REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 27TH NOVEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 27TH NOVEMBER 2023 Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20; Daniel 3; Luke 21:1-4 The Sacrifice of the Poor In today’s gospel, Jesus evaluated the offerings of the people. His criteria for evaluation is very much different from that of men. Jesus is not concerned about the size of the offering but the intention of the giver. It is the giver’s intention that gives meaning to the offering; size can be deceptive. The poor widow is said to have given more because out of her poverty, she put in all the living that she had. What an act of great love! Her offering was more sacrificial than that of the rich who gave more in quantity but less in percentage. Since she made more sacrifice, she actually loved more. It is the greatness of her love that Jesus actually commended. It is not the case that size of our offering does not matter. When love is our motivating force, size becomes secondary. If this poor widow had more, she would have given more...