HOMILY OF THE 7TH TUESDAY OF EASTER — YEAR A

HOMILY OF THE 7TH TUESDAY OF EASTER — YEAR A

HOMILY THEME: GOD’S GLORY THROUGH SACRIFICE

BY: Fr. Isaac Awe 

Acts 20:17-27; Psalm 67(68):10-11, 20-21; John 17:1-11

In the liturgy of today, we are meant to know that there is no glory without sacrifice. All over the world today, the church celebrates St Charles Lwanga and his companions majorly because of their contributions to the growth of the gospel as witnesses in which they exemplified through their time, treasures and talent under the umbrella of God’s love and his people to the extent of surrendering their lives.

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In his Last Supper discourse Jesus speaks of his glory and the glory of his Father. What is this glory? It is the cross which Jesus speaks of here. How does the cross reveal his glory? In the cross God reveals the breadth of his great love for sinners and the power of redemption which cancels the debt of sin and reverses the curse of our condemnation. Jesus gave his Father the supreme honour and glory through his obedience and willingness to go to the cross. The greatest honour, trust, and love any person can give one’s leader is through his obedience even to the point of sacrificing his own life.

In warfare the greatest honour belongs not to those who survive but to those who give the supreme sacrifice of their own lives for their fellow countrymen. Jesus also speaks of the Father bringing glory to the Son through the great mystery of the Incarnation and Cross of Christ. God the Father gave us his only begotten Son for our redemption and deliverance from slavery to sin and death. There is no greater proof of God’s love for each and every person on the face of the earth than the Cross of Jesus Christ. In the cross we see a new way of love — a love that is unconditional, sacrificial and generous beyond comprehension.

PRAYER: Lord, give us the grace to know, love and serve you with our time, treasure and talent so as to enjoy the eternal life in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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