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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Homily (Reflection) for the Feast of
Saint Bartholomew, Ap. (24<sup>th</sup> August, 2019) on the Gospel and the
Feast</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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gospels and Acts of the Apostles as one of the twelve apostles, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 10:3; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13</b>.
Scholars believe he is the same as Nathaniel mentioned in the gospel according
to Saint John, of whom Jesus said “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is
no deceit!” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 1:47</b>). According to Roman
Martyrology, he preached in India, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, and Greater
Armenia, where he was flayed and beheaded by King Astyages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Topic: We are merely channels</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">In today’s gospel, Philip found Nathaniel and said to him,
“We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote,
Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” He queried, “Can anything good come out of
Nazareth?” Philip simply answered, “Come and see.” This simple invitation led
him to exclaim, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip only invited Bartholomew to come and experience Jesus.
He only served as a channel through which the gospel reached him. On the
contrary, we often create bigger problems trying to convince others. Many are
professional and international liars all in the name of preaching the gospel.
However, when one looks closely one thing is always clear, either the disciples
are for themselves or for the father of lies, and never for Christ, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 8:44</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we celebrate Saint Bartholomew, it is important to remind
ourselves that we have only one teacher and that we all are brothers and
sisters, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 23:8</b>. The work of
spreading the Good News is God’s. We are only mere instruments. Hence, Saint
Paul acknowledged, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 3:6</b>). Losing sight of this brings
about divisions which is contrary to the mind of Christ, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 17:21</b>. We ought to take others to Christ
who is our Teacher and Master, never to ourselves or the devil, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 10:24-25</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We are merely channels: Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Ap. (24th August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Ap. (24 th August, 2019) on the Gospel and the Feast Rev 21:9-14; Ps 1...

Not just the greatest: Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (23rd August, 2019).

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Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (23<sup>rd</sup> August, 2019) on the
Gospel</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Pharisees gathered and one of them, a lawyer asked Jesus,
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He replied citing two
scriptural passages, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first
commandment. And a second is like it. ‘You shall love your neighbour as
yourself’ cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deut 6:5; Lev 19:18</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The concept of love many have seems to be very far from what
Jesus demands. Although the word (love) often comes out of many mouths yet
hatred keeps escalating. And we always have thousands of reasons why we do not
love others as Jesus commanded. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus asks us to love others as He loves us, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 13:34. 15:12</b>. Because of His love
for us, He died for us while we were still sinners, (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rom 5:8</b>), ate from the same bowl with a traitor, (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 26:23; Mk 14:18</b>), and even washed
his feet, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 13:5-12</b>. Jesus set
these as examples for us to follow, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn
13:15</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Love therefore is not just the greatest of all the
commandments but also the hardest. It is unconditional and can only be found in
God who is love, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Jn 4:8, 16</b>.
The best one can find elsewhere are just reflections of love. Although true love
is truly the hardest of all the commandments, with God it is possible, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 18:27</b>. Whoever wants to truly love
must do so in God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thought for today:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">God is love (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Jn 4:16</b>)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Not just the greatest: Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (23rd August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (23 rd August, 2019) on the Gospel Ruth 1:1.3-6.14-16.2...

Readiness for the banquet: Memorial of the Queenship of Mary (22nd August, 2019).

