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St. Patrick Mass Registration

Dear Family,

There is a story told of two banquets, at both the guests are seated across both sides of a long, long table. Each has a spoon that is very long, too long for one to feed himself. At one banquet each guest feeds the one on the other side of the table, at the second each guest tries to feed himself and is unable to manipulate the spoon into his mouth. It is said that the first banquet, where they feed each other, is heaven, while the second is Hell. While this does represent an aspect of both places, I would propose that this image can be more reflective of the maladies society faces today. “I gotta be me” and “I did it my way” could be the battle cry of so many movements and issues. But is that the way we were made to live and to be?
Today we celebrate the great feast of Christ the King, a feast perhaps needed more now than ever. God’s plan for humanity is that we cooperate in His creating work, this is not just doing His will or taking care of things; rather we are meant to advance the Kingdom of God by living dedicated lives of discipleship of the Lord Jesus, working courageously and unceasingly to restore the world to God’s plan for holiness and right relationship with Him and with each other.
The declaration of Christ as King isn’t a quaint idea nor is it a statement about one’s personal relationship with Christ, it is the overarching reality that He is the Word, as St. John tells us in his Gospel, through Whom all things were made, it is the affirmation of St. Paul’s profession that “in Him and through Him, we live and move and have our being.” Christ is the victorious Lamb that we hear of in the Book of Revelation. 
The Feast of Christ the King was established as a means to proclaim the truth about the nature of society and government in the rise of socialism and fascism. Today, it serves to remind us that humanity is not autonomous and has moral obligations to each other and to God.  This can only happen if we live as true subjects of Christ the King. This language is harsh to our American ears, perhaps we think of the Boston Tea Party or the French Revolution and there is a recoil to such an idea. But we should also think of kings like St. Louis of France or the good queen Elizabeth of Portugal, our Sweet Jesus is a much kinder and benevolent ruler than even these!
 When we submit ourselves to Christ, we find not only the narrow path that leads to Heaven but also the strength to walk that path. When we allow our lives to be reigned by Him, then we find the courage and the strength to do His will, to fight for Him. We fight for Him not with swords and guns but by the works of mercy, proclaiming His truth to a society which goes wayward, and sharing our love for Him with those who desperately need love, consolation, support and encouragement.
No government can sufficiently guide society to wholeness or happiness, only Christ can, and we as His body, as His Church have been given that task. These past few days we have adored our King in the Most Blessed Sacrament, we have taken Him out in procession (even if small and short) to reveal to the world its King. Let's seek to live as His true subjects and let us make His truth and love known so that all humanity may live in holiness and come to know true happiness.With all my love, 

Your Father in Christ,
Fr. Estrella

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