our saints...for they are our models of holiness.  Here is the story of Saint John the Baptist... Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John….” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “[Y]et the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Luke 7:28). John spent his time in the desert, an ascetic. He began to announce the coming of the Kingdom, and to call everyone to a fundamental reformation of life. His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. His baptism, he said, was for repentance. But one would come who would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. John was not worthy even to untie his sa