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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mary’s queenship has roots in the Scripture. At the
Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of
David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my
Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, Mary is closely associated with
Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in
the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. The
feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption and is now celebrated on the
octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius
XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God,
because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work,
because of her preeminent perfection and because of her intercessory power. Pope
Pius XII established this feast in 1954.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Twentieth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; 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;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In today’s gospel, Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a
king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. But those who were invited made
light of it, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized
the slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. In anger, the king destroyed them
and burned their city. He sent his slaves into the main streets to invite
everyone. The king noticed a man without a wedding robe in the hall filled with
guests and asked him how he entered without a wedding robe but he was
speechless. The man was bound hand and foot, and thrown into the place of
suffering.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Knowing that the man without the
wedding robe was among those found on the streets, many might judge his
punishment as unfair. However, in the Jewish culture, it is required of the wedding
guests to take wedding robes provided by the host before entering the hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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kingdom of heaven. Jesus stresses the need to be ever ready, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 12:</b></span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">37</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is a very big privilege to be
invited to the banquet, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rev 19:9</b>.
However those invited made light of it. One’s robe must be washed to have the
right to enter by the gates, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rev
22:14</b>. And anyone who does not enter by the gate is a thief and a robber,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 10:1</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have the singular privilege to be invited to the banquet.
The issue is whether we take it serious or make light of it. However, whoever
fails to take it serious will be thrown into the place of suffering, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 14:24</b>. Decide for either the place
of suffering or the banquet where the Blessed Virgin Mary we are celebrating her
queenship today is rejoicing with her son, Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Readiness for the banquet: Memorial of the Queenship of Mary (22nd August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary (22 nd August, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial Judg 11:29-39; ...

Duty bound: Memorial of Saint Pius X, PP., (21st August, 2019).

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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial
of Saint Pius X, PP., </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">21<sup>st</sup> August, 2019</b>)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> on the Gospel and the Memorial</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pope Saint Pius X (02<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> June,
1835 – 20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> August, 1914) was born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto at
Riese and became Pope in August 1903. His most important reform was to order
the codification of the first Code of Canon Law. He was particularly devoted to
the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pius X was the only pope in the 20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century
with extensive pastoral experience and implementation at the parish level,
which led him to favour the use of the vernacular language in teaching
catechesis, while the encouragement for frequent reception of Holy Communion
became a lasting innovation of his papacy. He vehemently opposed modernism,
which claimed that Roman Catholic dogma should be modernized and blended with
nineteenth-century philosophies. Pius X viewed modernism as an import of
secular errors affecting three areas of Roman Catholic belief namely, theology,
philosophy, and dogma. He combined within himself a strong sense of compassion,
benevolence and poverty, but also stubbornness and a certain stiffness. He was
the only pope in the 20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century who gave Sunday homilies in the
pulpit every week. He was canonized on 29 May 1954.</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Twentieth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In today’s gospel, Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to “a
landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into
his vineyard.” He also sent into his vineyard those he saw standing in the
marketplace at about nine o’clock, noon, three o’clock, and even at about five
o’clock. In the evening, the owner of the vineyard asked his manager to pay the
labourers beginning from the last. When those who were hired first saw that all
including those who worked for just an hour were paid the usual daily wage,
they grumbled against the landowner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The expectation of those who came first looks plausible.
However, they forgot that besides being bound to pay those who worked for him
(cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lev 19:13</b>), the landowner is
also bound to be generous to everybody (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 58:7, 10; Ezek 18:7, 16; Matt 25:35, 42</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is how God deals with all creatures, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 5:45</b>. He “does not deal with us
according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 103:10</b>). He expects us to deal with
our brothers and sisters in the same way, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 18:33; 1Jn 4:11</b>. So as you pay those who worked for you, do
not forget others who need your help. We are bound to pay those who worked for
us and to be charitable to everybody as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"> Lord, thank you for your overflowing
kindness in and around us</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">– Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Duty bound: Memorial of Saint Pius X, PP., (21st August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Pius X, PP., ( 21 st August, 2019 ) on the Gospel and the Memorial Judg 9:6-15; ...

Hazards of wealth: Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abb. D., (20th August, 2019).

