Your mission field is not thousands of kilometres away. Your mission field is sitting across the breakfast table or in the next cubicle at work or the friend going through a difficult time or … That's your mission field. And being on mission doesn't mean preaching sermons at people. It means living differently because we belong to Jesus. We love. We serve. We listen. We forgive. We pray for people. We aren't embarrassed about our faith. And when the opportunity arises, we aren't afraid to speak about Jesus. Sometimes mission can be as simple as saying: I am here for you! OR would it be ok if I prayed with you? OR “Would you like to come to Mass with me?” Corpus Christi becomes a missionary parish only when the people of Corpus Christi become missionary disciples. We can have Alpha. Faith Studies. Youth Ministry. RCIA. Beautiful liturgies - Good programs. All of these are important. But ultimately, they exist to help form disciples of Jesus — people who walk out those doors ready to live their faith and help others encounter Christ – primarily by their actions but also by their words when needed or appropriate. Because the real mission field begins on the other side of those doors. Imagine if we really understood that. We wouldn't simply be a congregation of people who come to Mass on Sunday. We would be a community of disciples sent on mission — into our homes, schools, workplaces, neighbourhoods and friendships. That's the kind of parish we want Corpus Christi to become. And it begins with each one of us. So on this Mission Sunday, perhaps the most important mission to think about isn't somewhere across the world. It's the mission Jesus has given you. Ask yourself: Where has Jesus placed me on mission — and are you living there as His disciple? In a few moments, at the end of Mass, we will hear: “Go forth the Mass is ended.” Those words don't simply tell us that Mass is over. They tell us what happens next. The Mission begins.

Rooted in Tradition. Tradition does not mean that we simply like old things. The word itself means something handed on. It means recognizing that the Catholic faith is an inheritance entrusted to us by God. We define this in our 10 Year Visions in the following way: Corpus Christi parishioners are firmly rooted in the living Tradition of the Church, faithful to the fullness of the teachings of Christ in every aspect of parish life (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:15). Hence: The Mass isn't mine. The Gospel isn't mine. The priesthood isn't mine. This parish isn't mine. The Church isn't mine. And that requires humility, because being Rooted in Tradition means admitting: I am not the starting point. There were Christians before me. Saints before me. Martyrs before me. Generations of ordinary Catholic men and women who received this faith, lived it, sacrificed for it, and handed it on. And now it has reached us – you and me! Our responsibility can be summed up in these words: Receive. Live. Hand on. But today's Gospel adds an important warning. God doesn't want us simply to preserve the vineyard. He wants – expects - it to bear fruit: he expects an ROI on his investment! Notre-Dame itself wasn't ultimately what Fr. Fournier was trying to save. At the heart of that cathedral was Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Tradition is not a museum. Tradition is the root. Holiness is the fruit. Deep roots should produce good fruit: lives of prayer, generosity, forgiveness, service, discipleship and mission. So here is the question for each of us: What are you doing with the faith that has been handed on to you? Are you merely holding onto it? Or are you living it so deeply that someone else will receive it because of you (not in spite of you but because of you)? Your children. Your grandchildren. Your friends. Someone who does not yet know Christ. One day, every one of us will hand this vineyard to another generation. May we be able to say: I received the faith. I lived the faith. And, by God's grace, I handed it on.

Who is your one? Think of one name.One person. And invite them.Invite them for coffee. Invite them to Alpha. Invite them to a parish event. Invite them to Mass.Don't worry about what happens next.Leave that to God.Our job is simply to imitate the landowner: Go out. Look. Invite. Because somewhere there is another Lucy. Someone searching.Someone who may not even realize yet that they are searching for God.And perhaps God intends to reach that person through you.Someone is waiting for your invitation. Who is your one?

