HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 30TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II OCTOBER 2022
Homily for Thursday of the 30th week in the Ordinary Time, year II Ephesians 6:10-20; Luke 13:31-35 In the First Reading, St. Paul speaks of a spiritual war: "For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Eph.6:12). To combat the forces of darkness, St. Paul encourages us to put on the full armour of God which are good works: truth, righteousness, Gospel of peace, God's word, faith and above all prayer. He admonishes us to "Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication" (Eph.6:18). The devil and his agents are always at work. For us to overcome them, we must persevere in prayers and good deeds. In today's Gospel, some Pharisees were worried concerning the safety of Jesus and wanted him to leave Galilee for fear of Herod not to kill him. Jesus was not afraid. Jesus s...