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Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (I)

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Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of
the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (22nd June, 2021) on the
Gospel

Gen 13:2.5-18;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 14:2-5. (R. v.1);<o:p></o:p>

Matt
7:6.12-14.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Standards upon standards. <o:p></o:p>

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focus mainly on the golden rule. It reads: “In everything do to others as you
would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets” (cf. Tob 4:15).<o:p></o:p>

Irrespective of colours, tribes, qualifications, status, and
so on, we all have the same father and one God, cf. Mal 2:10; Matt 23:9. Saint Paul rightly advised, “Masters, treat
your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven” (Col 4:1). Again, “Do not speak harshly
to an older man, but speak to him as to a father, to young men as brothers, to
older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters – with absolute purity” (1Tim 5:1-2).<o:p></o:p>

However, starting from the family, often one notices
different standards even for children born of the same father and mother. While
wealthy ones are treated as princes and princesses, others who may even be
older are treated as outcasts. The case of maids is even worse. Sometimes one
wonders whether they are really seen as human beings. As one moves from the
nuclear families to the wider society and sadly even in some churches, the
problem becomes more complicated. Examples can go on and on. We ought to be
good to others irrespective of status, colour, race, and so on.<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Lord, help us to be humble enough to
see others as better human beings than ourselves – Amen (cf. Phil 2:3).<o:p></o:p>

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Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (I)

Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (22 nd June, 2021) on the Gospel Gen 13:2.5-18; Ps 14:2-...

Memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Rel.

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Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial
of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Rel. (21st June, 2021) on the Gospel and the
Memorial

Gen 12:1-9;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 32:12-13.18-20.22. (R. v.12);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 7:1-5.<o:p></o:p>

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgZRjCS_LVc/YNAMnsrrgvI/AAAAAAAAGxY/4g0oHQyK9As0UtQpJVX6z4zGOSlgoVbugCLcBGAsYHQ/s240/21.06.2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgZRjCS_LVc/YNAMnsrrgvI/AAAAAAAAGxY/4g0oHQyK9As0UtQpJVX6z4zGOSlgoVbugCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/21.06.2021.png" /></a></div> Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (March 9, 1568 – June 21, 1591)
was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus after a
four-year contest with his father who wanted him to be a military hero. While caring
for the victims of an epidemic that struck Rome in 1591, he caught the disease
and died a student. He was beatified on October 19, 1605, by Pope Paul V and
canonized on December 31, 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII, all in Rome. He is the
patron Saint of young students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind,
AIDS patients, and AIDS care-givers.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Charity begins at home.<o:p></o:p>

Maybe because a person cannot look at most parts of his/her own
body without a mirror, many avoid looking at themselves completely and
concentrate fully on others. Unfortunately, the images presented most often are
so much distorted that they are very far from the reality. And these give rise
to criticism, condemnation, and so on.<o:p></o:p>

Jesus questions in today’s gospel, <o:p></o:p>

<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;">Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye, but do not
notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbour, ‘Let me
take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? You
hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see
clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s eye (Matt 7:3-5).</blockquote></blockquote>

Imagine the noise in our society today. People are yet to
find anything to show for all these. Judging others is not an escape route from
one’s sins; it condemns the judges themselves, cf. Rom 2:1.3. God will judge everybody both the righteous and the
wicked on the appointed time, cf. Eccl
3:17. One’s delight ought to be in the fear of the LORD for He shall not judge
by what His eyes see, or decide by what His ears hear, cf. Is 11:3.<o:p></o:p>

Charity begins at home. Anybody who wants to effect any
positive change must start from him/herself. Otherwise, it will be a replica of
what our politicians do today intending to deceive the masses forever.<o:p></o:p>

Bible
Reading: Rom 2:1-16.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: The Lord will judge his people (Heb
10:30).<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Lord, help us transform our society
by changing our lives – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – Pray for us.<o:p></o:p>

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Twelfth Sunday of the Year (B)

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Homily (Reflection) for
the Twelfth Sunday of the Year (B) (20th June, 2021) on the Gospel

Job
3:1.8-11;

Ps
106:23-26.28-31 (R. V. 1);

2Cor
5:14-17;

Mk 4:35-41.

