HOMILY FOR 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A

HOMILY FOR 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A

THEME OF THE HOMILY: The wise and foolish virgins.

Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA

READINGS OF THE DAY
Wisdom 6:12-16
Psalm 62:2-8
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13

LITURGICAL COLOUR
GREEN

INTRODUCTION
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A.

FROM OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading today, we heard the explanation and revelation of Divine Wisdom, which is the Wisdom of God and how it comes upon this world, seeking those who are worthy and willing to embrace it. This Wisdom of God has been given to us, and yet, in our folly, we allow ourselves to be swayed by the temptations to sin instead.

FROM OUR SECOND READING
In our second reading today, we heard St. Paul the Apostle exhorting the faithful people of Go in Thessalonica regarding the matter of what woul happen at the end of time, when God will come and make everything right and perfect once again. St. Paul was comforting the faithful there of the assurance of the life that is to come, the eternal life which the Lord Jesus Himself has promised to all of us through His coming and revelation. This is the promise of the life and existence after death, and that death is not the end of everything, or of our existence, because our time and existence in this world is one that is just temporary, and eventually, all of us should remember that we are destined and bound for Heaven, to be once again with God.

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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In our Gospel passage today, we heard about the parable of the five wise women and the five foolish women. In that parable, the five wise women were fully prepared for the event that they attended, as they were supposed to welcome the bridegroom to the wedding banquet, which happened at night time and they were the ones to bear the lanterns to brighten the place and the festive occasion. They brought extra oil with them so that if the bridegroom were to be delayed, they still had enough oil for their lamps. Meanwhile, the five foolish women, as we heard, did not bring any extra oil with them, and they ran out of oil soon after the bridegroom was delayed. Thus, as the parable mentioned, the five foolish women failed to obtain the oil in time, and they only arrived back after the festivities have started, and thus, were excluded from the banquet.

CONCLUSION
Dear brethrens, we are all reminded that we have to be ever vigilant and ready, and to entrust ourselves unto the Wisdom of God, in following His path and having faith in His providence. We should always keep in mind that everything which we say and do, and even whatever it is that we have not done and failed to do, when it has been within our power and calling as Christians to do so, all these will be asked of us, and they shall weigh either for us or against us on the day of the Last Judgement. Now, the question is, if we are going to trust in the Wisdom of God, entrusting ourselves in what the Lord has taught and shown us, or whether we are going to trust in worldly wisdom and paths instead.

SUNDAY BLESSINGS
May the Lord continue to help and guide us all in our journey of faith throughout our lives, and may He continue to impart His Wisdom upon each and every one of us that through His Wisdom, all of us may be better able to discern carefully our choice of path in life. Amen.

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