Points for Reflection: Christian love does not stand by. Christian love gets involved. Not because we want to control people. We cannot make another person believe. We cannot make someone return to Mass. But we can pray, notice, encourage, invite, accompany, teach, witness and refuse to give up on someone. That is Engaged Discipleship. And this begins, above all, at home. Parents, God has made you watchmen for your children. You feed them. You clothe them. You educate them. You provide opportunities for them. All of that is important. But what is the endgame? Ultimately, it is heaven. And between here and heaven, one of your greatest responsibilities is helping your children to know Christ, love Christ, and serve Christ and others around them! Because if we do not intentionally form our children, someone else is already doing it. The culture is forming them every day—through their phones, their friends, entertainment, social media, and countless other voices. We cannot simply hope that faith will somehow stick. It has to be worked and witnesses to! That is why the parish provides Vacation Bible School, altar serving, retreats, Youth Ministry, Faith Studies and so much more. But the parish cannot replace the family. We are here to help you do what God has entrusted primarily to you. So don't simply ask: “How am I doing with Jesus?” Ask: “Who has Jesus placed in my life that He wants me to help come to know Him?” Because God has entrusted people to every one of us. And an Engaged Disciple takes responsibility for the spiritual good of others.

Today’s Readings gives each of us a question. Parents: are you simply practising the faith, or are you forming your children to carry the faith after you? Teachers: are you simply teaching students, or forming young disciples who will influence others? Those involved in parish ministries: are you simply filling a position, or are you bringing someone else alongside you and preparing them to lead? Every leader is only a steward for a time. Our task is to be faithful with what Christ has entrusted to us—and to prepare someone else to carry it when our time is finished.

Here is perhaps the most important point. If leisure means contemplating what is true, beautiful and good... then the highest form of leisure is the Holy Mass. Think about it. At Mass we stop producing. We stop buying. We stop proving ourselves. Instead... we adore. We receive. We listen. We contemplate. We enter into the eternal worship of Heaven. The world says, "You're wasting an hour." Jesus says, "Come to me... and I will give you rest." Real rest comes from learning how Jesus lived. He lived slowly enough to notice people. He prayed. He spent time with His Father. He enjoyed meals. He walked. He looked at birds and flowers. He welcomed children. Takeaway for Adults As summer begins, choose one habit of holy leisure. Perhaps it is: Never miss Sunday Mass while travelling. Eat one family meal each day without phones. Read one good spiritual book. Takeaway for Young People This summer don't let your phone decide how you spend your life. Every hour you spend scrolling is an hour you cannot spend becoming the person God created you to be. Spend time outside. Healthy and constructive play. Read. Pray. Serve someone. Go to Mass. Conclusion Let us be resolved to rest with Jesus – to have true leisure that will restore our soul!

The Window In The Wall The world sees only bread. Faith sees a window. A window through which heaven enters earth. A window through which Christ enters our lives. He comes to the world in Jesus Christ. And now He comes to us in the Eucharist. Every Holy Communion is a reminder of this. So why does this matter to you and me? IF the Eucharist truly is Jesus, then nothing in our lives is more important than our relationship with Him. Nothing. Not work. Not sports. Not entertainment. If Christ Himself is waiting for us in the Eucharist, then we cannot treat Him as an occasional visitor in our lives. He must become the center. So here is one simple takeaway for all of us—adults, teenagers, and young people alike: Spend one intentional moment with Jesus in the Eucharist every week beyond Sunday Mass. Maybe 3 to 5 minutes Maybe a visit before work. Maybe a stop after school. Speak to Him. Listen to Him. If you cannot do this physically then make a spiritual communion – Jesus I wish to receive you as Mary and the saints did! When you kneel before the Blessed Sacrament, you kneel before the window through which heaven comes to earth. And one day, the window will no longer be necessary. One day we will see face to face the One whom we now receive hidden beneath the appearance of bread. NEARING THE END And until that day, Christ gives us the Eucharist. The living Bread from heaven. The Window in the Wall --- through which heaven comes to us, comes to you!