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1 The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 November 2017 Presentation of Candidates for Confirmation/First Communion 5:00 PM and 9:00 AM Masses; Christmas Bazaar Weekend; Giving Tree Tags Available; Vocation Awareness Week ends; Veterans Day (11/11); HOMILY on the State of the Parish Report Love God. Love Others. Make Disciples Our Lady of Victory Parish Community HOMILY 1 st Reading: Wisdom 6: Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her. She hastens to make herself known in anticipation of their desire; whoever watches for her at dawn shall not be disappointed, for he shall find her sitting by his gate.... and whoever for her sake keeps vigil shall quickly be free from care because she makes her own rounds, seeking those worthy of her,... Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 63 Sung 2 nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4: We do not want you to be unaware,... about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe... so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,... For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive,... will be caught up together with

2 Page 2 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 them in the clouds... Thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore, console one another with these words. GOSPEL: MATTHEW 25: parable: The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight... Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!... all... got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, Give us some of your oil,... But the wise ones replied, No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go... but some for yourselves. Whey they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.... Lord, Lord, open the door for us!... Amen, I say to you, I do not know you. Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

3 Page 3 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 I. Share story about iconic Cracker Barrel sign; Florida vacation 2 years ago; tired; in need of new glasses (as a result, not prepared to see clearly in the distance... unable to focus on/recognize my goal!) Other recognizable icons/brandings Starbucks logo. Current version (third one since founding in 1971; this version since 2011) has no words... 2-tailed Mermaid, brown (for coffee) and white... but RECOGNIZABLE by design, shape, color alone... when you see it, even if from a distance... you may even think you begin to smell the coffee... Tallmadge Blue Devil colors of Blue and Gold... immediately, Football... Tallmadge sports come to mind... Tallmadge High School... Tallmadge pride... a whole host of memories that perhaps even give way to stories... contacting old friends we haven t seen from in years... or current friends just to touch base... That s what branding does... that s what Icons illicit... they stir something up in us... draw on our

4 Page 4 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 emotions... our thoughts... our feelings... remind us of our experiences... even motivate us and move us to action... II. (Showing Our Lady of Victory pic from the State of the Parish Report)... Our Lady of Victory has a branding... Our Lady of Victory has been an Icon in many ways, in the community of Tallmadge and surrounding communities... not the buildings... not the statues... not the grounds... but each of you... each of us, and countless others... those whose lived faith we stand on... we stand with... Each of us called to purposefully and deliberately hand on to others what we have been given... what we have received... Each of us... using the gifts and talents the care, compassion, love and passion God has filled us with and continues to offer to us... We do this week after week... whether for 1 or for 1, we do this for all who gather... for we can never... NEVER have enough of God and God s grace... not until, perhaps, eternity, when all will be one with God!

5 Page 5 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 Is our branding recognizable? Yours?... Mine?... Others?... Are our lives that recognizable Icon... whether near or far... that stirs something up in others... their emotions... their thoughts... their feelings.... whether it be those we live with... those we work with... those we go to school with... those we encounter and meet in our daily lives? Are our lives that recognizable Icon that helps another draw closer to the Lord... that becomes that graced connection that helps them... and us... experience the Lord in subtle as well as powerful ways... motivating them... motivating each of us... moving each of us and others to action?... LOVE GOD.... LOVE OTHERS.... MAKE DISCIPLES.... This is our brand... yours... mine... Each of us is called to be that living Icon... whether from a distance or up close... through which others will readily recognize because of what they see... because of what they experience... the way of life our God calls us to... We must never stop giving our lives over to God so that this godly work can continue and happen...

6 Page 6 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 III. The State of the Parish Report that each household received this past week can never tell the entire story of this faith community... not for a year... and not for the nearly 73 years since our founding... But, what it does attempt to do is serve as a reminder of some of the ways, over this past year, so many have stepped forward to give life to the Icon God calls us to be... to make real and present Love of God.... Love of Others.... Making Disciples.... The way of life that drives all that we do... so that each of us, in our own way, truly helps to make our parish what it is... A parish community for all households... whether these are composed of 1 member or 12 members... a place of friendship... a holy place... a sanctuary where Christ is present in Word and Sacrament day in and day out... whether for 1 or for 1, and where so many share themselves and their faith so that others may grow in that faith... reaching out to those trying to find their way back...

7 Page 7 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 helping to form those seeking to know God... preparing them and others for encountering Christ in the Sacraments... and in turn... also preparing them to continue to purposefully and deliberately hand on what they receive... This year Confirmation Candidates Candidates preparing for First Communion and at this time 5 children and 2 adults for Christian Initiation... As the Stewardship Prayer used in the State of the Parish Report proclaims... My parish is composed of people like me... like you... each of us called to help make it what it is... to do great work whether in helping to guide the parish in its pastoral and spiritual life... its financial needs and responsibilities... providing a safe place for youth... serving God and the community through fraternities and associations... giving of our time and talent in many varied ways so that not only the parish but the community and beyond are served... being rooted in prayer... and entering into the many opportunities throughout the year to pray as a community even beyond Mass...

8 Page 8 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 And it continues... for my parish... your parish... our parish... will make generous gifts to many causes... when each of us is generous... all of which and more is found in the Report... Still, the most important story is not found in this report... rather, it is found in each of us... contained in you... me... others... for it is only through our words and our actions that God is loved... that others are loved... that disciples are made... it is only through each of us being that recognizable Icon that others will be drawn to the Lord, seeing the way of life God calls us to... so that the godly work we have been given can continue... as it must! This is what has been handed on to us... this is what we do... and this is what each of us must continue... strengthened and ensured by our commitment... each of us... so that others may be blessed, as we are blessed... so that each of us may be all the things we want our parish to be. IV. This week, each household will receive another mailing from me... Some of what is included in the State of the Parish Report will be repeated... but

9 Page 9 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Year A 11/12 there will also be some additional information. This mailing invites each of us to prayerfully, purposefully, and deliberately consider just how we might help strengthen the Parish... making it all the things we want it to be... in particular, through a financial commitment. Next weekend will be our parish s... yours and mine... Love God... Love Others... Make Disciples... commitment weekend. In addition to the information you will find in the mailing you will receive this week, there will also be a Commitment Card that, after prayerful and deliberate consideration, each household is asked to complete and return next weekend. God has blessed each of us... may we all continue, in gratitude, to bless God and be a blessing... that recognizable Icon for others. (Invite those gathered to pray together the Stewardship Prayer... asking God to bless our efforts... )

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