FR REMI HOMILIES/REFLECTIONS AND SERMONS

SERMON/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY THIRD WEEK OF LENT 6TH MARCH 2024 Deut.4:1, 5-9; Ps.147; Matthew 5:17-19 The Law has not been abrogated Jesus has often times referred to himself and his ministry as “New”. He says that he has come to give us a new commandment; he is also the new covenant. Whenever something new arrivals, the spontaneous action of people is to abandon the old for the new. In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us that if we apply this principle to the scriptures, we will be making a big mistake. The New Commandment that Jesus gives does not ridicule but perfects the old. In fact, the newness of the commandments is in the application of the old. Jesus has come to teach us how best we can obey the commandments. For example, in the Old Testament, it was said that one should not commit adultery, but Jesus went further and said that one should not look at a woman lustfully. The Old Testament forbade only an action but Jesus forbids the desire itself; for it is the desire that leads to th...

SERMON/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY THIRD WEEK OF LENT 6TH MARCH 2024 2Kings 5:1-15b, 18-20; Ps.42; Luke 4:24-30 You too will be Rejected As the passion of Christ draws near, his rejection is becoming obvious. It is possible to reject Jesus because he does not force himself on us; he does not take away our freedom but honours it. If we refuse to welcome him, he will not come in. The rejection of Jesus comes from his own people. This means that they were not ignorant of who he is neither were they ignorant of his manifold works. In fact, they rejected him based on the knowledge they had of him – a knowledge that led to over familiarity. We too can be as guilty as Jesus’ people if we continue to see ourselves as too perfect to require any form of repentance in this season of lent. Often times, when people hear the Word of God, they easily remember some other persons that the message is meant for. They do not appropriate it to themselves because they think themselves as perfect. This is the begin...