Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Homily – May 25, 2010 – Eighth Week in Ordinary Time - Tuesday

+ We are now in the "teaching – green vestment – season" of the Church year which will last all the way up to Advent in late Fall. It is the time to more closely examine the truths that have been set forth in the Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter Cycles that we have just finished celebrating for six months. We do this further investigating each year not to learn anything new, but to more fully understand
what Jesus has already revealed - led by the Holy Spirit – which was sent to guide us into all truth.

Today's "truth" is that those who indeed give up everything to follow Jesus will have everything in return to sustain them in this life – and in the world to come. The first being last, the last being first; those having nothing, ending up with more than those having something are spiritual principles that God deals with us with. And it is important for us to know and to play by his rules rather than any we may cleverly make up about him.

In the first reading we have a summary of God's wish for all of us: to be perfect, to be holy as he is holy! This is not an impossible request. Actually it is quite achievable – with and in Christ Jesus his Son and our Brother. Apart from Christ, no! no one can do anything pleasing, perfect or holy; but with the grace of Christ – given at Baptism, strengthened by Confirmation and rekindled at every Mass – we can be more pleasing, more perfect, more holy today than we were yesterday – as we constantly move towards the fullness of our perfection and holiness – when we dwell in the heart of God forever, with Jesus, Son of Man, Son of God and all our brothers and sisters forever!

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; break into song; sing praise!

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