Statue of Christ outside Christ the King Church, Kampala, Uganda: Photo by Brian McMorrow
UPDATE: I received the following message... Thanks for sharing the gospel online. Just one correction about the photo by Brian. It is one of the most striking artistic monuments in Kampala and I credit Brian (our good neighbour across the street) for taking it so perfectly. Unfortunately, there's a popular error about this statue. Being right in the yard of the iconic Christ the King Church, most people take it to be the image of Christ the King. The fact is that it is one of St. John the Baptist! We are trying to put the story right by erecting another statue of Christ the King, but we would be grateful if your blog helped us clarify the issue. Otherwise, thanks for letting our Church appear on your site - AMGD.
It is almost "new year's eve" on the liturgical calendar. The new "Year of Grace 2009" will begin with the First Sunday of Advent on November 30, 2008. This coming weekend's liturgy is for the "Thirty-Fourth or Last Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King."
The scriptures and background material on them for this year's celebration of Christ the King can be found here and if you've got kids coming to Mass with you, take a look here to help them prepare to hear the word.
These scriptures give us Ezekiel's image of the Lord as our shepherd who seeks out and brings back those who are lost and heals the injured and sick. (Be sure to see what the shepherd does to the sleek and the strong!) The gospel offers the image of the shepherd-king who separates the sheep from the goats - we definitely want to end up on the sheep's side of this division!
Begin now to read these scriptures to deepen your experience of the Word at Mass this weekend.
-ConcordPastor
Dear Pastor,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the gospel online.
Just one correction about the photo by Brian. It is one of the most striking artistic monuments in Kampala and I credit Brian (our good neighbour across the street) for taking it so perfectly. Unfortunately, there's a popular error about this statue. Being right in the yard of the iconic Christ the King Church, most people take it to be the image of Christ the King. The fact is that it is one of St. John the Baptist! We are trying to put the story right by erecting another statue of Christ the King, but we would be grateful if your blog helped us clarify the issue. Otherwise, thanks for letting our Church appear on your site - AMGD
Rev Joe (former) Associate Pastor