Pray about that mockery Homily for Wednesday of the 9th week in ordinary time JUNE W2023
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 9TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, Tobit 3:1-11a.16-17a; Ps.25; Mark 12:18-27 Pray about that mockery Two days ago we read of how Tobit’s neighbours mocked him. Yesterday, we also read of Tobit’s wife mocked him. Even though Tobit was an upright man, being human, these mockery got to him. In like manner, today’s first reading presents us with the predicament of Sarah, the daughter of Raguel who was also mocked by her father’s maid because the evil demon Asmodeus had consecutively slain seven of her husbands before they could be with her as wife. Ordinarily, these maids would not dare talk back at Sarah but because of her predicament, they dared to mock her before her face. Both Tobit and Sarah decided to cry to God with their pains of mockery. Their sufferings were of no fault of theirs; yet, it became a cause for their ridicule. Sometimes, when we find ourselves in the situation of Tobit and Sarah, we make the mistake of focusing on those who mock us. We try to get...