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October 8, 2023Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
The parable from the gospel of Matthew this week challenges us to make sure our faith make a difference in how we live our lives. The parable from Matthew’s Gospel invites us to the world of allegory. The “wedding garment” symbolizes the Christian life that we “put on.” According to the scripture commentary from Author Kimberly Wagner, this language is used in Galatians 3:27 where the community is told, “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” With these words, there is an expectation that being a Christian, a person who follows Jesus, will make a difference and be obvious in how we live our lives. This parable, through metaphors and life-and-death consequences, insists that we, like the people of Matthew’s community, need to live lives that do not just prioritize our faith, but reflect our faith to those around us.
Furthermore, the parable from today’s gospel reminds us of God’s broad, persistent, and generous invitation. In this parable, God does not desire to party alone. Instead, He keeps extending invitations to everyone around so that the wedding feast will be a rich array of people from every corner of the city. Likewise, the invitation towards faith and faithful living is extended to us, and for us to accept and relay invitation to others.
In celebration of our parish 58th anniversary, this year’s parish project, the entire community of St Hyacinth is being asked to provide support for the renovation and restoration of the two main stain glass windows of the Church. To support this project, please go to https://sthyacinth.org/stain-glass-renovation-project to donate. We hope to raise $75,000 for the renovation and restoration of our Holy Spirit Window and Christ the Good Shepherd window. Thank you for your generosity.
For 2023, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. Go to:https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ and give to DSF 2023. Thank you for your generosity. Please remember that our parish is required to meet our goal, whether paid by us individually or paid from our general funds at the end of the year.
This Weekend, we are having our Bi- Annual collection (Second Collection) for our own SVDP society. All the monies collected will go to serving all those in need in our own community. Thank you for your generosity in supporting SVDP.
Finally, as you know, I am currently on Pilgrimage with a number of parishioners from St. Hyacinth. Please keep us in your prayers, and I can assure you that you all are in my prayers as we tour the holy sites of Europe. Please follow the pilgrimage on my Facebook page.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
