| Untagged | 9 Aug 2009 |
| August 9, 2009 by Fr. Timothy Sawchak | |
What a joyous Liturgy! In the midst of the Dormition Fast, we continued to celebrate the Great Feast of Transfiguration, we remembered St. Ignatius of Jableczna whose relics are in our altar table, we remembered the Glorification of St. Herman of Alaska in 1970 and we heard about Christ walking on the water and saving Peter (Matthew 14:22-34). Wow!
Immediately after feeding the 5,000 men (besides women and children), Christ went to be alone on a mountain. Common sense! We all need time to be alone, quiet and chat with God. Ironically, people will read this comment on their computer's--one of the things that now takes up so much of our time! Maybe when someone reads this, they'll finish and turn off their computer and take 5 minutes to be quiet! And then Christ comes to meet the Apostles and they see him walking on the water. Peter asks Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." (Matthew 14:28) And, of course, Peter is now able to walk on the water--UNTIL he feels the wind. He is distracted! Do we get distracted? Absolutely! And how do we get back on track? Peter gives us the answer: "Lord, save me!" Common sense! The Savior is Christ!
O Holy Father Herman, pray to God for us!
O Holy Father Ignatius, pray to God for us!
