Sunday, October 13, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
We often visit our doctors for regular checkups, to maintain our health, or to seek healing after an ill-ness. However, many of us struggle to follow their instructions for various reasons. Fear of financial costs, anxiety about painful treatments, and concerns over medication side effects can all create barriers for us to compliance. Additionally, our busy lifestyles, pressing responsibilities, and competing priori-ties often push medical advice to the backburner. Some may even disregard instructions when we feel asymptomatic or not seriously ill. Unfortunately, failing to follow a doctor’s guidelines can result in many patients experiencing worsening health conditions and complications. When illnesses progress quickly without proper management, it can become too late to effectively address the consequences of our choices. Prioritizing personal wealth or social status over essential medical advice may hinder our ability to take our health seriously, ultimately compromising our chances for effective treatment and long-term well-being.
In today’s Gospel reading, the man approaches Jesus seeking reassurance about his spiritual well-being. He believes that his adherence to God’s commandments is sufficient for entry into heaven. However, he is taken aback when Jesus instructs him to sell all his possessions and give to the poor. Faced with the prospect of financial instability, the anxiety of an uncertain journey, and the fear of liv-ing without his material comforts, the man hesitates. Ultimately, he turns away from Jesus, clinging to his many possessions and the security they provide. He chooses to ignore Jesus’ call, preferring the fa-miliarity of his comfortable life over the challenge of transformation.
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
God continually invites us to deepen our faith through the sacraments of the Church, to put our beliefs into action, and to share our faith with others. He calls us to set aside everything and follow Him, re-minding us that we cannot serve two masters (Mt 6:24) and that we must love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind (Lk 10:27). In light of this, we should reflect on whether we are truly follow-ing Jesus and His guidance or, like the man in the Gospel, turning away and missing the chance to in-herit eternal life. It’s essential to ask ourselves if we are in our daily life making wise choices that align with God’s will, for “all things are possible for God” (Mk 10:30).
Sincerely yours in Jesus Christ and Our Lady of La Vang!
Reverend Kiet Anh Ta.
List of bulletins 2024
October
- October 13, 2024 Twenty-eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- October 6, 2024 Twenty-seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
September
- September 29, 2024 Twenty-sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 22, 2024 Twenty-fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 15, 2024 Twenty-fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 8, 2024 Twenty-third Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 1, 2024 Twenty-second Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
August
- August 25, 2024 Twenty-first Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- August 18, 2024 Twenty Sunday of Easter Year B
- August 11, 2024 Nineteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- August 4, 2024 Eighteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
July
- July 28, 2024 Seventeenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 21, 2024 Sixteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 14, 2024 Fifteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 07, 2024 Fourteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
June
- June 26, 2024 Thirteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 23, 2024 Twelfth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 16, 2024 Eleventh Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 9, 2024 Tenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 2, 2024 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Year B
May
- May 26, 2024 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Year B
- May 19, 2024 Pentecost Sunday of Easter Year B
- May 12, 2024 Seventh Sunday of Easter Year B
- May 5, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
April
- April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 21, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy Year B
March
- March 31, 2024 Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Year B
- March 24, 2024 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
- March 17, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
- March 10, 2024 Third Sunday of Lent Year B
- March 3, 2024 Third Sunday of Lent Year B
February
- February 25, 2024 Second Sunday of Lent Year B
- February 18, 2024 First Sunday of Lent Year B
- February 11, 2024 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- February 4, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
January
- January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 21, 2024 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 14, 2024 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 7, 2024 The Epiphany of The Lord Year B