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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time: 1st Reading (Amos 3:1-8;4,11-12): Responsorial Psalm: 5: R/. Lead me in your justice, Lord. Gospel text (Mt 8:23-27): “Then he stood up and ordered the wind and sea; and it became completely calm”. This quote recounts the miracle of Jesus calming the storm, a well-known event found in the Christian Gospels. The central theme highlights Jesus' authority over nature, leaving his disciples awestruck and asking, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"Jesus is sleeping. Jesus sleeps in the storm. If the question could arise, this is probably an episode that we would like to erase from the Gospel, to prevent it from taking shape in our lives! How many crises have we gone through with this unpleasant feeling of being alone in the boat? Worse, how many times have we not experienced the feeling that Jesus abandoned us in the storm? Certainly, even in those moments, we know that he is there, since faith tells us. But experience also tells us that we no longer control anything and that everything seems to rest on us alone. Let us at least get from this reading the consolation of seeing the apostles themselves disconcerted by this kind of situation and, above all, let us rejoice that Jesus teaches us how to live them: in faith! Yet, from the beginning, the circumstances seem to distance us from a matter strictly related to faith. The apostles, in fact, had the faith to choose to get on the boat with Jesus. They even had a great faith, which allowed them to see in Jesus, asleep, their only savior: "Lord, save us, we are lost". This is also a challenge that we should never hesitate to make our own. But the word of Jesus is very clear: "Why be afraid, men of little faith? Jesus clearly reproached his disciples for their lack of faith and, as an illustration of his mastery of the elements and events, he then calmed the sea and the winds. How can we explain this contradiction? That our faith is never big enough nor pure enough, we know it well... Do we really have to go through these fears to learn it? Perhaps the key to reading is in the interpellation of Jesus' companions. What do they do? They seek to awaken Jesus... They have lost control of events and are looking for a way to take it back (and quickly, because shipwreck can come with every wave). The attitude that Jesus denounces is therefore the one that leads to giving more importance to what we can do with our lives than to what faith would allow us to do with it. The tip of this episode is that it is not the disciples who awaken Jesus, but Jesus who awakens their faltering faith; it was necessary for him to do so on a day of great storm. When the days smile on us, we have soon attributed the successes encountered or made us believe that our success is a consequence of our loyalty to the Lord. However, faith is not expressed in these registers. Faith allows us to conduct ourselves as children of God, it gives us to have total confidence in our Father of Heaven, in all circumstances, and to receive everything from him with gratitude. It is this filial attitude that Jesus shows us in action and that allows him to sleep in the storm: he knows that nothing can separate him from his Father's love, he knows that nothing will happen to him that could not contribute to his good. This is how the interpellation of Jesus joins us. We are struck that Jesus sleeps while the elements are unleashed; if we had entered entirely under the regime of faith, if we were fully abandoned in the hands of the Father, we would be surprised that some in this boat fail to find sleep. This is why Jesus only calms the elements once the faith of the disciples has awakened. Jesus is not there to do a favor to those who remain on the threshold of the life of faith but to banish the fear that keeps us away from God. He teaches us that the world of fear is one that claims to remain outside of God, out of his attack. But he who surrenders to him knows peaceful days. The demonstration will go further, we know that. This episode is an obvious preparation for the Passion, a preparation for the days when Jesus, in all confidence despite the radical loneliness that will crush his soul, will fall asleep in death, to get up soon, dominating the forces of evil, glorious gardener of the restored paradise. May his interpellation of this day be an opportunity for us to let him awaken our faith, to teach us to let him direct our lives, in all circumstances. This is one of the most beautiful secrets of the Kingdom.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: 1st Reading (Acts 12:1-11): Responsorial Psalm: 33: R/. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. 2nd Reading (2Tim 4:6-8.17-18): Gospel text (Mt 16:13-19): It is one of the most beautiful graces of Christianity Than to be able to rely on foundation stones That have been solidly placed there for more than twenty centuries. This is the case with these two columns What are the apostles Peter and Paul That the liturgy invites us to celebrate together today. Yes, we celebrate the solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, who were basic for the early Church and, therefore, for our Christian faith. Apostles of the Lord, witnesses of the first hour, they lived those initial moments of expansion of the Church and sealed with their blood their loyalty to Jesus. If only we, Christians of the 21st century, also know how to be reliable witnesses of the love of God in the midst of men, as these two Apostles were, along with so many others of our fellow citizens. In one of his first interventions addressing the Cardinals, Pope Francis told them that we must 'walk, build and confess'. That is, we must move forward in our way of life, by building up our Church and by giving testimony of the Lord. But the Pope warned: "We can walk as much as we want, we can build many things, but if we do not profess Jesus Christ, things go wrong. We may become a charitable NGO, but not the Church, the Bride of the Lord.” We have heard in the Mass Gospel a central fact for the life of Peter and the Church. Jesus asks that fisherman of Galilee an act of faith in his divine status and Peter does not hesitate to say: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Mt 16:16). Jesus institutes the Primacy immediately by telling Peter that he will be the firm rock upon which the Church, throughout the ages, will be built (cf. Mt 16:18) and by giving him the power of the keys of the Kingdom, the Supreme authority. Although Peter and his successors are assisted by the force of the Holy Spirit, they still need our prayers, because their mission is of great significance for the life of the Church: they must be a strong foundation for all Christians throughout the ages; we must, therefore, also pray, every day, for the Holy Father, for his person and for his intentions. May the prayer of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul come to our aid, Lord: it is through them that your Church has received the first benefits of your grace; may they now obtain us the necessary help for our salvation.
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Father Rahab Isidor
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VBS - Canceled for the unforeseeable future!
TOTUS TUUS is coming to Holy Trinity in Aurora July 12-17. Forms and information are in the small hall. We almost hit our capacity of students last year so please make sure to turn in your forms as soon as possible. For more information, or to register your children, please contact Jennifer Koehler at 417-235-9604.
TOTUS TUUS llegará a Holy Trinity en Aurora del 12 al 17 de julio. Los formularios y la información se encuentran en el salón pequeño. El año pasado casi alcanzamos nuestra capacidad máxima de estudiantes, por lo que les pedimos, por favor, que entreguen sus formularios lo antes posible. Para más información o para inscribir a sus hijos, por favor comuníquense con Jennifer Koehler al 417-235-9604.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
8:00a.m.
Friday, June 19, 2026
8:00a.m.
Spanish Mass
Saturday, June 20, 2026
6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, June 21, 2026
8:00 a.m.
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