SERMON/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II STS TIMOTHY AND TITUS 26TH JANUARY 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II STS TIMOTHY AND TITUS 26TH JANUARY 2024 2Tim.1:1-8; Ps.96; Mark 4:21-25 Collaboration: a sign of Conversion Yesterday, we celebrated the conversion of St. Paul, which we can invariably also say was the beginning of his witnessing to the gospel of Christ. Today, we celebrate Sts. Timothy and Titus who were two great companions of Paul in his missionary endeavour. So the first lesson we learn from these companions of St. Paul is that Paul did not work alone. When we read the first reading of yesterday, we heard Paul giving account of his life prior to his encounter with the Lord on his way to Dasmascus. You will observe his continuous use of the personal pronoun “I”. Before his conversion, Paul’s activities were all about him alone. But with the celebration of Sts. Timothy and Titus, we see that Paul never worked alone after his conversion. His encounter with the Lord on the way to Dasmascus also taught him the essence of ...