“And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.”

When Jesus encountered two disciples on the road to Emmaus it is clear that they did not understand all he had endured. He bluntly tells them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!” Despite his disappointment he did not abandon the two disciples, but “beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures.”

To paraphrase St. Augustin, Jesus is hidden in the Old Testament, and revealed in the New. How fortunate we are to have the faith of the apostles, the many disciples who followed them, and billions of Christians over two thousand years who believed that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promise of salvation, forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Are we grateful for the gift of their faith? Do we accept and nurture our faith by daily or frequently reading God’s Word revealed to us in the Old and New Testaments? When is the last time we read Sacred Scripture and listened for God to speak to us?

We miss you and we look forward to the time when we can celebrate Mass together again. Until that time, there are many ways to still participate in Mass and interact with our parish family:

•  Listen to Mass by phone by dialing 1-844-602-3933. By entering your phone number, you will receive a call back at 10am and can listen to Mass over the phone.

•  Masses are broadcast on Facebook at 10am in English and 12noon in Spanish at Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church and Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish.

•  Masses are broadcast on YouTube at 10am in English and 12noon in Spanish at Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church.

•  Worship Guides for each weekend are posted on Facebook and our website at stjpc.org.

•  Bulletins are emailed to all households we have email addresses for and can also be found at stjpc.org.

•  One Call messages are continuing each week beginning at 11am Saturdays.

•  The church is unlocked each weekday day from 8-4pm for prayer and Fridays for Eucharistic Adoration.