Certainly those who grew up in the rural
areas will be conversant with what happened in the story Father Sagayanathan
took from Saint Francis de Sales’ letter. It was about a custom of the country
district in which Saint Francis lived. “He had often noticed a farm servant
going across a farmyard to draw water at the well; he also noticed that, before
she lifted the brimming vessel, the girl always put a piece of wood into it.
One day – he went out to the girl and asked her, ‘Why do you do that?’ she
looked surprised and answered, as if it were a matter of course, ‘Why? To keep
the water from spilling ... to keep it steady!’” (Sagayanathan, A. (2009). Launching
pad: Stories for Sunday Homilies year – A, B & C. Bangalore: Asian
Trading Corporation, pp. 196-197).

Topic: “... Why are you afraid?” v. 40.

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with options of what to take and what not to take; what to do and what not to
do, and so on. And whatever choice one makes goes a long way determining
whether or not one will be successful and to what extent. That was exactly what
confronted the apostles in today’s gospel. When Jesus said to them: “Let us go
across to the other side” (Mk 4:35)
they could opted otherwise. And heeding to that, “... leaving the crowd behind,
they took him [Jesus] with them in the boat, just as he was” (Mk 4:36). Again, they could have opted
for the crowd. And again, I see in the expression “just as he was” that they
did neither manufacture another Jesus nor applied some cosmetics to Him as some
do today (cf. 2Cor 11:4). <o:p></o:p>

When one is settling for any choice,
it is important to remember that there is a price for every choice. While they
were in the sea with Jesus, “A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into
the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped” (Mk 4:37). And the gospel reads further: “But he [Jesus] was in the
stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him. ‘Teacher,
do you not care that we are perishing?’” (Mk
4:38). Just imagine what would have been their fate if they had opted for
the crowd.

Again, being an all-knowing God, cf.
1Jn 3:20; Deut 2:7; Ps 44:21; 94:11;
Matt 6:32; Lk 12:30, there is no doubt that Jesus knew what was happening
even as He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion because He who is with them neither
slumbers nor sleeps, cf. Ps 121:4.
He did not do anything until “‘they woke him up and said to him. ‘Teacher, do
you not care that we are perishing?’” There is need for us to pray always, cf. Matt 26:41; Mk 14:38; Lk 22:40, 46.
Hence Saint Paul in his first letter to the Thessalonians rightly admonishes us
to “pray constantly” (1Thess 5:17; cf. Eph
6:18).

It is important to note that Jesus
was with his apostles from the beginning of their action of crossing the sea.
Sometimes it does seem that some do forget Jesus either entirely or only
involve Him when, where, and how they think either they do not know what else
to do or just as one of the options. If one takes Jesus to where ever he/she
goes and to whatever he/she does, there will be no room for fear. We read from
the prophet Nahum: “The LORD is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble; he protects
those who take refuge in him” (Nah 1:7).
And again, “We know that in everything God works for good with those who love
him, who are called according to his purpose” (Rom 8:28). Hence, Jesus asks: “Why
are you afraid?” (verse 40).

But for one to go for God, one must
leave the rest (the crowd) because no one can serve two masters at a time, cf. Matt 6:24; Lk 16:13. The concluding
verse of today’s gospel reads: “And they were filled with great awe and said to
one another, ‘Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’” (Mk 4:41). He is “... our only Master
and Lord” (Jude 1:4). But the
problem seems to be that “The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's
crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand” (Is 1:3). Hence God asks: “A son honours
his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my
honour? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you...”
(Mal 1:6). One’s decision for either
God or the crowd is made known only through faith and the faith through action,
cf. Jas 2:17.

Saint Francis in his letter to a
friend later on told that story we had seen in the introductory part of this
homily and added, “‘So when your heart is distressed and agitated, put the
Cross into its centre to keep it steady!’ In every time of storm and stress,
the presence of Jesus and the love which flows from the Cross bring peace and
serenity and calm” (Sagayanathan, A. (2009). Launching pad: Stories for Sunday
Homilies year – A, B & C. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, p.
197).

Bible
Reading: Nah 1:7-11; Rom 8:18-30; 12:1-8; Gal 6:6-10; Acts
1-17.<o:p></o:p>

Silent Prayer: When did you last involve God in
your decisions and actions sincerely?

