The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [C]
I Kgs 19:16,19-21 + Gal 5:1,13-18 + Lk 9:51-62
June 30, 2019
“He resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem….”
All over the Wichita Diocese, many priests this month were “on the road again”, to use the words of Willie Nelson. They moved to new residences and took up new assignments within the diocese. However, while Mr. Nelson just couldn’t wait to get on the road again, most of our priests had mixed feelings about uprooting themselves and beginning again in a new part of the diocese. Those mixed feelings come from, on the one hand, wanting to be faithful to the bishop’s plan for the diocese, and knowing from experience that change brings blessings eventually. On the other hand, change is difficult, and the longer a priest had been in his previous assignment, the harder it is to leave. Continue reading