The implication of the resurrection OF JESUS CHRIST (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 24TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II SEPT 2022

Homily for Saturday of the 24th Week in the Ordinary Time, year II 

1 Corinthians 15:35-37,42-49; Luke 8:4-15.

St. Paul in the First Reading speaks of the implication of the resurrection. He debunks the misconception that the event of the resurrection was not a reality and is inconceivable.

He declared that it is stupid to conceive the question "How are dead people raised, what sort of body do they have when they come back?". To deny the resurrection only because we do not understand how the body that is dead and  decomposed could rise again in insufficient. Hence, St. Paul argues that just like a seed sown in the ground dies and after that a living plant springs up, so also it is with the resurrection. The thing that is sown is perishable and what is raised is imperishable, what is down is weak and what is raised is powerful and embodies the spirit. The first man, the earthly man, Adam became a living soul, but the last man became a life-giving spirit. 

Beloved in Christ, in the resurrection, a Christian is called to die to self and rise to eternal glory. It is in dying to sin here on earth, that we shall rise to a new life in eternity. 

In today's Gospel, we hear the parable of the sower. The parable of the sower talks about our uniqueness and the need of self-discovery. In this parable, God is the sower; the seed is the word; the platforms are the different dispositions of the human heart.

Some fell on the edge of the path and were trampled upon, and the birds of the air ate it up; some fell on Rocks and when it came up, it withered away, having no moisture. Some seeds fell among thorns and the thorns grew with it and choked it. Some fell into rich soil and grew and grew and produced its crop a hundred fold.

Beloved in Christ, each of us must come to a place of self-discovery. We must be able to tell what kind of disposition we have to God's word. If we can discover ourselves better, we will be able to work more on ourselves till we get to the point where we can bear much fruit with patience. God does not expect us all to bear fruit equally.

May God grant us the grace to bear much fruit that will endure through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Have a wonderful day!

Fr Remi Osj