From the Deacon's Desk

by Deacon Rick Wagner

Deacon Rick Wagner was ordained on June 23, 2012 and currently serves his home parish of St. Pius X in Indianapolis, IN. He has been married to his wife, Carol, for 43 years and they have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

Deacon Rick has been involved in Catholic education for 40+ years and currently serves as President of St. Theodore Guerin High School, a workshop instructor for Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, and a retreat leader.

He has also authored three books: Remember What’s Important (2011), Fifty Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2016), and Fifty MORE Homilies from the Deacon’s Desk (2024).

Have a question or comment for Deacon Rick? Feel free to contact him at rwagner@spxparish.org

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Gird Your Loins

Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase inspired by the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.

Therefore, gird your loins…and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:10-16)

GIRD YOUR LOINS: Apparently the “I want the Kingdom, but not the Church” philosophy was alive even in the Church’s infancy. In today’s first reading Peter writes about the need to “gird your loins” if you want to follow Jesus Christ and hold out hope for eternal life.

This is not an expression that has stood the test of time. What Peter was saying was, “You need to be prepared to take on a difficult task. The road you wish to take is not easy – be ready to work.” In today’s vernacular, we might say, “suck it up” or “roll up your sleeves and get after it.”

Too many of us want heaven on our own terms. Unfortunately, we may find ourselves on the outside looking in come Judgment Day.

What we need is some good old-fashioned loin girding.

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