Word from the Pastor

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners,​
What Are We Asking the Lord?
“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” - Matthew 15:28 
In today’s Gospel, the Canaanite woman comes to Jesus with one clear and essential request: the healing of her daughter. She does not give up when her prayer seems unanswered. She continues to ask, seek, and knock until Jesus responds to her great faith.

Jesus tells us, “Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” But we must also ask ourselves: What are we asking for? What are we seeking? At which door are we knocking?

Life places many needs and desires before us, but not everything is equally essential. We need the wisdom to discern what truly requires our attention today and the faith to place it before the Lord.

Sometimes God does not give us what we want because He knows what we truly need. He sees tomorrow while we see only today. Therefore, let us trust His providence and ask for our “daily bread” the grace, strength, wisdom, and help we need for today.

Like the Canaanite woman, let us persevere in prayer. Let us ask until we receive, seek until we find, and knock until the door is opened. Above all, let us pray for the grace to recognize what is truly essential in our lives and to place it confidently in the hands of Jesus.

Lord, increase our faith and teach us to ask for what we truly need.
Amen.

Rev. Fritzner J. Bellonce
Pastor