Faith that Grows (HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 7, 2024
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 7, 2024 Jeremiah 31:1-7; Jer.31; Matthew 15:21-28 Faith that Grows The Jews considered themselves as the elite amongst other nations. For this reason, they had nothing to do with foreign nations such as Canaan. This explains why the disciples were surprised to see Jesus talking with a female non-Jew by the well. It is with this mentality that the disciples interpreted the silence of Jesus in today’s gospel reading. Since Jews have no dealings with the Canaanites, the disciples thought that Jesus was silent to the plea of the woman because He did not want to help her. So, instead of reiterating the plea of the woman to Jesus, they rather advised Jesus to send her away. It was as though they were saying “since you do not want to help her, send her away”. Beloved, sometimes, our minds and people around us play this same role of the disciples in our faith journey. Each time it seems as if God is not granting us a