SERMON/REFLECTION FOR FRIDAY OF THE SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II MAY 24 2024
SERMON/REFLECTION FOR FRIDAY OF THE SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (MAY 24, 2024) James 5:9-12; Ps.103; Mark 10:1-12 Jesus on Marriage! From the question the Pharisees asked Jesus in the gospel reading, it is clear that marital union was already experiencing fierce challenges at that time, such that some married people conceived the idea that only separation could be a lasting solution. The Pharisees wanted to know if Jesus supported the permission to divorce that Moses gave to the people. One can only imagine the number and magnitude of marital problems that ensued at the of Moses that mounted so much pressure on him to permit married people to divorce. Today, one may sometimes doubt within himself if perseverance can still hold sway in some marriages. Can we really persevere about everything? Jesus was not oblivious of marital challenges when he taught about the permanence and indissolubility of marriage in today’s gospel. When people marry, they enter into a permanent union ...