VANITY OF VANITIES (HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II SEPT 2022
HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 25th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II Eccle.1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 Vanity of Vanities! The first reading of today speaks of the vanity of all things. It particularly mentioned the vanity of the toil of man and even the vanity of life itself, for a generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. How are we to understand this and learn from it? Does vanity mean that human toil and life itself are of no use or importance? Does it therefore mean that we should not work nor attempt to preserve life in anyway? No! Vanity does not mean that the world is useless or unimportant, it rather speaks of the inability of the world to give us true happiness or saved us. Through toil, we satisfy our needs and wants; through toil, we earn money to preserve our lives and those of our families. Yet, the satisfaction we derive cannot guarantee us salvation nor true happiness. Even when the product of our toil is used to preserve life, it cannot save it. Therefore...