St. Joseph Catholic Church Muskogee, OK

06/01/2026

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05/31/2026

MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO

31 de mayo de 2026 - La Santísima Trinidad
Juan 3:16-18

¡Gloria al Padre, gloria al Hijo y gloria al Espíritu Santo! “¡Así amó Dios al mundo! Le dio al Hijo Único, para que quien cree en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna” (Juan 3:16). Después de la solemnidad de Pentecostés, que celebramos el domingo pasado, la Iglesia nos invita ahora a celebrar el gran misterio de la Santísima Trinidad: misterio de amor y de unidad.

El Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica (número 253) nos habla del dogma de la Santísima Trinidad:

La Trinidad es una. No confesamos tres dioses sino un solo Dios en tres personas: "la Trinidad consubstancial". Las personas divinas no se reparten la única divinidad, sino que cada una de ellas es enteramente Dios: "El Padre es lo mismo que es el Hijo, el Hijo lo mismo que es el Padre, el Padre y el Hijo lo mismo que el Espíritu Santo, es decir, un solo Dios por naturaleza". "Cada una de las tres personas es esta realidad, es decir, la substancia, la esencia o la naturaleza divina". Por la gracia del bautismo, “en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo”, somos llamados a participar en la vida de la Bienaventurada Trinidad: aquí abajo, en la oscuridad de la fe, y después de la muerte, en la luz eterna (CIC 265). Dios es amor, y cualquiera de nosotros que haya experimentado lo que es el verdadero amor puede comprender, por la gracia del Espíritu Santo, este gran misterio de fe. La esencia de la Trinidad es servir y amar; por lo tanto, como cristianos, a eso estamos llamados: a servir y amar.

©LPi

05/31/2026

GOSPEL MEDITATION

May 31, 2026 - The Most Holy Trinity
John 3:16-18

I was 16 years old on a youth group retreat in the mountains. One night, I opened my heart to the message being proclaimed: that God so loved the world that He sent His Son for us. Later, I lay under the pine trees and looked up at the countless stars. They seemed different. No longer cold, distant balls of chemical reactions, they appeared as an expression of God’s love, as if He were giving those stars directly to me. The truth of God sending His Son changed how I saw the whole universe.

That is what today’s Gospel reveals: “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.” (John 3:16) The universe is not just a whirl of impersonal forces or empty space. At its heart is a gift: the Father eternally giving the Son, not to condemn, but to bring life.

This is not abstract doctrine but deeply personal. God gives His Son for you and me. Each human life is precious enough to be caught up in that eternal gift.

It is in the Mass where we encounter this most directly. In the Word proclaimed, in the assembly gathered, in the priest, and above all in the Eucharist, the Father once again gives His Son. What looks like bread and wine is the drama of the Trinity, laboring to love us here and now.

The Trinity is not a puzzle to solve but the blazing Truth at the center of everything: the Father gives the Son for you and me. Lord, help us to see this more clearly.

— Father John Muir ©LPi

05/30/2026

So blessed to have these two parishioners united in Christ by the sacrament of matrimony. God bless Juan and Citlaly!

05/29/2026

This weekend at all Masses we will have a special guest, Michael John Poirier. He comes with "5 Minute Mission" for all of us to hear. He will also lead the music at all the English Masses, and the Communion song at the Spanish Mass. Here is a sneak peek of his music. See you all at Mass!

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05/24/2026

MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO

24 de mayo de 2026 - Dia de Pentecostés
Juan 20:19-23

El Espíritu Santo llena el vacío que la Ascensión del Señor había dejado en los discípulos. Ahora da comienzo la Iglesia naciente, con la fuerza del Espíritu Santo en sus corazones. Pentecostés es la realidad presente del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo en la Iglesia. Es el Espíritu quien nos sostiene, impulsa y fortalece. Este día, la Iglesia entera se anima con cantos y alabanzas por este gran acontecimiento: “Dicho esto, sopló sobre ellos y les dijo: ‘Reciban el Espíritu Santo. A quienes descarguen de sus pecados, serán liberados, y a quienes se los retengan, les serán retenidos’” (Juan 20:22-23).

