Every action has its consequence (HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (AUGUST 02 2024)
HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 02, 2024) Jeremiah 26:1-9; Ps.69; Matthew 13:54-58 Every action has its consequence In the first reading of today, we see a people who are not disposed to hearing the truth about themselves. Their negative reaction to Jeremiah was quite anticipated, for at the beginning of the reading, it seems God was encouraging an unwilling Jeremiah to still make effort in preaching to the people with the hope that they may repent. The people ended up moving the motion for the death of Jeremiah for prophesying doom for the land. This was where the problem actually surfaced. The people did not see the prophecy of doom as a consequence of their evil deeds, should they choose not to repent; they rather saw it as Jeremiah’s negative wish or prayer for the land. So, the bone of contention here was not their repentance but Jeremiah’s prophecy. It means that they have so much lived a false life to the extent that they now lied to t