BE DOCILE TO THE WORD OF GOD (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 27TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II October 2022
Homily for Saturday of the 27th week in the ordinary time, year II Galatians 3:22-29; Luke 11:27-28 The first reading in today's liturgy of the word exposes the climax of St. Paul's letter to the Galatians. This is enshrined in the revolutionary statement that upholds the absolute equality of all human persons before God. St. Paul writes: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female: for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28). By implication all human persons stand on exactly the same footing in the kingdom of God. As children of God there is absolute equality of human persons before God, possessing equal rights and dignity. This is as a result of the redemptive work of Christ Jesus, who has broken down the diving wall, that is, the hostility between all persons (Eph 2:14). Hence, by extension, there is no longer black or white, high caste or low caste, master or servant, first class citizen or second c...