Pastor's Blog

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

October 20/2024

Authority as Service

Most people see authority as a chance to promote their own honour and glory. But Christ saw it very differently. He saw it as an opportunity to serve others. This is not easy. We naturally think of ourselves first. Even the apostles did, as we shall see in today's Gospel. We are all selfish. Every sin is a sin of selfishness. Let us ask God for forgiveness for putting ourselves always before others, and sometimes even before God.

Fr. Mahn  Nguyen, Pastor of St. Vital Parish