HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 31ST WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II
Homily for Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Philippians 3:3-8; Luke 15:1-10 Theme: *DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF KNOWING CHRIST JESUS? *HOW DO YOU TREAT SINNERS? In the first reading, St. Paul writes: "I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord" (Phil 3:8). Obviously, all that St. Paul initially regarded as glory before his conversion, he now counts as nothing because he had come to know Christ Jesus. St. Paul used to find glory in many priveleges before his conversion: He was proud of being circumcised on the 8th day, proud of belonging to Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, proud to be born of a Hebrew origin and became a Pharisee. However, when he encountered Christ Jesus, he submitted completely to the faith of the church and mission of preaching the Gospel. Hence, for St. Paul, if anyone must boast of anything, let him boast of Christ Jesus, the Lord ( 1Cor 1:31). Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, as...