St. Matthew Catholic Church

Weekly Message     

Blest to be the Blessing

Dear brothers and sisters,   

      God has been generous blessing us not for our own comfort but to bless and feed others with His love and compassion.

     God invites us, "Come to the water... Come, receive grain and eat without paying and without cost." He welcomes everyone—rich or poor, worthy or unworthy. His grace is free. "Why spend your money for what is not bread and for what fails to satisfy?" Many people today try to satisfy their deepest hunger with success, possessions, pleasure, or recognition. These things can’t fill our hearts. Only God can satisfy our deepest hunger.

      When Jesus sees the hungry people, He sees opportunity to feed; but the disciples see only a problem: "We have only five loaves and two fish." Jesus sees an opportunity for grace. Then He tells the disciples: "Give them some food yourselves." – share your grace or blessing. Jesus could have fed the crowd without them, but He chose to involve them. He took their small offering, blessed it, multiplied it, and gave it back to them to share.

     This is how God still works today. He asks us to bring what we have - our compassion, time, talents, and resources - and He multiplies them for the good of others. Our greatest nourishment is not merely food but the blessings we enjoy and experience from God.

     Every night we plug in our phones because we know that if the battery is empty, the phone cannot function. We don't charge it just to admire a full battery - we charge it so it can be used. Our spiritual life is the same. We are being "recharged" by God's Word and the Eucharist. If we leave that grace unused, we have missed the purpose.

     We are fed so that we can go into our homes, places of work and communities, carrying Christ's love. You are blest. Be a blessing to all.

  Msgr. Xavier Pappu                     

Homily 2026: May 23, June 20, June 27, July 4, July 11, July 18, July 25

                     Insert:  Giving to God/Dar a Dios.pdf

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