REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 25TH NOVEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 25TH NOVEMBER 2023 1Maccabees 6:1-13; Ps.9; Luke 20:27-40 The Defeat and End of Evil Who says that evil triumphs over good, that light will not emanate at the end of the tunnel, that the suffering of the just will know no end? Who says that the might of man will not turn into weakness? Since Monday this week, the first reading has been presenting us with the suffering of the just under King Antiochus. This king wanted to replace the God of Israel by forcing the people into idolatry. He subdued the people and erected idols on the altar in Jerusalem, a sign of mockery against the God of Israel. He slaughtered anyone who refused to bend to his wills and caprices; he grew powerful by his own strength and must have said to himself “might is right”. In today’s first reading, the strength of man was brought to naught. The one who promised to keep alive anyone who obeys him became too weak to live; the one who thought that...