(HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 21ST WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME (ST MONICA)
Homily for Saturday of the 21st week in the ordinary time (Memorial of St. Monica) 1corinthinas 1:26-31; Matthew 25:14-30 Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, the parable of the talents which we have just heard, is a parable that focuses on the judicious, faithful and responsible services we are called to render to God and humanity through the use of the talents and gifts entrusted to us, and the faculties we are endowed with . It is a parable that instructs us that diligence is rewarded whereas negligence is punished or penalized. We are told of a man going on a journey, summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents , to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability” (Mt 25: 14-15). While the one with five talents traded and made five talents more, the one with two traded and made two talents more, the one with one talent rather dug a ground and buried the talent. Hence, with the master's return and the day of recko...