La Iglesia es una, como lo recitamos cada domingo en el Credo, y es obra del Espíritu Santo. Como dice san Pablo: “Hay diferentes dones espirituales, pero el Espíritu es el mismo. Hay diversos ministerios, pero el Señor es el mismo. Hay diversidad de obras, pero es el mismo Dios quien obra todo en todos. La manifestación del Espíritu que a cada uno se le da es para provecho común” (1 Corintios 12:4-7). Esto nos recuerda que nadie es dueño de los ministerios en la Iglesia, ni puede aprovecharse del poder que se le otorga en el servicio. Solo somos servidores al servicio del Señor. El Espíritu Santo está para construir las comunidades, los grupos parroquiales, los movimientos y las organizaciones. Y la mejor manera de construir es obedeciendo al Señor, que nos dice en su Evangelio: “¡La paz esté con ustedes!” (Juan 20:21). La paz une, anima y fortalece.

©LPi

05/24/2026

GOSPEL MEDITATION

May 24, 2026 - Pentecost Sunday
John 20:19-23

“He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’” (John 20:22–23)

For those of us who go to confession regularly, there is often a familiar frustration: “Why do I keep confessing the same sins?” It can feel like a loop, cleansed but unchanged.

Pentecost reveals a hopeful perspective. When the Risen Jesus breathes on his ashamed and fearful disciples and gives them the Holy Spirit, he echoes Genesis, when God breathes life into Adam. This is not just primarily the removal of guilt, but new creation.

In confession, we receive more than forgiveness. We receive a fresh outpouring, the breath of the Spirit, and a renewed mission. Jesus does not say to us, “You’re forgiven, now go back to your old life.” He says, so to speak, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” (John 20:21)

That is why penance is not just saying a few prayers. It is reorientation. It is the Spirit summoning us to live differently: with mercy and healing.

Just as Adam was sent into the world, and the Apostles were sent out after Pentecost, so too we are sent from the confessional — not just clean, but consecrated.

Pentecost Challenge: After your next confession, ask the Holy Spirit for one way you can participate in Christ’s healing will for you. Then take one small, concrete step, and do not look back.

— Father John Muir ©LPi

05/24/2026

Happy to have had Former Pastor of St Joseph (now in Resurrection Tulsa) Fr. Mike Knipe for this Saturday Vigil Mass as we begin Pentecost.

Everything is red in honor of Pentecost. May our hearts burn with the Flame of God’s Love, the Holy Spirit within us.

Let us pray: “O God, who by today's great feast of Pentecost sanctify your whole Church in every people and nation, pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit across the face of the earth and, with the divine grace that was at work when the Gospel was first proclaimed, fill now once more the hearts of believers.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”

05/22/2026

Day 9 Prayer intention: for those who are grieving or experiencing loss or loneliness.

Holy Spirit, comfort the afflicted. Spirit of Consolation, let us know the Father’s love for us. Christ died and rose again to restore us to friendship. Never allow us to be separated from God but instead increase our desire to follow Christ. (One ‘Hail Mary’)

Let us pray: Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful and Kindle in us the fire of your Love. Amen.

Photo: chapel; Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee

05/21/2026

Day 8 Prayer intention: for all workers, farmers, teachers and artists.

Come Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and dwell in our hearts. Bring your Goodness. Inspire us to work for the common good. Thank You for people who bring us closer to You by their work among us and give us a share in all that is true, good and beautiful in this world created by Your Loving Hands. Keep us free from sin and selfishness. (Pray one 'Glory Be')

Let us pray: Come Holy Spirit, Fill the Hearts of Your Faithful and Kindle in us the fire of your Love. Amen.

Photo: Marian Chapel, St Joseph Muskogee