HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II/Memorial of St. Cecilia (Virgin and Martyr).
Homily for Tuesday 34th Week in Ordinary Time. Memorial of St. Cecilia (Virgin and Martyr). Revelation 14:14-19; Luke 21:5-11. In the First Reading, our Lord Jesus Christ is pictured as taking the righteous with him. He reaps the harvest: "So he who sat upon the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped" (Rev. 14:16). We also have the vision of the punishment of the wicked at the end of the First Reading: "So the angel swung his sickle on the earth, and threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God" (Rev.14:19). The treading of the grapes in the wine press represents the punishment of the wicked. This two imagery reminds us of the last day and the judgment that will come that day. It calls for spiritual vigilance and faithfulness. It is this call to be vigilant that Jesus in today's Gospel is calling our attention to. It is easy for us to be lost in the wild world of material pursuit, progress or success that we forget our eternal ...