Peace of Mind is Priceless!-Homily for Saturday of the 14th week in ordinary time 15th July 2023
Homily for Saturday of the 14th week in ordinary time Genesis 49:29-32;50:15-26a; Ps.105; Matthew 10:24-33 Peace of Mind is Priceless! The first reading of today demands so much attention and reflection. The matter is about the gift of forgiveness Joseph gave to the brothers. Yesterday we reflected on how Joseph himself benefited from this forgiveness in the reunion between him and his aged father. Joseph’s brothers have always known how much Joseph and his father loved each other; infact, this was one of the reasons they hated him. For them, Joseph is forgiving them simply because of their father. Infact, they believed that Joseph had not forgiven them. So, when their father Jacob died, they thought that the reason for Joseph’s tolerance of them was gone; which means that Joseph will not deal cruelly with them. To show how much their fear was, they had to lie with their father’s name that he had requested as his death wish that Joseph should forgive the transgression of his broth...