Father Simon - Why Should Priests Wear A Stole In Confession? - March 20, 2025

Bible Study:

• Jeremiah 17:5-10 – The verb here for “trust” means “to rely on”. This may seem harsh but this is good advice. Jesus did not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people in John 2. To expect from a human being only what you can get from God is idolatry. You can trust human beings to be human but not God. (10:24)
• Luke 16:19-31 – This is a joke, this is funny. Who is Jesus talking about, he is talking about the high priest Caiaphas who dressed in purple linens. The high priests were supposed to be descendants of Zadok, but the Maccabees coopted the Monarchy and High Priesthood to which they had no right. Jesus is talking about the Pharisees and he is telling a story of a Sadducee in Hell. Isn’t it curious that Jesus calls his poor man Lazarus? Fr. Simon talks about how Jesus is using humor here talk about the Sadducees. (16:29)

 

Letters:

• Anonymous – Why do priests have to wear a stole while hearing Confession? (24:02)
• Greg – What do we do when it is very hard to forgive someone and what is the prayer that you say to help with this? When you find that you cannot forgive someone you give permission to God to forgive them. (30:10)

 

Word of the Day:

• "Compadre" (34:18)

 

Phones:

• Lee- Today is the feast of St. Hubert of Derwenwater (38:48)
• Marsha - I go to daily Mass, pray the Rosary and the Chaplet, saying the apostle Creed 3 times in the day, seems to be not necessary. What are your thoughts? (40:05)
• Liz - Say you don't get to Mass on Sunday, but you watch it on TV. Is it still a sin? (42:50)
• Mike - In Revelation, why does it says that we shouldn't have images of heaven or hell in our homes? (46:21)