HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARYTIME. (1)

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARYTIME.

THEME: Jesus rebuked the winds and the seas, and all was calm.

BY: FR. DEOTATIOUS CHIKONTWE SMA.

*READINGS OF THE DAY*
Genesis 19:15-29
Psalm 25:2-3,9-12
Matthew 8:23-27

*LITURGICAL COLOUR*
GREEN

*INTRODUCTION*
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Tuesday of week 13 in Ordinary Time, Year A.

*FROM OUR FIRST READING*
In our first reading today, we heard about the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. God destroyed the two cities with brimstone and fire from Heaven for all the wickedness that the people in those two cities had committed before Him. At the same time, we also heard the great story of God’s love and kindness in caring for His faithful ones, as He sent His Angels to help and protect Lot, the nephew of Abraham, who had lived in the area of Sodom and Gomorrah, and who had to endure the wickedness of those who lived in that area with his family.

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*FROM OUR GOSPEL READING*
In our Gospel passage today, we heard about the moment when Jesus and His disciples were battered in the middle of the Lake of Galilee, with a great storm and huge waves that were striking at the boat where they were in. The disciples panicked and feared for their lives, and were desperately begging Jesus, Who was sleeping, to save them from their predicament. Jesus rebuked them and scolded them for their lack of faith and trust in Him, and proceeded to calm the wind, the waves and the storm, by the mere will of His words.

*CONCLUSION*
Brothers and sisters in Christ, it is a reminder for us all that we should not easily allow ourselves to be swayed and turned away from the Lord simply because we may be encountering hardships and challenges in the path that we are walking now. We should always remind ourselves that we are never alone in this journey of faith through life, and as He has repeatedly shown and reassured us, He is always there with us and for us, journeying with us, and enduring the worst together with us.
The Lord Be With You!

Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA.

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