THE CARE FOR THE POOR: A FUNDAMENTAL OPTION (HOMILY FOR THE 26TH SUNDAY IN THE ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C
Homily for the 26th Sunday in the ordinary time, year C Amos 6: 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 THE CARE FOR THE POOR: A FUNDAMENTAL OPTION In the Gospel reading of today, we heard the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It reads: "There was a rich man, who was dressed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and block his sores. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades...he was being tormented" (Lk 16:19-23). From a critical outlook into the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, we can make certain deductions which have moral significant implications. *Name: we observed that the rich man was unnamed whereas the poor man was named Lazarus. Many theologians and scholars have argued that Jesus' narration...