Pastor's Corner with Fr. Sean Weeks
Father Sean Weeks is a native Californian, born in Anaheim and raised mostly in Lancaster, CA. His favorite part of his priestly ministry is gathering for Mass with his people and preaching God’s word and offering the sacraments. His dog, Sarge, makes him laugh everyday.
Assignments since being ordained to the priesthood on 29 May 2004
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Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Lake in Lake Oswego
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Pastor at Our Lady of the Mountain in Ashland
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2011 - Pastor at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Portland
Father Sean's Weekly Message
July 20, 2025
"'There is need of only one thing.' The Psalm tells us what it is: living in the presence of the Lord. Abraham begs for this presence: 'Sir, please do not go on past your servant.' With Jesus in her home, Martha is 'anxious and worried' because she fails to see the 'one thing' that all her busyness is ordered to: hosting Jesus and enabling her guests to converse with and adore the Lord. Saint Paul attests that God's stewardship is given to him 'to bring to completion for you the Word of God.' God chooses 'to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery' to those who choose him and find in him the source of their contemplation and activity. Ps 54 (53): 6, 8" (Magnificat July 2025, pg. 302)
Do you think Martha was suffering from FOMO, fear of missing out? Many people use this term to express how stressed they get when they feel like they are missing out on something. We worry about things that are going on when we can’t be there. This is problematic for sure. We should be instead, fully present to what we are doing and who we are with, serving the Lord as we do it. So, maybe we should shift to an attitude of JOMO, joy of missing out?
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“‘Solo una cosa se necesita.’ El Salmo nos lo dice: vivir en la presencia del Señor. Abraham
implora esta presencia: ‘Señor, por favor, no te alejes de tu siervo.’ Con Jesús en casa, Marta está ‘ansiosa y preocupada’ porque no ve la ‘única cosa’ a la que se dirige toda su actividad: recibir a Jesús y permitir que sus invitados conversen con el Señor y lo adoren. San Pablo atestigua que la administración de Dios le es dada ‘para que ustedes completen la Palabra de Dios.’ Dios elige ‘dar a conocer las riquezas de la gloria de este misterio’ a quienes lo eligen y encuentran en él la fuente de su contemplación y actividad. Salmo 54 (53):6, 8” (Magníficat julio 2025, pág. 302)
¿Crees que Marta sufría de FOMO, miedo a perderse algo? Muchas personas usan este término para expresar el estrés que sienten cuando sienten que se están perdiendo algo. Nos preocupamos por lo que sucede cuando no podemos estar presentes. Esto es, sin duda,
problemático. En cambio, deberíamos estar plenamente presentes en lo que hacemos y con
quién estamos, sirviendo al Señor al hacerlo. Entonces, ¿quizás deberíamos adoptar una actitud de JOMO, la alegría de perderse algo?
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