HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II
Homily for Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time year II Titus 2:1-8,11-14; Luke 17:7-10. St. Paul admonished Titus in yesterday's First Reading concerning those in position of authority in the Church especially Bishops and priests. Today's First Reading he addresses the lay faithful made up of the family which is the domestic Church. He instructed Titus to teach what befits sound doctrine; his teaching must never discredit God's word. He urges us to be models of good deeds that will be emulated by Christians and non-Christians as well as young and old alike. It is a call to live devoutly, humbly and with integrity; to live simply and carry out our daily duties not for external recognition, praise or reward but by the simple desire to meet the needs and demands of those around us without counting the cost or even being reminded to do the good we ought to do. It is in doing what we ought to do without seeking reward that the word of Jesus in today's Gospel becomes ap...