Homily for Saturday of the 34th week in ordinary time year II Revelation 22:1-7
Homily for Saturday. Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Revelation 22:1-7 Luke 21:34-36. Today brings to an end the liturgical year 2022. As we come to the end of this liturgical year, the Church in our readings today just as she has been doing in the last two weeks calls our consciousness to what will happen at the end of time and the need to always to be ready since we do not know when this will take place. Through the rich use of symbols God teaches us in the First Reading about the nature of eternal life which is the fulfilment of mankind's deepest yearnings. We are to see God face to face and glorify Him forever. From the description given concerning our eternal abode, it is a place we should all desire to be. "And night shall be no more; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign forever and ever". As God's children we must take these words seriously because the angel assured St. John saying, "These words...