Becoming another Christ-HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 6TH SEPTEMBER 2023
Becoming another Christ-HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 6TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Col.1:1-8; Ps.52; Luke 4:38-44 Becoming another Christ Today’s gospel is so concise and comprehensive. Virtually every line carries important theme about the life of Jesus which cannot but be emulated by every true disciple of Jesus. We shall now look into some of them. _Jesus arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house_ – here we see evangelization. The Christian life is not limited to worship alone. Haven encountered God in prayer, we necessarily have to spread the fruit of our encounter to others. Without evangelization, the Christian life is fruitless. At every Eucharistic celebration we are reminded of this all-important obligation when the priest says in these or similar words: Go forth, the Mass is ended. _And he stood over her and rebuked the fever_ – not just Peter’s mother-in-law but all the sick that were brought to him. Here Jesus demonstrated his power ov...