Saint John & Saint Ann

Serving the Catholic Communities of Covington Kentucky

Saint John - 627 Pike St

4:30 PM | Saturday

9:00 AM | Sunday

Saint Ann- 1274 Parkway Ave

11:00 AM | Sunday

Confession
Saturday: 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Saint John the Evangelist - 627 Pike St

Daily Mass
Monday: 8:45 AM
Saint Ann - 1274 Parkway Ave

Tuesday: 8:45 AM
Saint Ann - 1274 Parkway Ave

Wednesday: 8:45 AM
Saint John the Evangelist - 627 Pike St

Friday: 8:45 AM
Saint John the Evangelist - 627 Pike St

And Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place."

Luke 4:21-30

If we become a star athlete or acquire great wealth, our high school or home town may honor us as "Person of the Year" or dedicate a plaque to us. But if we challenge people to do great things, there may be no plaque for us. Jesus entered the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth and read a passage from Isaiah that prophesied the coming of the Messiah and then He said it had been fulfilled in their midst. The people of Nazareth knew Jesus well. He grew up and lived among them. He was one of them. He was like them. He had not yet done anything to indicate that He was the Messiah. But people knew that Messiah would do great things. If Jesus was the Messiah, there was no reason why they too, could not do great things. If Jesus could not prove to them that He was the Messiah, there would be no pressure on them to be better than they wanted to be. Jesus knew that familiarity breeds doubt. He challenged the people of Nazareth to accept Him despite their doubt - to have faith in Him. Do we sometimes doubt Jesus? Do we accept Him as Messiah despite our doubt? Do we have faith in Him?

Let us continue to pray for each other. May the Good Lord bless you and keep you close to Himself.

Your servant in Christ,

Fr. Mick Greer