INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY (Homily for Saturday of the 19th week in the ordinary time
Theme: INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY Homily for Saturday of the 19th week in the ordinary time Ezekiel 18:1-10,13,30-32; Mathew 19:13-15 It is no news that children inherit many things (biological, psychological, physiological, social inheritance etc) from their parents and ancestral lineage. However, it is worth knowing that moral righteousness or vice is rather personal or non-inherited. In other words, one does not inherit either righteousness or wickedness from his parents or ancestors. In the liturgy of today, the first reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel reflects on the individual's responsibility. The Jews while in exile attributed their sufferings to the iniquities of their parents and ancestors. Hence, the proverb: “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on the edge” (Ezek 18:2). They lamented that the sins of their parents and ancestors are the reasons why they are in exile. God through the prophet Ezekiel addressed this disposition...