Lent gives us an opportunity to reflect upon our mission on earth. As a parish we take time out as we enter the season of springtime, to see if we are living up to our promise to follow Jesus. To do this, we need a guideline to help us. This is why every parish has a Mission Statement. As we look at our own Blessed Sacrament Mission, we read the following:
OUR MISSION
Blessed Sacrament Parish is a Roman Catholic Faith Community. We gather in Eucharistic Celebration and prayer, living and sharing the Gospel with faith, hope and love. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we place ourselves at the service to all.
Isn’t our Mission Statement a strong profession of our faith! But faith must turn into action! And this is what we promise that we will do. It also means that even we as individuals have a personal mission statement. It says that we must base our lives on the Eucharist and prayer. We do this at Mass, at Adoration, and by sharing our life and goods with all who seek out our service. In other words, we follow the life of Jesus as our model for living. At times this can feel like an overwhelming challenge because we see there are so many unmet needs in our community: food, housing, medical care, family peace. For we see so many people who are ill or alone; many who do not have enough food or shelter; many whose families are in very great distress. Yet we as a parish and as individual members get our strength from trusting in the Lord. Ours is the spirit of St. Mother Teresa who served so many sick and poor people without ceasing. She was once asked: “How do you care for all these people?” “One can start.” She said. “I just love them one person at a time.” On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, who is the one person that needs my love the most? ~ Fr. John
