HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. (1)

HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF 15TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME.

THEME: It is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword.

BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA.

*READINGS OF THE DAY*
Exodus 1:8-14,22
Psalm 123
Matthew 10:34-11:1

*LITURGICAL COLOUR*
GREEN

*INTRODUCTION*
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time, Year A.

*FROM OUR FIRST READING*
In todays first reading, we hear how the people of Israel suffered and had to endure a lot of humiliations and hardships in the midst of them being enslaved. They were not, however, forgotten by the Lord, their God and Master, Who has always remembered the Covenant which He has made with His servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He remembered His people, and in His momentous time, He sent to them Moses, His servant, to lead them out of the land of their enslavement, and to bring them all, free from all bondage and slavery, into the land promised to their ancestors and forefathers.

*FROM OUR GOSPEL READING*
In our Gospel passage today, the Lord Jesus Himself mentioned something similar in His words and revelations to His disciples, as He told them that His coming into this world, was not meant to bring about an era of peace and joy, without conflict and without suffering. His coming into this world would instead bring about divisions and hardships for all those who endeavoured to follow Him and commit themselves to walk in His ways.

*CONCLUSION*
Todays liturgy, remind us that each and every one of us must always be ready to give it all to God, and we have to be strong in case sufferings and hardships were to come our way. We should not blame the Lord or ourselves, and neither should we blame others for our predicaments and sufferings. Instead, we should continue to be faithful to the Lord and trust in Him and His love and providence, and we should do our best to be great role models, sources of inspiration and strength for one another, and be the support and help for each other, especially for those who are suffering and without means of help and support from anyone, so that we may indeed be there for them, helping them and journeying together with them, as fellow children of the same God.
May the Lord, our most loving God, continue to guide us in our journey of faith through life.

Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA

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