Let
us Pray: Our Lord Jesus Christ, although we had often
turned aside thinking we could do it better without you, we sincerely ask you
to be always with us in every stage of whatever we do  – Amen (cf. Rom 3:12).<o:p></o:p>

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Twelfth Sunday of the Year (B)

Homily (Reflection) for the Twelfth Sunday of the Year (B) (20 th June, 2021) on the Gospel Job 3:1.8-11; Ps 106:23-26.28-31 (R. ...

Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I)

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Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of
the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (19th June, 2021) on the
Gospel

(BVM on Saturday, Opt. Mem.)<o:p></o:p>

2Cor 12:1-10;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 33:8-13. (R. v. 9);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 6:24-34.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: First thing first.<o:p></o:p>

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the person he is employed to protect fidgeting because someone banged on the
gate. Surely if such security must stay, the person he supposed to protect will
either turn to a security agent or make an alternative arrangement. <o:p></o:p>

Jesus asks us in today’s gospel, “...do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you
will wear....But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as well.” This is because God neither
slumbers nor sleeps, cf. Ps 121:4.
He is an everlasting rock, cf. Is 26:4.
And those who trust in Him are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but
abides forever, cf. Ps 125:1. Above
all, with Him nothing is impossible, cf. Matt
19:26; Mk 10:27; Lk 1:37.<o:p></o:p>

Many Christians put their trust on other things. Yet not even
princes can help, cf. Ps 146:3. And
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns
away from the LORD” (Jer 17:5).
Every man will return to dust, cf. Job
34:15; Eccl 3:20. <o:p></o:p>

Whoever wants security that is really secured must trust in
the LORD and do good also, cf. Ps 37:3.
All who trust in God shall not want, cf. Ps
23:1. He will give the desolate a home and lead out the prisoners to enduring
prosperity, cf. Ps 68:6; Prov 8:18.
Those who put their trust in God will lie down, sleep, and wake again, cf. Ps 3:5. 4:8. Not even a single promise
of God has failed, cf. Josh 21:45.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: God is our help and our shield (cf. Ps
115:9. 10).<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Lord, I trust in you. Please, help
my infidelity – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I)

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Homily (Reflection) for Friday of the
Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (18th June, 2021) on the Gospel

2Cor 11:18.21-30;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 33:2-7. (R. cf. v. 18);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 6:19-23.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Safest way ever. <o:p></o:p>

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvAm5dQAhX4/YMwYidNNGtI/AAAAAAAAGw8/h_9r6lNSxFsMBhbpPjGcFu3hHabAFz3aACLcBGAsYHQ/s275/18.06.2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvAm5dQAhX4/YMwYidNNGtI/AAAAAAAAGw8/h_9r6lNSxFsMBhbpPjGcFu3hHabAFz3aACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/18.06.2021.jpg" /></a></div> How and where something is kept say a lot about how that
thing is valued. In good olden days, our forefathers buried treasures to
protect them from thieves. But sometimes they were either forgotten especially
in the case of death or eaten up my moths or rotten away if left for a very
long time. With the introduction of modern banking, people rarely bury their
treasures because they are safer in the banks.<o:p></o:p>

Burying treasures, keeping them in the houses or anywhere
else in this world have lots of risks involved. Every now and then, people are
defrauded of the money they kept in the bank even with the connivance of
bankers. It is no longer news that a lot of our politicians left huge sums of
money they stole and stored abroad and died. <o:p></o:p>

To truly benefit from treasures and avoid every risk, Jesus
introduced the safest way ever,<o:p></o:p>

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where
thieves do not break in and steal.<o:p></o:p>

And very importantly without cards and/or codes, treasures
stored in this way follow those who kept them wherever they go even after
death, cf. Rev 14:13. Did you ask
how? Very simple, by giving to the poor among other good works, cf. Matt 19:21; Mk 10:21; Lk 18:22. Whoever
does not store up treasures in heaven must be pitied, cf. Lk 12:21. 33; 1Cor 15:19.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: Saving for eternity.<o:p></o:p>

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Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I)

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Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of
the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (17th June, 2021) on the
Gospel

2Cor 11:1-11;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 110:1-4.7-8. (R. v.7);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 6:7-15.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Very important. <o:p></o:p>

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fEV2Xz-5nZg/YMrGBEfwS1I/AAAAAAAAGww/43P5i1wzaHUlbrpOCIJpCVNgScyjPPCQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s259/17.06.2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fEV2Xz-5nZg/YMrGBEfwS1I/AAAAAAAAGww/43P5i1wzaHUlbrpOCIJpCVNgScyjPPCQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/17.06.2021.jpg" /></a></div> How a request is made contributes greatly to how it will be
received. As a result, before approaching anyone for assistance, one of the
things people get clear in their heads is how best to do the presentation.
Sometimes people meet either those close to the people or those whose requests
were granted for advice.<o:p></o:p>

