Homily for Monday of the 1st week of Advent
Homily for Monday of the 1st Week of Advent Isaiah 4:2-6; Matthew 8:5-11. In the First Reading, Prophet Isaiah tells us that, "the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Sion and the assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy and a pavilion" (Isa.4:5-6). Once we truly surrender ourselves to God, every evil against us will be conquered because the Lord will create over us a protective cloud by day and a shining flaming fire by night. In today's Gospel, the centurion is presented to us as a model of faith worth emulating. Firstly, he is concerned about the health of a servant when he had a hundred servants under his authority. Secondly, despite his position of authority, he was humble enough to approach Jesus out of humility for his servant's healing. Lastly, he had so much faith in Jesus to the extent that all he required from Jesus is for Him to say the word and his servant wil...