Are you doing online classes and need a place to study?

Holy Name has the library, teen area, and parish hall that is available to use! Quiet for those tense online learning moments with snacks and wifi!! Also available for your use...a quiet chapel to meditate, pray and clear your mind in between classes or before the big online test!

Open Monday-Friday 9-5

Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46

• This Sunday is known throughout the Church as Christ the King Sunday, when we recognize Christ as the king and leader of our faith. In the Old Testament reading and the psalm, we read about the image of God as a shepherd. What are the qualities of a shepherd that make a good leader? What are examples from Christ’s life of times he led like a shepherd?

• The Matthew reading is a call to recognize God in all people — in the hungry, the sick, the most needy. What are ways that you can recognize humanity and the dignity in all people you meet? How can you reach out to those who are in need in your parish community at this time of year?

• We might have a hard time reconciling the image of a typical king with the type of leader that Jesus was. What characteristics do you see in Christ that you wish to emulate in your own life? How might you lead others to follow God and protect them from the dangers and injustice in today’s world?

St. Catherine of Alexandria is honored as one of the fourth-century virgin martyrs. According to legend, she came from an educated pagan family, but as a teenager converted to Christianity. She spoke out against the Roman emperor Maxentius for his persecution of Christians. When she won a debate with 50 of his philosophers and in doing so won 200 converts to Christ, he attempted to have her killed on a spiked wheel. When Catherine touched the wheel, it shattered, and so he had her beheaded instead. She was an important saint in the Middle Ages following the reported rediscovery of her body at Mount Sinai, which became a popular pilgrimage destination. It is said that Catherine decreed she would only consent to marry someone who possessed greater intelligence, beauty, and wealth than she did, and that she found this person only in Christ. Her feast day is November 26. youngadultministry.com

       Questions for Reflection:

• Catherine of Alexandria found the fulfillment of her dreams in God, and she was willing to give up her very life in order to remain true to that dream. Symbolically, virginity represents being whole, having purity and a single purpose of mind and heart, as Catherine did. How can you relate her spiritual virginity to your life?

• When have you experienced God as the fulfillment of your dreams?

• Catherine found the qualities she was looking for only in Christ. What do you find in Christ that you can’t find elsewhere?