The strong needs to support the weak (HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (JULY 05, 2024)
HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (JULY 05, 2024) Amos 8:4-6.9-12; Ps.119; Matthew 9:9-13 The strong needs to support the weak Yesterday, we saw that God understands us best and always gives us what is most important. In today’s gospel, Jesus saw Matthew but not as others did. While others saw him as a tax collector who joined forces with the Roman Government to oppress the people and who would also increase the people’s tax for his personal gain, Jesus saw a candidate for conversion. Because, Jesus saw Matthew differently, he acted differently towards him: Jesus called him. Jesus called him not to condole his vices but to transform him. When the Pharisees saw this, their attention was focused on the sinfulness of Matthew and not on the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Their complaint rather revealed that they did not have a good understanding of who Jesus is and what he can do. They knew that Jesus is capable of performing miracles but they never knew th