St. John Vianney Catholic Church

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St. John Vianney Catholic Church Welcome to our parish page!

Join us for Mass, Confessions, Adoration, other sacraments; faith sharing and fellowship; Pre-School, Religious Ed, Youth Ministry; serve the community through the Food Pantry; check out the Family Life Center activities; etc. Our Mass Schedule

SATURDAY:
5:00 PM Vigil with Rosary at 4:30 PM

SUNDAY:
8:00 AM
10:45 AM Contemporary, Life Teen
1:00 PM Spanish

Daily Mass Schedule
MONDAY - SATURDAY
8:00 AM

Next month Faith & Fellowship, plan your Tuesday with us.
10/23/2026

Next month Faith & Fellowship, plan your Tuesday with us.

For all those planners out there..in advance sharing a collection upcoming in November.
10/22/2026

For all those planners out there..in advance sharing a collection upcoming in November.

Access FORMED for free through our parish website. Many great videos for everyone. Link in comments.
10/21/2026

Access FORMED for free through our parish website. Many great videos for everyone. Link in comments.

10/21/2026
"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesarand to God what belongs to God."In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Pharisees and H...
10/18/2026

"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
and to God what belongs to God."

In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus by questioning him about paying taxes to Caesar. He responds by taking a coin and asking, “Whose image is this?” It bears the image of Caesar. So, he says, give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God.

What belongs to God? What is the ‘coin’ that bears God’s image? We are the coin. We are made in the image and likeness of God. The Greek word used in the Gospel is εἰκὼν, that is, ‘icon’. We are icons of God. It is the same word the Greek Septuagint Bible, which was commonly used in the time of the apostles, renders in Genesis 1:26-27. God created humanity in his own ‘icon’. The Hebrew word is ‘tselem’. It appears most often in the Bible referring to idols, the graven images or ‘icons’ of pagan gods. But in us, written into our nature, is the graven image of the one true God.

The iconography of God is obscured in us by sin, like layers of grime and soot over the image. But the more fully we give ourselves to him, the more visible the icon becomes. When we are poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart, peacemakers, persecuted and insulted – we are icons of God. When we reconcile with our brothers, when we cut off our right hand rather than sin – we are icons of God. When we offer the other cheek to one who strikes us, when we do not defend ourselves against a lawsuit but give even more than they asked – we are icons of God. When we love our enemies, and do good to those who hate us – we are icons of God. This is what we are made for, this is graven in our hearts. Let us give ourselves to God, without reserve, so that this ‘icon’ may resplend in us and people may glorify our heavenly Father.
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En el Evangelio de este domingo, los fariseos y herodianos intentan tender una trampa a Jesús interrogándolo sobre el pago de impuestos al César. Él responde tomando una moneda y preguntando: «¿De quién es esta imagen?». Lleva la imagen del César. Entonces dice: devuelvan al César lo que es del César, y a Dios lo que es de Dios.

¿Qué pertenece a Dios? ¿Cuál es la ‘moneda’ que lleva la imagen de Dios? Nosotros somos la moneda. Hemos sido creados a imagen y semejanza de Dios. La palabra griega utilizada en el Evangelio es εἰκὼν, es decir, «icono». Somos iconos de Dios. Es la misma palabra que la Biblia griega LXX —de uso común en tiempos de los apóstoles— emplea en Génesis 1, 26-27. Dios creó a la humanidad a su propia «imagen». La palabra hebrea es ‘tselem’. Aparece con mayor frecuencia en la Biblia para referirse a ídolos, a las imágenes talladas o «iconos» de dioses paganos. Pero en nosotros, grabada en nuestra naturaleza, se encuentra la imagen del único Dios verdadero.

La imagen divina en nosotros queda oscurecida por el pecado, como humo y manchas que cubren una pintura. Sin embargo, cuanto más nos entregamos a Él, más visible se hace ese icono. Cuando somos pobres de espíritu, mansos, limpios de corazón, perseguidos e insultados – somos iconos de Dios. Cuando nos reconciliamos con los hermanos, cuando nos cortamos la mano derecha antes que pecar – somos iconos de Dios. Cuando ofrecemos la otra mejilla a quien nos golpea, cuando no nos defendemos ante una demanda sino que damos incluso más de lo que nos piden – somos iconos de Dios. Cuando amamos a nuestros enemigos y hacemos el bien a quienes nos odian – somos iconos de Dios. Para esto hemos sido creados; está grabado en nuestros corazones. Entreguémonos a Dios sin reservas, para que este «icono» resplandezca en nosotros y la gente glorifique a nuestro Padre celestial.

Save the Date for our next breakfast together!
10/17/2026

Save the Date for our next breakfast together!

Let me know when you see it!
10/17/2026

Let me know when you see it!

Next Month Racial Justice Book Club Selection.
10/15/2026

Next Month Racial Justice Book Club Selection.

Address

105 Vianney Lane
Prince Frederick, MD
20678

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+14105350223

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