News - July 2026

This 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Parable of the Sower invites Blessed Trinity to ask a searching question: what kind of soil are we? Jesus scatters His Word with extravagant generosity — on every heart, across every boundary. Isaiah reminds us that God's Word never returns empty; it brings renewal, restoration, and salvation. The harvest Jesus describes — thirty, sixty, a hundredfold — remains possible today. As a parish family, we are called to tend the soil of our hearts, root out distraction and complacency, and let God's Word bear fruit through discipleship, service, and mission.

This 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Gospel of Matthew 11:25-30 anchors our hearts in one of Scripture's most consoling invitations: 'Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.' Jesus reveals the Father not to the powerful but to the humble and childlike, and promises that His yoke unites us to Himself — we never carry our burdens alone. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we give thanks that true freedom is found not merely in political liberty but in belonging to Christ, who frees us from sin and teaches us to love God and neighbor with generous hearts.