A Fine Way to Start

September 8, 2024 | Rev. Dan Puchalla, Priest-in-Charge

As long advertised, this Sunday we celebrate both our patronal feast and the start of our 2024-2025 Program Year. St. Gregory the Great wrote many timeless works. Yet, among all the ink he spilled, my favorite quote of his is starkly simple:

Age quod agis. “Do what you are doing.”

I think there is no better advice for the Christian life. It’s an admonishment not to think too far ahead, not to get overwhelmed by all the problems of the world, not to think we have to figure it all out, and not to let our minds and hearts wander. The work right in front of us is the work God has given us to do. Focus on here and now. Do what you are doing.

So, what are we doing, good people of St. Gregory’s? This Sunday, we’ll take stock of where we are right now in the history of this congregation, and particularly in light of our ongoing exploration of the Letter of James. (And the kids will dive deeper into this letter at their first Blessed Little Adventures class after the service this Sunday.)