REMAINING FAITHFUL TO THE TRADITION OF THE CHURCH (HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 21ST WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 2022
THEME: REMAINING FAITHFUL TO THE TRADITION OF THE CHURCH 2 These 2: 1-3, 14-17; Matthew 23:23-26 In the context of the parousia (the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ), St. Paul, in the first reading, admonished the church of the Thessalonians, never to depart from the Tradition that had been handed down to them; and must not be deceived by any false alarm either by word or letter that contradicts the Tradition given unto them (2 These 2:2-3) Here, St. Paul took into cognizance the fact that the Sacred Tradition of the church is essential to the Christian faith. Hence , the recommendation to the Thessalonians that their Fidelity to Tradition is an indication of the genuineness of their conversion and the certainty of their obtaining the glory of Jesus Christ. Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, the Vatican II Council on Dei Verbum underscores that Divine revelation is the manifestation of God to humanity, for the salvation of man. For it is the desire of God t...