CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME ( Homily for wednesday of the 14th week in the ordinary time
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 14TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME THEME: CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME Matthew 10:1-7 Good morning dearest brothers and sisters in Christ. A profound reflection on the Gospel reading of this morning underscores the call and mission of the 12 apostles of Christ Jesus. In choosing men who would continue his work here on earth after his departure, Jesus chose 12 ordinary men, who are acknowledged as the 12 apostles. None of these 12 apostles had any academic background; no social status or profile to be reckoned with. They were chosen from ordinary and common people. Their respective bad qualities and weaknesses notwithstanding, he chose them and nurtured them, instructing them on the ways of God. When the time came, he did not hesitate to confide in them the formidable task of evangelizing the whole world beginning with the lost sheep of the tribe of Israel. The mission of the 12 apostles to the utmost bounds of the world began firstly from within. Jesus tells them: “Do...