Homily for Saturday of the 3rd week in ordinary time-Saint Thomas Aquinas
Homily for Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time. Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelic Doctor of the Church). Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19. Luke 1:69-70,71-72,73-75. Mark 4:35-41. The first reading teaches us that just as Abraham got divine approval as a result of his faith in God, so too shall we have divine approval if we also have faith in God. Going further, we are told of Abraham's faith that was justified by his action when he was ready to offer Isaac, his son, to God aa a burnt offering. If only we had faith as strong as Abraham's faith, who moved in obedience to God. When the oceans rise and thunders roar, as we have it in today's Gospel, Jesus will calm the strong winds in our lives. The fact that with the presence of Jesus in the boat, the disciples were confronted with the problems of life, it simply means that the Christian life is not a problem-free life. However, it is not the problem, but our response to our problems that define us. Thanks to the...