SERMON/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY 5TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME CYCLE II 8TH FEBRUARY 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY 5TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE II 8TH FEBRUARY 2024 1Kings 11:4-13; Ps.106; Mark 7:24-30 Avoid Occasions of Sin Since this week, until today, the first reading has been presenting us with the glories of the reign of King Solomon. His fame went abroad so much so that the queen of Sheba came to see for herself what she had being hearing. When she saw that Solomon was actually great, and not that she heard exaggerated stories about him, she offered him precious gifts. Today, the story changed. We are presented with the downfall of Solomon. The downfall was so severe that it was described to be worse than the mistakes of David his father. Thus, the consequence of his downfall was the division of the kingdom; something that never happened despite all the sins of David. The offense of Solomon was that he consented with his wives in the worship of their gods. Worsestill, he erected altar for them in the land of Israel. This was a sign of total desecration of the l...