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Today
we hear of Jesus speaking about tragedies that occurred and resulted in death.
Jesus asks whether people thought these tragedies occurred because of the sins
of those who died? Was it their sins that brought about their death? Jesus says
no, but his hearers must repent of their own sins lest they perish suddenly
without repentance. Then he tells them a parable about a fig tree that bore no
fruit. The servant wanted to cut it down but the gardener said no, I will dig
around it and give it manure and perhaps it will bear fruit. Out first reading
is Moses’ encounter with the Lord in the burning bush. Moses is a wanted man
who God calls to bring his people out of slavery in Egypt. God tells Moses his
name, I am who am, so that he can tell the Israelites that the God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob will deliver them. It has been a very long time since the Lord
promised Abraham the land of Canaan but God is faithful to his promise and has
not forgotten. Now He will bring this people out of slavery and give them the
land of Canaan. They will know that the Lord is the God of Abraham, of Isaac,
and of Jacob, the One Who Is, who will deliver them.
St. Paul tells us in the second reading that Christ is the spiritual Rock who followed the Israelites for forty years in the desert to the Promised Land. He is the Rock Moses struck to give them water and sustain them on their long journey. They were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea but they grumbled against Moses and the Lord and perished in the desert. None of those who were slaves in Egypt made it to the Promised Land. We are baptized into Christ who has given us a promise of glory beyond the wanderings of this world. We must repent of our sins or we will perish in the desert. God is patient with us as He was with Israel. He nourishes the fig tree and sustains it but He is looking for the fruit. Whoever thinks he is standing secure before the Lord should take care not to fall.
Msgr
George Brubaker

Rev. Michael McDermott, Associate Pastor\
Rev. Magana Magana Savaldor, Associate Pastor
Mr. James Malloy, Deacon
Mr. Anthony Bianco, Deacon
Mr. Scott Landis, Deacon
Mr. John Yaeger, Deacon
Mrs. Maritza Ortiz,
CRE St. John's
Mrs. Dawn Curtis, CRE, St. Bernadette's
Mr. Henry Grabowski, Business Manager

Mrs. Bonnie Demar, Administrative Assistant
Mr. C. Gene Wright, Finance Executive Officer
Ms. Cathy Crusco, Director of Music
Parish Council
| St. John Representatives | St. Bernadette Representatives |
| Al Burk | Bob Apito, Executive Officer |
| Ann Burton | Donna Mills |
| Bonnie De Mar | Donald Minner |
| Bob Ferrier | Anne Paladino |
| Paul Homlish | Donna Salerno |
| Joseph Plummer | Cathy Vogl |
| Andrew Riddle | |
| Gene Wright | |
| Hispanic Community | |
| Arlene Morales |
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