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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial
of Saint Bernard, Abb. D., </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">20<sup>th</sup> August, 2019</b>)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> on the Gospel and the Memorial<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR8dwawGB6DaB7PYdqXLl60C9LFu-FCJn2iEahGjBbR94nhNTVMTzXfgrNAUEIuqWOLoWyAY5bM1d-00vG7o3kyCJziVhEn5W5F9clJU9Jc2y7JljH9JCwAmPeZWKAKiNFQSTdugPn1w/s1600/20.08.2019.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR8dwawGB6DaB7PYdqXLl60C9LFu-FCJn2iEahGjBbR94nhNTVMTzXfgrNAUEIuqWOLoWyAY5bM1d-00vG7o3kyCJziVhEn5W5F9clJU9Jc2y7JljH9JCwAmPeZWKAKiNFQSTdugPn1w/s1600/20.08.2019.png" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 20<sup>th</sup> August,
1153) was born of noble parentage in Burgundy, France. His pious parents sent
him at an early age to a college at Chatillon. Fearing the snares and
temptations of the world, he embraced the Cistercian Order. He was sent by his
superior with twelve other monks to found a new monastery at Clairvaux. Saint
Bernard was appointed Abbot. He founded numerous monasteries, composed a number
of works and undertook many journeys for the honour of God. He refused several
Bishoprics offered to him. Popes were governed by his advice. He was
commissioned by Pope Eugene III to preach the second Crusade. In obedience to
the Sovereign Pontiff he travelled through France and Germany, and aroused the
greatest enthusiasm for the holy war among the masses of the population. The
failure of the expedition raised a great storm against the saint, but he
attributed it to the sins of the Crusaders. St. Bernard was eminently endowed
with the gift of miracles.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Twentieth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; 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;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It baffled the disciples to hear that it will be hard for the
rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus reassured them that nothing is
impossible for God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 1:37</b>. In
reply to Peter’s question about what they would gain Jesus said,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son
of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also
sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who
has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or
fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit
eternal life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus’ words sounded as if it is sinful to be wealthy.
However, He had admonished us, “...store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and
steal” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 6:20</b>). Saint James also
wrote, “Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence
against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for
the last days” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jas 5:3</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wealth as we can see is not a problem but one’s understanding
of it. Riches comes from God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov
10:22</b>. Hence Saint Paul wrote, “What have you that you did not receive? If
then you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 4:7bc</b>). However, the richer one
becomes, the more he/she is expected to give, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 12:48</b>. Saint Bernard rightly admonished all, “Let us work for
the food which does not perish – our salvation. Let us work in the vineyard of
the Lord to earn our daily wage in the wisdom which says: Those who work in me
will not sin.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Hazards of wealth: Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abb. D., (20th August, 2019).

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Inheriting eternal life: Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I), (19th August, 2019).

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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I), </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">19<sup>th</sup> August,
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A rich young man came to Jesus in today’s gospel and asked,
“Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus replied him in
part, “If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” After Jesus
enumerated the commandments at the young man’s request he said to Jesus, “I
have kept all these; what do I still lack?” Jesus replied, “If you wish to be
perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” On hearing this, “he went
away grieving”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The last verse of the gospel made explicit the obstacle of
the rich young man, his many possessions. We must remember that these
possessions come from God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Chr
29:12;</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 11:12</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Psalmist rightly admonishes us not to set our heart on riches
even when they increase, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 62:10</b>.
It is important to note that “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but
righteousness delivers from death” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov
11:4</b>). Again, “Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the
righteous will flourish like green leaves” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 11:28</b>). And again, “riches do not last forever” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 27:24</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
inherit eternal life, one must first disinherit this life. We must remember
that </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">the cares of the
world, the delight in riches, and the desire for other earthly things choke the
word of God and make it unfruitful, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk
4:19; Matt 13:22</b>. Hence Jesus warns, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate
father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life
itself, cannot be my disciple (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 14:26</b>).
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thought for today:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">...</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">riches do not
last forever (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 27:24</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">God, remove far from us falsehood and
lying. Give us neither poverty nor riches; but feed us with the food that is
needful for us – Amen (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 30:8; Matt
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Inheriting eternal life: Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I), (19th August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I), ( 19 th August, 2019 ) on the Gospel and the Memorial ...

True mission of Jesus: Twentieth Sunday of the Year (C) (18th August, 2019).