Saint John’s gospel reads, “No one has ever seen God; the
only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known” (Jn 1:18). Again, “No one has ascended
into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man” (Jn 3:13). That only Son who knows the
way to the Father’s heart teaches us in today’s gospel, “When you are praying,
do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will
be heard because of their many words.” He emphasized, “Do not be like them....”<o:p></o:p>

Do we follow this advice while praying today? What about
shouting as if God has some difficulty in hearing or hears more readily those
who shout more than others? Where is the difference between Christian prayers
and that of pagans, cf. 1Kg 18:26-29?
Jesus goes further, “... your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” <o:p></o:p>

Remember the prayers of the Pharisee and the tax collector.
The Pharisee heaped up empty phrases in the name of prayer, cf. Lk 18:11-12. On the other hand,
although the tax collector uttered just a sentence but God heard him, cf. Lk 18:13-14.<o:p></o:p>

Our help comes from the LORD, cf. Ps 121:2. He works for those who wait for him, cf. Is 64:4. Let us wait for Him praying as
Christians and not Gentiles. He is our refuge, cf. Ps 62:8.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: Our help comes from the Lord, cf. Ps 121:2.<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Lord, help us to pray always as you
have thought us – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I)

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Homily (Reflection) for Wednesday of
the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (16th June, 2021) on the
Gospel

2Cor 9:6-11;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 111:1-4.9. (R. v.1);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 6:1-6.16-18.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: God is the target. <o:p></o:p>

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Think of one whose target audience are old men and women in remote villages
where there is no electricity using the television to pass information or
another posting on the internet for people who do not have access to the
internet.<o:p></o:p>

Today’s gospel consists of Jesus’ teachings on almsgiving,
prayer, and fasting. His introduction summarized the whole teachings, “Beware
of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them: for then
you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Whoever is giving alms,
praying, and fasting must remember that it is God who rewards and as a result
use the proper medium. <o:p></o:p>

God does not need any publicity. He knows everything,
including the secrets of the heart, cf. 1Jn
3:20; Ps 44:21; Rom 2:16. And He
will judge and reward all according to their deeds, cf. Jer 25:14; Ezek 36:19; Rev 2:23. We all must give account to Him,
cf. Heb 4:13.<o:p></o:p>

The best people can afford is to say good things of a person
and probably give awards that do not take one to anywhere, cf. 1Cor 9:25. Doing good works for others
to see is worse than going into a competition that worth millions of dollars
just to be hailed by people. We have much more in store, cf. 1Cor 2:9. Whoever wants to get the real
benefits of good works must channel them properly. God is the target and
nothing else.<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: May God help us live our lives
entirely for Him – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of
the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (15th June, 2021) on the
Gospel

2Cor 8:1-9;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 145:2.5-9. (R. v.2);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 5:43-48.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Emulate the Father. <o:p></o:p>

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persecute us. By doing this we become the true children of our Father whose sun
rises and rain falls for all. He went further and queried,<o:p></o:p>

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers
and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do
the same?<o:p></o:p>

Although Jesus was quoted to have said that previously it was
“You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy”, but we have these passages
in the Old Testament: “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if
he is thirsty, give him water to drink” (Prov
25:21). Again, “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your
heart be glad when he stumbles” (Prov
24:17). In the book of Exodus we also read,<o:p></o:p>

When you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey going astray,
you shall bring it back. When you see the donkey of one who hates you lying
under its burden and you would hold back from setting it free, you must help to
set it free” (Ex 23:4-5). <o:p></o:p>

Love of one’s enemies is not entirely a new law. We must
follow the example of our heavenly Father to be perfect as He is. He does not
despise anybody, cf. Job 36:5.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: God despises nobody, cf. Job 36:5.<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: God, help us see beyond the physical
being that hurts us to the real person you created in your image and likeness –
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Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (14th June,
2021) on the Gospel

2Cor 6:1-10;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 97:1-4. (R. v.2);<o:p></o:p>

Matt 5:38-42.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: It is as it was.<o:p></o:p>

