HOMILY OF 19TH MONDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD
BY: Fr Francis Onwunali
Deut 10:12-22, Ps. 147:12-15,19-20, Matt 17:22-27
We celebrate today, the Memorial of St. Clare, virgin. St. Clare was born in 1193 in Assisi. She was the first woman to practice the life of poverty as taught by St. Francis. She founded the Order of Poor Clares in Assisi. Their Rule included austerities hitherto unknown in monasteries of women. They went barefoot, slept off the ground, kept perpetual abstinence, and made poverty the basis of their lives. St. Clare died on August 11, 1253, and was canonized two years after her death.
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“Your ancestors went down to Egypt not more than seventy persons, and now the Lord, your God, has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky” (Deut. 10: 22). The readings of today admonish us not to dwell in our confusion in life but to always recall God’s presence in dealing with life situations.
In the gospel (Matt. 17: 22-27), the disciples of Jesus were so confused and overwhelmed with the message of Jesus’ impending death. If such could be the fate of their Master, what then will theirs be? However, Jesus did what is impossible in human thinking to prove to them that nothing is impossible for God – taking out money from the mouth of fish to pay their taxes.
In the first reading (Deut. 10: 12-22), the Israelites are urged to recall the great deeds God has done for them and to turn to the Lord instead of being stiff-necked.
Dear friends, there are times in life we question or doubt God’s presence in our life, either because of what is happening to us or things not going as we planned. God wants us to understand that He is in complete control. We may not fully understand all of God’s actions, but we need to have firm trust.
I pray that as we journey in life today, we will tune to the positive frequency of God’s ability and eschew all forms of pessimism in our relationship with God. May God continue to strengthen the bars of the gates of our lives (Ps. 147: 13). Have a trust-full day.
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