HOMILY FOR 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C/The Day of the Lord
Homily for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Malachi 4:1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19. Theme: "The Day of the Lord". As we draw closer to the end of this liturgical year, the Church invites us to reflect on the last things which are death, judgement, heaven and hell. The Prophet Malachi in the First Reading speaks of the end time: "Behold, the day comes, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up,says the Lord of hosts" (Mal.4:1). A day will certainly come when the Lord will punish the wicked and reward his faithful ones. The Responsorial Psalm tells us: "The Lord comes to judge the peoples with fairness". "He will judge the world with justice, and the peoples with fairness" (Psalm 98:9). The Lord's judgment will be just and fair. Each one will get rewarded based on how they live their lives here on earth. In the Second Reading, concerning the day of Lo...