Homily for Monday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time Cycle II (2)

Homily for Monday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time Cycle II

Theme: All those who touched him were cured.

By: Fr. Diotacious Chikontwe SMA

Homily for Monday February 7 2022

*READINGS OF THE DAY*
1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13
Psalm 131:6-10
Mark 6:53-56

Homily for Monday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time Cycle II

Theme: All those who touched him were cured.

By: Fr. Diotacious Chikontwe SMA

Homily for Monday February 7 2022

 

 

*READINGS OF THE DAY*
1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13
Psalm 131:6-10
Mark 6:53-56

*INTRODUCTION*
The people in the gospel reading brought the sick to Jesus. We can bring Jesus to the sick by sharing the Lord with them in all sorts of simple, practical ways that are nonetheless truly life-giving for them, in the way that Jesus in the gospel reading was a life-giving presence for those who came to him or were brought to him.

*FROM THE FIRST READING*
In our first reading today, we heard of the story of what happened at the time when King Solomon of Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant, the Ark containing the two tablets of the Ten Commandments, the manna and the staff of Aaron as the symbol of God’s Presence among His people, to the Temple, the House that Solomon himself had built for the Lord in Jerusalem. The Temple of God had been completed after about seven years of construction, and as the final part of its completion is the transfer of the Ark of the Covenant to the Holy of Holies built at the centre of the Temple.

*FROM THE GOSPEL READING*
In our Gospel passage today, we heard of how the Lord Jesus came among the people, and how He and His disciples cared for all those who have come to the Lord seeking for His healing and teachings. The Lord reached out to them and touched them, healing many among them and taught amongst them, bringing the words of His truth and His salvation, showing the love of God manifested to them, that through Him all may come to know of just how beloved and fortunate they are to have been graced by the loving presence of God in Christ, His one and only begotten Son.

*CONCLUSION*
Brothers and sisters in Christ, let us all therefore ponder carefully what we have discussed and what we have heard from the readings of the Sacred Scriptures. Let us therefore seek to embrace God’s love and kindness, and open ourselves to allow Him to dwell within our hearts. Let us realise just how fortunate we are that God has endeavoured to walk alongside us and to guide us in our journey of faith through life. May the Lord be with us always and may He empower each and every one of us to love Him ever more genuinely from now on.
I wish you a blessed Week Dear friends in Christ Jesus.

Fr. Diotacious Chikontwe SMA

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