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eye and a tooth for a tooth” (cf. Ex.
21:24-25). In today’s gospel Jesus gave us a “new” law,<o:p></o:p>

Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the
right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your
coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also
the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone
who wants to borrow from you.<o:p></o:p>

Strikingly, this law is not as new as we often think because
the Old Testament also has these, “You shall not take vengeance or bear any
grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbour
as yourself: I am the LORD” (Lev 19:18).
Why did He say this? God said, “Vengeance is mine, and recompense...” (Deut 32:35). And God has set a day of
vengeance, cf. Is 34:8.<o:p></o:p>

It must be the stubbornness of the people that mutilated
God’s message, cf. Matt 19:8. Saint
Paul rightly admonished us, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to
the wrath of God” (Rom 12:19). We
are certain of Him who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” And again, “The
Lord will judge his people” (Heb 10:30).
Let us leave everything to God as He commanded us from the beginning.<o:p></o:p>

Bible
Reading: Rom 12:9-21.<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Lord, strengthen us to remain your
children even in the face of all difficulties – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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Eleventh Sunday of the Year (B)

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Homily (Reflection) for
the Eleventh Sunday of the Year (B) (13th June, 2021) on the Gospel

Ezek
17:22-24;

Ps
91:2-3.13-16 (R. cf. V. 2);

2Cor
5:6-10;

Mk 4:26-34.

A mad man once measured out some
quantity of dried corn. After setting it on fire, he went to fetch firewood. But
on his return, he was surprised to see that the pot was no longer enough for
the corn. He thought that someone crept in while he was away and added more
corn to the one he set on fire. With a very loud voice he called on ‘whoever
added more corn’ to his to come and take it back. According to him, he knew the
quantity of corn he had in the pot.

Topic: Mere Instruments.

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The first parable reads in part: “The kingdom of God is as if someone would
scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the
seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how” (Mk 4:26-27). Again, the mustard seed according to the gospel
pericope, <o:p></o:p>

…is the smallest of all the seeds on
earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs,
and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in
its shade (Mk 4:31-32).

It is worth noting that if the
mustard seed is not sown upon the ground, it will remain the smallest of all
the seeds. The act of sowing moves the mustard seed from one condition to other
– from being the smallest seed to becoming the greatest of all shrubs (two
extremes).  Imagine someone who has just
a mustard seed. He/she may even through it away grudging that he/she has
“nothing”.

Often, we do lack confidence in
ourselves. Some find it very difficult to believe that they are good for
anything. Many dreams are thereby left unfulfilled. Some of these dreams are
capable of changing the entire world.

Whatever gift one has can be greater
than the biblical mustard seed if put in use. If not, your gift/s will rot away
as the smallest of all the gifts. And this will be evidence against you, cf. Jas 5:3.

Kingdom of God is not just something
the blessed will experience hereafter. It can be experienced here on earth,
hence, we pray that the face of the earth be renewed – “Send forth your Spirit
and they shall be recreated. And you shall renew the face of the earth”. The
kingdom of God is within us, cf. Lk.
17:21. If kingdom is understood as the abode of the king, then the kingdom
of God must be where God lives. And God lives within us, cf. 1Cor 6:19. The kingdom of God can also
be seen as “… righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Rom 14:17).

We are all instruments in the hands
of God. Every instrument is meant for something big. The major difference
between us and other instruments is that we can refuse to be used by God. God
has right to use us as He wills just as the potter has right over the clay, Rom 9:21. God wants us all to put all
He blessed us with into work and these will bring out other gifts that we never
knew that we have. What each of us can become is only known to God, cf. Matt 24:36; Mk 13:32. We can become so
big in the Lords vineyard if we let our gifts out, cf. Matt 25: 14-30. Just as the mustard seed cannot plant itself, our
gifts cannot use themselves. We are mere mortals and God works in so many ways
that we might not be able to understand through us, cf. 2Cor 4:7.

In summary, just like that mad man
we saw in the introductory part of this homily, one might think that he/she
knows what he/she can do and what he/she cannot, but God can use every
instrument beyond every imagination. Let us allow ourselves to be used by
starting now to do what is good. How they will become big and how big is in
God’s hands, cf. Matt 9:38; Lk 10:2.

Bible
Reading: Matt 25: 14-30; Lk 17:20-37; Rom 14: 15-21; 1Cor
6:12-20; Ps 16:1-11.<o:p></o:p>

Silent Prayer: Do you know that you are just an
instrument in the hand of God?

