My Confidence in Prayer Homily for Thursday of the 9th week in ordinary time JUNE 2023
HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 9TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, Tobit 6:10-11;7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps.128; Mark 12:28-34 My Confidence in Prayer In the first reading of yesterday, we read of the predicament of Sarah, daughter of Raguel which was occasioned by the evil demon Asmodeus. We saw how Sarah cried to God and how God sent Raphael to heal her (as well as Tobit). Today, Tobias is present in the house of Raguel, as the only legitimate person to marry his daughter Sarah. He will be Sarah’s eighth husband. While Raguel acknowledged the fact that Sarah rightfully belongs to Tobias, he is reluctant to give her to him for fear that what happened to the seven husbands may happen to Tobias. What is interesting here is that even though it was not stated whether Tobias knew what was responsible for Sarah’s predicament or not, he was not only going to marry Sarah, but also as soon as possible. It was until Tobias and Sarah were alone in the bedroom, that we understood the source of Tobias courage: ...