what's our attitude in the face of evil and corruption? (HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 28TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II
HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 28th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II Eph.1:1-10; Ps.98; Luke 11:47-54 The first reading of today marks the advent of St. Paul’s discourse to the Ephesians. He started up by lending gratitude to God for what He has accomplished for men: He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places since the foundation of the world (Eph 1:3-4); connoting that the blessings of God are not a dividend for some good we may have performed. God chose us to be holy and blameless. Holiness, therefore, is the sign that we are divinely connected. It reminds us more that we are not derivatives of chance or accident, we are adorable to God and He has provided us with all that is required for our redemption. From the inception, God conceived of us, established us in love, and set in motion a plan to cultivate, maintain and redeem us. What other affidavit and testimony do we need to prove that we are meaningful and outstanding to God? In today's Gospel, Jesus utt...