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Lifelong Catechesis

Forming Catholic identity across generations
September 26, 2023
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Ordinary Time

For a large part of the liturgical year, we devote ourselves to listening to the mystery of Christ in all its aspects unfolded as we seek God's truth and understanding.

Saint of the Week

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Christopher, Martyr

One of the most popular traditions holds that Christopher was a strong giant who made his living by carrying people across a raging stream. One of his passengers was a small child who grew so heavy as they crossed the stream that Christopher thought they would both drown. The child then identified himself as Christ and the heaviness was caused by the weight of the world on his shoulders.

We are much luckier than Christopher. While we can all carry Jesus within us, he does not burden us with the weight of the world. Rather, he lifts our burdens from us and helps us to carry them if we follow him.