St. Theresa Catholic church

 

 SPIRITUAL HUNGER

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

“The poverty in the developed countries is a different kind of poverty– It is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality.  There’s a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God…  They know they need something more than money, yet they don’t know what it is.  What they are missing, really, is a living relationship with God”.  Mother Theresa.

Have you ever been hungry?  As human beings, we hunger for many things besides food and material possessions.  Yes, hunger causes the greatest evil, but greatest hunger in the modern world is the Spiritual Hunger or Hungering for God.

As Saint Teresa mentions in her quote the difference is in what we choose to quench the hunger.  Do we choose pride, wealth, and material things which perish and never support our spiritual Hunger?  Or do we turn to the One, who created us and wants to fill the spiritual hunger by becoming our eternal food?

Can we choose God to fill this spiritual hunger as Saint Teresa describes, and not looking to the material world, knowing that only He can quench it, having total confidence on Him as we realize our own humility and limitations, is what it means to be Spiritually hunger.  May God quench your spiritual Hunger by your way of life.

Fr. Robinson
 

 
 
 
 

 

 


 

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"I understood that all we accomplish, however brilliant, is worth nothing  without love."
St Theresa

"The work I had been unable to do in ten years was done by Jesus in one instant, contenting himself with my good will which was never lacking. I could say to [5] Him like His apostles: “Master, I fished all night and caught nothing.” 93 More merciful to me than He was to His disciples, Jesus took the net Himself, cast it, and drew it in filled with fish. He made me a fisher of souls."

St. Therese of Lisieux. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower) [The Authorized English Translation of Therese's Original Unaltered Manuscripts] (Kindle Locations 2439-2445). ICS Publications. Kindle Edition. 

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Decree Suspending the public Celebration of Mass and Enacting Other Measures

JOSEPH EDWARD STRICKLAND
BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND THE APOSTOLIC SEE
BISHOP OF TYLER
[sic]  .

Resuming Liturgies While Facing COVID-19

Based on the guidance from the Office of the Governor, the celebration of liturgies with the people may resume in the Diocese of Tyler on May 1, 2020, provided that health protocols and other measures are observed in order to protect the vulnerable and mitigate the risk of resurgence in our communities. Taking proper precautions to protect others is a Christian obligation of both justice and charity

The coronavirus remains a highly contagious disease. We know now that the virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to others by infected persons who have few or no symptoms. Even if an infected person is only mildly ill, the people they spread it to may become seriously ill or even die, especially if that person is 65 or older with pre-existing health conditions that place them at higher risk. Because of the hidden nature of this threat, everyone should rigorously follow the practices specified in these protocols. The virus that causes COVID-19 is still circulating in our communities. We must continue to observe practices that protect everyone, including those who are most vulnerable.

                                                                                    DO ALL THINGS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD



 

OUR PASTOR:
Fr.John Robinson Thason
pastor@sttheresagladewater.org

OUR ADDRESS:
10138 Union Grove Rd.
Gladewater, TX 75647

CONTACT US:
Rectory: (903) 845-2306
Fax: (903) 845-7126
office@sttheresagladewater.org