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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm | Spanish Mass 6:30 pm
Sunday Mass: 8:30 am | 10:30 am
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Hello, my dear Holy Trinity Church family,
As we have done in previous months, I would like to share with you an article written by Father Tim Horan on this day in 2015.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
Remember, The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build!
God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!Fr. Jorge Ramirez
Holy Trinity Church… 165 years evangelizing!
The Examen… Call to Mind
By Fr. Timothy Horan | October 11, 2015
I’d like to suggest to you a little practice that you can do every day to bring a clarity and understanding of the deeper spiritual realities of your life.
It’s called the Examen. It was invented some 400 years ago by St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order of priests and brothers. He developed it to help the Jesuit novices grow in their conscious union with God during the day.
It’s really quite simple (we’ll get to how you do it in a minute). It requires only the ability to remember the events of your day, but to do it in partnership with God. Picture God sitting beside you as you recall various encounters with people, any strong thoughts or feelings that happened to you during the day.
Why do this? Isn’t it just daydreaming? Wasting time? No!! Something happens. Instead of experiencing your day as one random meeting or conversation after another – – – signifying nothing. The Examen wraps a blanket of “God’s Purpose” around all these moments. It unifies our day whereby we can see how we have co-operated with God’s grace or how we may have ignored or turned away from God’s plan.
Here in brief form are the steps to the Examen. Find a quiet place, a comfortable chair, take a deep breath to relax and begin.
(Remember the Holy Spirit will come with little “promptings” opening your eyes to see what God wants you to see.)
1.
Call to mind that you are in the presence of God. (@30 seconds)
God made you. He has brought you to this moment. The air you breathe – God made that. Your lungs that breathe that air – – God made those too. God loves you and wants you to see what he sees about your life.2.
Review your day from rising to the present moment. (Steps 2, 3, 4 can be done in 5 or 6 minutes.)
Consider conversations you’ve had with people (people close to you and those who just happened by). Consider thoughts you’ve had (good or bad) that come to mind as you are sitting. (Why do you think you remembered that thought?)3.
Pay attention to feelings
Strong reactions to conversations (positive or negative) tell us something is going on here. Why the emotion? What is it telling you? Don’t force the feelings; they’ll come back to you as it pleases the Spirit. Generally, there is a little realization of, “hey, that really… touched me, bothered me, delighted me, etc.…”4.
Choose one feature of the day (one conversation, one feeling).
Make that your prayer/conversation with the Lord. For example: my examen a few days ago reminded me of some intense negative feelings I’d had while talking to someone at dinner. She was expressing her opinion about something to which I disagreed. My feelings were ones set on defeating her opinion and replacing mine as the better one. I wanted to win.The Spirit asked me to look at my reactions. Tim, why are you so combative? Why do have to win the discussion all the time? My prayer then became,
“Well Lord, I’ve done it again! I can’t just listen and try to understand another person. I have to be the one who’s right all the time. Help me learn to listen. Help me to accept people where they are. Help me to wait for You to show me what is the “helpful” word.”
5.
Look toward tomorrow. (1 minute).
Tell God what is next in your life. What feelings come with those expectations (joy, worry, hopeful, thankful, anxious). Ask God for the grace to be “Open to the moment”. Ask for God’s help as best you can put it into words.Tell the Lord your thanks and love for Him.
The Examen will help you find the Hand of God present in your life. Don’t be compulsive, but try to do this once a day (best times are around noon or in the evening.)
Good remembering!!
Fr. Tim
This Week’s Mass Intentions
Saturday, October 10, 2026
BVM
4:30 pm (Vigil) † Frank & Dolores Serafine, req. by
daughter, Karen
Sunday, October 11, 2026
SUNDAY, TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
8:30 am † Thomas Vazzana, req. by Lou & Jeanne
10:30 am For the people of Holy Trinity, living and deceased
Monday, October 12, 2026
8:30 am † Ed Quimet, req. by Janet Ouimet
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
8:30 am † Elizabeth Latsko, req. by Robert & Lisa Bull
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr
8:30 am † Jack Spisak- First Anniversary, req. by Spisak & Ward familes
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
8:30 am † Charles Nagel, req. by the family
Friday, October 16, 2026
Saint Hedwig, Religious; Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin
8:30 am † James Leonardo, req. by Michele Wailee
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
4:30 pm (Vigil) For the people of Holy Trinity, living &
deceased
Sunday, October 18, 2026
SUNDAY, TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
8:30 am † Dr. & Mrs. Ruisi and Mr. & Mrs. Donald Klee, req. by Mary & Jim Klee
10:30 am † Mary Rieflin Lockner, req. by Lois Wright
Columbus Day
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, October 12th for Columbus Day
Holy Trinity Blood Drive
Wednesday, October 14
1:30 – 6:30 pm
Begins September 20th at noon
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading One: Isaiah 25:6-10a
will provide for all peoples
a feast of rich food and choice wines,
juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain he will destroy
the veil that veils all peoples,
the web that is woven over all nations;
he will destroy death forever.
The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from every face;
the reproach of his people he will remove
from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken.
On that day it will be said:
"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!
This is the LORD for whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
R. (6cd) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
He guides me in right paths
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
Reading Two: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Brothers and sisters:
I know how to live in humble circumstances;
I know also how to live with abundance.
In every circumstance and in all things
I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry,
of living in abundance and of being in need.
I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.
My God will fully supply whatever you need,
in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia: cf. Ephesians 1:17-18
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our hearts,
so that we may know what is the hope
that belongs to our call.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
in parables, saying,
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
who gave a wedding feast for his son.
He dispatched his servants
to summon the invited guests to the feast,
but they refused to come.
A second time he sent other servants, saying,
'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet,
my calves and fattened cattle are killed,
and everything is ready; come to the feast."'
Some ignored the invitation and went away,
one to his farm, another to his business.
The rest laid hold of his servants,
mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged and sent his troops,
destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready,
but those who were invited were not worthy to come.
Go out, therefore, into the main roads
and invite to the feast whomever you find.'
The servants went out into the streets
and gathered all they found, bad and good alike,
and the hall was filled with guests.
he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
The king said to him, 'My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?'
But he was reduced to silence.
Then the king said to his attendants, 'Bind his hands and feet,
and cast him into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.'
Many are invited, but few are chosen."
Pope Leo XIV
From the Bishop
