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What does it mean to be in Ordinary Time? It is:
- to wake to the truth that nothing is “ordinary” about being alive in God
- The extraordinary reality that we have been given the gift of life
- That each one of us is a UNIQUE WORD of God spoken for this ORDINARY time and place
- That each day is a gift to deepen in the amazing gift of God and LIVE it to its fullest!
We have been given this day as a gift, waking up in the morning to the people in our lives, and the work we have to do, and here in all of these routine moments we can find God’s wonderful PRESENCE and GRACE!!! All we need is to be present! Yes, Life will be at times HARD and MESSY, but what we know is that God’s Love and Grace is found both in the Wonderful and in the Messy. And it is through these Ordinary experiences, that God calls us to live FULLY and wholeheartedly–immersed into the Here and Now. For it is here where God’s Grace finds us!!
Mercedes Rojo, OSF, is a Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia. She currently works as a psychotherapist at a mental health clinic in Sharon Hill, PA. She also ministers at the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Aston, PA where she offers programs and spiritual direction. Sr. Mercedes received her BA in humanities from LaSalle University and holds master degrees in education and Pastoral Care and Counseling from St. Joseph University and Neumann University. She also holds a Spiritual Direction Certificate form Neumann University. Sister Mercedes has extensive experience as an educator, retreat facilitator and spiritual director. She worked in various private and parochial schools for eighteen years and was the administrator and program coordinator of St. Raphaela Center in Haverford, PA, where she also offered retreats and spiritual direction. Sr. Mercedes was the Disciples in Mission Program Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, writing curriculum and training manuals as well as offering training and mentoring to the program’s faith sharing group leaders.
