HOMILY FOR THE TWENTY- SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A

HOMILY FOR THE TWENTY- SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A

THEME OF THE HOMILY: It was the stone rejected by the builders that became the keystone.

By: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA

READINGS OF THE DAY

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 79:9,12-16,19-20

Philippians 4:6-9

Matthew 21:33-43

LITURGICAL COLOUR: GREEN

INTRODUCTION

Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A.

FROM OUR FIRST READING

In our first reading today, we heard of the words of the Lord through the prohd, Who was speaking to His people through Isaiah, lamenting and showing His frustrations at them, because of their many sins, wickedness, disobedience and failure to obey His Law and commandments, and for their persistent and continued rebellion against Him and His love and kindness.

FROM OUR SECOND READING

We have heard in our second reading today, how the apostle Saint Paul told the Philippians to be truly obedient and faithful to God, in all of their way of life and actions, with the words like ‘Fill your minds with whatever is truthful, holy, just, pure, lovely and noble. Be mindful of whatever deserves praise and admiration.’ as reminders that we, like those evil and wicked tenants, and like the people of Israel in the ages past, could be easily swayed by the temptations of the world, the many things that the devil and those desiring our downfall have tried to seduce us with. Each and every one of us should always strive to keep ourselves obedient to the Lord and filled with His virtues and love at all times, as best as we can.

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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING

In today’s gospel reading, Jesus speaks about a stone that was rejected by the builders but subsequently became the corner stone of a different building. Jesus is speaking of himself here. He was the stone rejected by the builders, put to death on a cross. Yet, God raised him from the dead and he became the corner stone of a new spiritual building, what we call the church. Together, we are that spiritual building. What Saint Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus applies to us all, ‘You are… members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

CONCLUSION

The liturgical readings of today, suggest that the reason God continues to invest in us, to draw near to us, is because he wants us to live fruitful lives. God has a great desire for our lives. God wants us to be fully alive with all those qualities that are a reflection of God and of his Son, Jesus and that make us fully alive. The reading from Isaiah speaks about justice and integrity. in the second reading from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we have that wonderful list of human qualities at their best ‘everything that is true, everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure, everything that we love and honour, everything that can be thought virtuous or worthy of praise’. In another of his letters Paul speaks of the fruit of the Spirit as ‘love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control’. God invests in us so that our lives can bear this kind of fruit. His greatest investment is the gift to us of his Son and the Holy Spirit. It is above all through our relationship with his Son and our openness to the Spirit that this full, wholesome, life becomes possible for us, as individuals and as communities, as families.

Have a blessed Sunday everyone.

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