{"id":12494,"date":"2026-09-05T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/?p=12494"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:03:21","slug":"august-30-2026-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/august-30-2026-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time\/","title":{"rendered":"August 30, 2026, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12494\" data-postid=\"12494\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12494 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nqih336 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o4ys070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s2f700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\">\n<div><strong>August 30, 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong><strong>Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time <br \/><\/strong><\/strong><em>May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts,<br \/>that we may know what is the hope that belongs to our call.<\/em>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Dear Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Family,<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Jesus shows us that the path to glory runs\u00a0<em>through<\/em>\u00a0the cross, not around it. That might sound like hard news, but it&#8217;s actually the best news: nothing we surrender to God is ever truly lost. Every small &#8220;cross&#8221; we carry with love \u2014 a burden set down, a will surrendered, a fear released \u2014 becomes the very doorway to freedom. Through His own cross, Jesus opened the way to a life full of grace, healing, and hope. He offers pardon to the weary, freedom to the burdened, and new life to anyone willing to walk that path with Him. This is the heart of the Gospel: love that transforms suffering into victory and death into life.<br \/><br \/>Jesus isn&#8217;t asking us to suffer for suffering&#8217;s sake. He is telling us that if we are willing to suffer as He did, we will receive our reward in God&#8217;s kingdom. When we let go of what we cling to \u2014 our own plans, our need for control, the things we think will make us safe \u2014 we open our hands to receive something far greater from God. This is the beautiful exchange at the center of our faith: what looks like loss becomes gain, and what looks like an ending becomes a beginning. God gives without measure, without holding back, and the joy He offers no cross can diminish. Do not be afraid \u2014 the way of the cross is also the way of victory. Whatever you place in God&#8217;s hands, however small, He will transform it into something eternal.\u00a0<em>Lose all for Jesus Christ, and you will gain all in Jesus Christ.<\/em><em><br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div><br \/>Have a peaceful day.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Yours in Christ,<\/div>\n<div>Father Edward C. Domme<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Copyright \u00a9 2026 Servants of the Word, source:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscripture.net\/\">dailyscripture.net<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">author<\/span> <strong>Don Schwager<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our Lady of the Assumption Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rev. Edward C. Domme, Pastor<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #003366;\">811 Guaymas Place NE<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Albuquerque, NM\u00a0 87108<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Parish Office (505)256-9818<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12494"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12510,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12494\/revisions\/12510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}