HOMILY FOR 17TH MONDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
HOMILY FOR 17TH MONDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
Jeremiah 13:1-11, Deuteronomy 32:18-21, John 11:19-27
INTRODUCTION
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today the Church celebrates the Feast of the friends and close companions of the Lord, the siblings, Martha, Mary and Lazarus, who were mentioned quite a number of times throughout the Gospels as the ones who have closely accompanied the Lord in His journeys and ministry. They were the people trusted and close to the Lord, and we honour their memory today to remind ourselves of how each and every one of us ought to live as God’s beloved disciples and followers, all those whom He had called and chosen from this world.
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FROM OUR FIRST READING
In the first reading, God asked Jeremiah to buy a loincloth and bury it. Jeremiah followed God’s instructions. When he retrieved the loincloth, it was ruined and useless.
Obeying God might seem hard sometimes, but it is always for our good. God’s commands are meant to guide us and keep us on the right path. When we follow His instructions, we remain in His care and grow in faith.
FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In our Gospel passage today, we hear how the Lord came to the place where Lazarus, had been buried. Earlier on, Lazarus had been very sick and the Lord and His disciples made the journey to Judah to the place where he and his sisters lived in, as the sisters asked the Lord for help, hoping that He could heal their brother and restore him back to good health. The Lord delayed for a while before coming down, which resulted in Lazarus having died before the Lord reached his place. It was at the place he was buried that the Lord went to reassure his sisters, telling them that they must not lose faith in Him and the Resurrection, because He is truly the Lord and Master of life and death, and all of us shall share in His new life if we hold strongly and faithfully to our faith in Him.
CONCLUSION
Today all of us are reminded that each and every one of us have been called to realise just how beloved we have been by God, how fortunate all of us truly are that God had been willing to reach out to us and to heal us from our sins. And we must remember that we must not take this love for granted, and appreciate His Presence in our lives, just as St. Mary put her focus and attention on Him. We should reflect upon our lives and our path, so that we may truly be faithful and worthy disciples of the Lord, in our great and ever present love for Him, our commitment to His path and our love and compassion for one another.
May Mary, Martha and Lazarus always pray for us.
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