Week of June 7, 2026

Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,

As part of the mission of Saint Oscar Romero Ministries, please know that we are here to pray for your intentions and to walk with you in faith. If you carry a burden, grief, fear, hope, or need, you are not alone. We would be honored to pray with you and for you.
As we enter Trinity Time, sometimes called Ordinary Time, we are reminded that the Holy Trinity is not an abstract idea. God is communion, relationship, and self-giving love. If God is love, then those who worship God must learn to love.
But love is difficult.

It is easy to say, “I love you.” It is easy to admire compassion from a distance. But Christian love is not merely a feeling or a matter of words. Love is revealed in action, faithfulness, and our willingness to be present when another person’s need becomes inconvenient.

In the Gospel story of the rich man and Lazarus, the rich man is not described as violent. He simply ignores Lazarus at his gate: poor, wounded, hungry, and visible. That is the warning. We cannot claim to love the invisible God while treating visible human beings as disposable.

Saint Oscar Romero saw the suffering of the poor, the voiceless, and the forgotten. He spoke for those whose cries were ignored. Yet his love did not become hatred, resentment, or violence. His love remained rooted in Christ.

May we hear the Gospel’s challenge and refuse to sell love out for cheap substitutes: feelings, slogans, comfort, preference, or mere words. May God’s love become in us mercy, courage, prayer, faithfulness, and action.
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Brothers and sisters, let us love because God first loved us.
Peace,
Rev. Ben