‘For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He is possessed.” The Son of Man came, eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” Yet wisdom has been proved right by her actions.’
In one of my old churches, we had a vibrant Latin Community. There were many people from many countries in North, South and Central America. Every year this community had a huge festival for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. These fellow parishioners were my neighbors and extremely generous with their time and talent to my old Parish.
The Mass itself was about an hour and a half, but the food and the celebration afterwards lasted for almost 3 hours. I ate or tried everything they put in front of me and my wife, Anna, and I had a great spiritual and social time.
Just like Juan Diego’s visit with Mary, we can find Jesus in many unexpected places in our ordinary lives. Don’t anticipate the future when your personal experience with Jesus can happen for you this very day. Someone may look different, but it may surprise you on how much you have in common between you and them when Jesus is present.
God Love You Always
Bob Burford
PS: Please Pray for Pope Leo XIV. Please Pray for Cancer victims and their caregivers. Pray for the conversion of Russia and the salvation of the Ukrainian and Russian people and their soldiers. Pray for the Holy Land. Pray for peace! The impossible could and can happen. (Saint Rita) Never deny God! Pray for justice for immigrants! Pray for justice for our President and all government officials!
