Is my journey at St. Mary’s Cathedral Eucharistic or “Tonycentric”❓
Yesterday I tried unsuccessfully to meet up with Father Tony for the “Beating of the Bounds”; unfortunately, it’s not the first time that he and I have had difficulty in taking a journey together; similarly, I believe that the, “Jar of meal shall not be spent“, if he does a Daily Mass on the same day he has a funeral Mass, while he believes that if he does so he, “shall die” from priestly burnout; furthermore, it seems to me, that when I see him as priest, he thinks I should consider his outward appearance instead of the grace given him for his ministry; consequently, “With all my heart, I suggest that (we) learn to practise the art of communal discernment, employing for this purpose the method of “conversation in the Spirit”, which has proved so helpful in the synodal journey and in the proceedings of the synodal Assembly itself.“…
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From a letter from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek to the Faith Community at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo.
became priests to serve you and help you to grow spiritually. They are here to
satiate your hunger and to quench your thirst. Christ is both our food and our
drink.
…nevertheless, it seems to me that whenever I’ve ask Bishop Zurek to clarify how Father Tony is satiating my hunger and quenching my thirst when he has the Daily Mass canceled when there is a Funeral Mass the same day, he simply says, “Off with you“;…
…likewise, when Father Tony quotes Canon Law as a way to show me that unlike other priests he will remain in obedience to His Bishop by having “NO 7:00 AM MASS”, doesn’t that just give me cause to cry out even louder, “Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.“;…
…however, “so that we might exist for the praise of his glory“…
…so that, “The hand that blesses (becomes) an instrument of God’s love and a reflection of the closeness of Jesus Christ, who came to accompany us on the journey of life; so that, just as yesterday Father Tony and I finally came together and devised a way that I can receive the Eucharist and still join him for the “Beating of the Bounds”, can I not be assured that, like the apostles, Father Tony and I will someday proclaim, “Jesus instructed us…”for the journey“❓