THEME: NO ONE IS EVER WRITTEN OFF IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF EASTER 6th May 2022
THEME: NO ONE IS EVER WRITTEN OFF IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF EASTER 6th May 2022 Acts 9:1-20 The reading of today from the acts of the apostles communicates the conversion of Saul. An irreversible moment in the life of the persecutor who breathed fury against the early Christian community, the Church. A key moment in this encounter is the response of Jesus to the question of Saul: “who are you?”. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting” (Acts 9:5). Rooted in this response is the Apostles’ teaching on the church as the body of Christ. Jesus. Although Christ had ascended into heaven, he continues to be present on earth, in the church. He is the church. This experience guided St. Paul and the Apostles in the teaching that the church through the Holy Spirit is a single mystical body whose head is Christ, and we are all his members. Consequently, all violence and wounds inflicted upon the church are harm done to Christ. The church nevertheless, invites her Chr...