WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? (HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (MEMORIAL OF ST. PIUS OF PIETRICINA (PADRE PIO SEPT 2022
HOMILY FOR THE FRIDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (MEMORIAL OF ST. PIUS OF PIETRICINA (Padre Pio) Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 9:18-22 Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, the Book of Ecclesiastes reminds us today of the need for us to use our time wisely and judiciously for there is time for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven (Eccl 3:1). We recollect that we are born in time; we live and work in time, and we die in time. Although, for the worldly-minded, time is money, power, prestige, fame, property, wealth, or something else. The worldly-minded allocates time for worldly goals. This the preacher tells us that vanity of vanities, all is vanity. However, for the believer in God, time is eternity. Its essentiality is found in the moment of communion with God, right from the inception of our lives till the end. Hence, time must be used judiciously and wisely for the glorification of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ sets the pace for Christians on the use o...