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Sunday of the Year (C) (18</span><sup><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: large;"> August, 2019) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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pairs of boxing gloves to a couple on their weeding day. Certainly, it will
bring about different reactions which might include reflecting on the possible use
– playing, exhibition, toys, fighting their enemies or what? Or could it be for
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s gospel pericope is one of
the scriptural passages that are often misunderstood. Hence for some, doing all
manner of things that are capable of bringing division is a good way of actualizing
Jesus’ mission on earth.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Jesus Christ is the “Prince of Peace” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 9:6</b>). His coming would bring to an end wars between nations and His
days to be characterized by extraordinary peace, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 2:1-4. 11:6-9</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mic 4:1-5</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Despite all these and many more, in today’s gospel we read
these words of Jesus: “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the
earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!” Barclay rightly noted that “to
those who were learning to regard Jesus as the Messiah, the anointed one of
God, these words would come as a bleak shock” (William Barclay, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The daily study bible, IV</b>, p. 169). And
for Fernando, “these words of Jesus seem surprising”.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/fb/YEAR%20C%202018%20-%202019/Ordinary%20Time%20of%20the%20Year%20(C)/Twentieth%20Sunday%20of%20the%20Year%20(C)%202019.docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; 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]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Jesus also said that He “came to bring fire to the earth ….”
We know that fire does a good number of functions both desirable and undesirable
ones; purification (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rev. 3:18, 1Pt 1:7</b>),
punishment and destruction (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gen 19:24;</b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 3:10,12; Matt 18:8-9; Matt 25:41; Lk
3:17</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 9:43</b>), keeping warm (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 14:54</b>), preparation of meals (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 21:9</b>), among others. There are other
uses of fire but for the purpose of this homily, we limit ourselves to these.
Fernando rightly noted that “the fire announced by the prophets and brought by
Jesus, purifies and saves. It is the fire of his word, his message of salvation
….” Fernando Armellini, p. 199.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">He further stressed, “the message of Jesus is a fire that
will cause problems; it will shake up the lives of many people. The purveyors
of injustice will be disturbed by the gospel” He warns, “Woe to us if it
wasn’t” Fernando Armellini, pp. 199-200.</span></div>
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division; in point of fact it did. That was one of the greatest reasons why the
Romans hated Christianity – it tore families in two. Over and over again a man
had to decide whether he loved better his kith and kin or Christ. The essence
of Christianity is that loyalty to Christ has to take precedence over the
dearest loyalties of this earth. A man must be prepared to count all things but
loss for the excellence of Jesus Christ (William Barclay, p. 170).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Children of God must, “always seek unity, with its starting
point the word of God, truth” (Fernando Armellini, p. 200). The gospel of
Christ is a message of peace but this must be true peace based on justice and
truth. God requires His children to do justice, and to love kindness, and to
walk humbly with your Him, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mic 6:8</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bible Reading</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">: Is </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">9:1-7. </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">11:1-9; </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1Cor 1:10-17. 12:12-31; Phil
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True mission of Jesus: Twentieth Sunday of the Year (C) (18th August, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Twentieth Sunday of the Year (C) (18 th August, 2019) on the Gospel Jer 38:4-6.8-10; Ps 39:2-4.18. (R.v...

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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">In today’s gospel, some people brought little children to
Jesus for Him to lay His hands on them and pray for them but His disciples
spoke sternly to them. But Jesus reacted, “Let the little children come to me,
and do not stop them; for it is such as these that the kingdom of heaven
belongs.”</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Like the disciples, many categorise children among those who
constitute nuisance especially in the church and other places of worship.
Hence, while going to such places, they are either left at home, outside, or
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childish ways” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 13:11</b>).
Children behave as who they are. They need capable and loving hands of the
parents to mould them. But often they are left at the mercy of the most
unqualified hands, call them maids or whatever. Maids are not totally wrong but
should be minimally employed. Whoever does not have time to train his/her
children today must be ready for their disgrace tomorrow, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 29:15</b>. Childish ways will give way
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No other person can replace the position of parents in the
upbringing of children. Let us stop shying away from this responsibility. They
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Carry them along: Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (17th August, 2019).

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Inheriting eternal life: Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time (I), (19th August, 2019).

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