Homily for Friday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Cycle II (5)

Homily for Friday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Cycle II

Theme: Life of St. Agnes

By: Fr. Diotacious Chikontwe SMA

Homily for Friday January 21 2022

FEAST OF ST AGNES OF ROME

*INTRODUCTION*
Today dear brothers and sisters we celebrate the feast of St Agnes of Rome, and all of us are on this day are presented with the good faith and examples as set by this great servant of God, a renowned Roman martyr from the time of intense persecutions of Christians and the Church. St. Agnes was born into a noble family in Rome, and she was also born as a Christian. At that time, the Roman state and the Emperor were very much against the Christian faith and the Church, and in one last brutal attempt to eradicate them and destroy the threat that Christianity posed to the traditional Roman beliefs and religion.

*WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE LIFE OF SAINT AGNES*
Brothers and sisters in Christ, through the life of St. Agnes of Rome, we can see how God was always with us and He has always guided us and protected us just as how He prevented those men from defiling the sacred virginity of St. Agnes. The Lord has always been with us and He will guard us against those that intend to harm us. We must have faith in Him and believe in His providence.

*CONCLUSION*
Brothers and sisters in Christ, let us all therefore put ourselves in the hands of the Lord and commit ourselves to His embrace, knowing that in Him alone lies our hope and our salvation. May the Lord be with us all and may He give us the strength to follow Him wholeheartedly rom now on, and always, without fear or worry. Amen.

*SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS*
1. Vatcan News Official Facebook Page.
2. PeterCanisius Michael David Kang Daily Homilies.
3. Justmehomely’s Blog, Association of Priests for the Daily Homilies.