Let
us Pray: Lord and Master, give us the grace that will enable us put
every gift we have received from you into proper use – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (12th June, 2021) on the Gospel and
the Memorial<o:p></o:p>

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2Cor 5:14-21;<o:p></o:p>

Ps 102:1-4.8-9.11-12. (R. v.8);<o:p></o:p>

Lk 2:41-51.<o:p></o:p>

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memorial is based on one of the controversial issues between Catholics and
other brothers and sisters of the same Father. As a result, it can easily put
one off. Based on these facts, I plead with you to open your mind and also
implore the Holy Spirit to direct us. This reflection is not to fault anybody
or church but just to help everyone to understand the true relationship between
every child of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary; how inextricably all children
of God are linked to her.  <o:p></o:p>

The memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is celebrated on
Saturday after the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus. It calls to mind a lot
of things which include: <o:p></o:p>

<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;">Mary’s interior life, her joys and sorrows, her virtues and
hidden perfections, and above all, her virginal love for her God, and her
maternal love for her Divine Son, and her
motherly and compassionate love for
her sinful and miserable children here below.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2020-2021)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Tenth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2021).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</a></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2020-2021)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Tenth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2021).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""></a></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2020-2021)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Tenth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2021).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""></a></blockquote>

It is one’s love for Jesus and for God that draws
him/her to the Heart of Mary.<o:p></o:p>

Topic: Children of Mary defined.<o:p></o:p>

Today’s
gospel recounts how Mary and Joseph searched for Jesus. When they found Him in
the temple after three days, this conversation and action took place: <o:p></o:p>

Jesus
was in His Father’s house as He ought to, “Zeal for thy house will consume me”
(Jn 2:17; cf. Ps 69:9; Zech 14:21),
but He went down with Mary and Joseph to Nazareth and was obedient to them.
Why? God commands, “Honour your father and your mother...” (Ex 20:12; cf. Deut 5:16; Matt 15:4; 19:19).
Again, we also read: “... Honour your father and your mother'; and, ‘He who
speaks evil of father or mother, let him [or her] surely die’” (Mk 7:10). <o:p></o:p>

Based
on the scriptures, we rightly refer to ourselves as the children of God, (cf. Mal 2:10; Matt 23:9). And the question
is: Who then is our mother or are we
motherless? We often behave like the Jews who although rightly say that
they are the children of Abraham and that God is their Father but their lives
and utterances contradict their claims, cf. Jn 8: 31-59.<o:p></o:p>

In
the book of Revelation, we read: “And the dragon was angry at the woman and
declared war against the rest of her
children – all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for
Jesus” (Rev 12:17, NLT). Do you
truly keep God’s commandments and
maintain your testimony for Jesus? If the answer is yes, then who is that
woman whose other children after the first born child (Jesus) the bible defined
as “all who keep God’s commandments and
maintain their testimony for Jesus” as we just cited? My dear child of God,
it is that woman we call Blessed Virgin Mary whose Immaculate Heart we
celebrate today, cf. Rev 12:1-6. So,
the bible did not only tell us that God is our Father, it also tells us that
Mary is the mother of every child of God. Children of God ought to keep God’s
word, cf. Jn 14:23. But sometimes
because of wrong information we seem to honour our Father and dishonour our
mother. <o:p></o:p>

Finally,
Saint Ignatius prayed in his letter to the Romans: “The only petition I would have you put forward on my behalf is that I
may be ... a Christian in reality instead of only in repute.” Again,
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My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Listen to God and not to humans. We
have seen and I repeat, Every Child of God is a Child of Mary. I
pray we accept the privilege of being the children of the Blessed Virgin Mary
despite our gross unworthiness. Despite the hatred one might encounter, the
truth remains that Mary is our mother. It is left for each person to either
follow God (the creator) or to follow creatures. God has given us Mary as our
mother and He expects us to honour her.<o:p></o:p>

Bible Reading: Rev 12:13-17; Jn 8:31-59.<o:p></o:p>

Thought for today: Child of
God, who is your mother?<o:p></o:p>

Let us pray: Blessed
Virgin Mary, protect us in your Immaculate
Heart. And may God give us all the graces that will enable us imitate your
immaculateness – Amen.<o:p></o:p>

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