HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF 10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME.
THEME: How happy are the poor in spirit.
BY: Rev Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA.
*READINGS OF THE DAY*
2 Corinthians 1:1-7
Res Psalm 33: 2-9
Matthew 5:1-12
*LITURGICAL COLOUR*
GREEN
*INTRODUCTION*
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time.
*FROM OUR FIRST READING*
In our first reading today, Apostle Paul reminded all the Christian faithful that although they may have to face hardships and difficulties in life as they carry on living their lives as Christians, they should not lose hope and despair, as the Lord would comfort them and help them throughout their most difficult moments. We also should not forget that the Lord Himself has come into our midst and endured on our behalf the most terrible and harshest of oppressions, challenges and hardships so that by His loving sacrifice and sufferings, all of us might be healed and spared the destruction facing us because of our sins.
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*FROM OUR GOSPEL READING*
In our Gospel passage today, we heard of the teachings of the Lord in the famous Beatitudes, or also known as the Sermon on the Mount, during which time the Lord laid out what His followers and disciples should be like, in their way of life, beliefs and actions. If we are to follow Him and believe in Him, therefore all of us are expected to do what the Lord Himself has told us all and revealed through the Eight Beatitudes. The Beatitudes themselves are a series of blessings and praises that the Lord uttered on those who have upheld the important Christian virtues and values, in living their lives in accordance to the Law and commandments of God.
*CONCLUSION*
When we look at the beatitudes, we are looking at Jesus, but we are also looking at the person that Jesus is calling us to become. To live the beatitudes is to become, in the words of Saint Paul, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself. When we live the beatitudes, as Jesus did, we will be truly blessed, because we will receive in abundance from God, ‘we will be comforted, we will be satisfied, we will have mercy shown us…’ This is indeed a gospel passage that is worth pondering, allowing it to seep into us so that it really shapes us.
Your Word is Indeed My Strength Oh Lord our God. May You All Have a Blessed New Week.
*Rev Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA.*
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