Brett&#039;s Two Cents

September 5, 2020

Hello, everyone! I’m sure some of you have seen these, but I still think they’re incredibly clever. So, to put a smile on your faces, I give you “Pew signs in a time of pandemic”:

Jesus said, “Take up your cross, not this pew.”
Zaccheus climbed a sycamore to get a better seat. This pew was not it.
Jesus sat the 5,000 down in rows, just not in this one.
Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. And if he were still around today, he still wouldn’t be allowed to sit in this pew.
Remember when God put a flaming sword at the entrance to the Garden of Eden so that Adam and Eve couldn’t come in? “Flaming sword” can also be translated as “blue tape.”
Reserved for Elijah only.
Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you, just not this pew.”
6 feet apart today is better than 6 feet under tomorrow.
Jesus cleans the heart; we disinfect the pew.
“A time to live and a time to die. A time for war and a time for peace. A time to stand and a time to sit. (But not in this pew)”
Jesus said, “Seek and you shall find. But not in this pew.”

Okay, on a more serious note, several of you have asked about what more we could be doing in the face of all the unrest and upheaval in which our country finds itself immersed. One thing I hope we’re all doing is increasing our prayers.

Last weekend, Fr. Hans announced in his column the resumption of Thursday Holy Hours. We’ve decided to go ahead and host these every Thursday evening (rather than just 1st and 3rd Thursdays) from 6:00-7:00pm in the church. There’s nothing fancy about these services — a rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and some silent time before the Blessed Sacrament. It doesn’t feel like much, but so many of the saints and spiritually wise have talked about the power of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

Here’s what J.R.R. Tolkien had to say:

“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament. . . There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on earth, and more than that: Death.”

Come join us this Thursday as we pray for the healing of our country and our world!