HOMILY FOR MONDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME B
MEMORIAL OF ST PADRE PIO PIETRELCINA
{Proverbs 3:27-34;Luke 8:16-18}
The theme of greatness continues during the course of this week. One thing about greatness is that it is directed towards the other and not self.
The first reading from the book of provers exhorts us to always seek the good of the other and never to plan or plot evil against the other. A clear illustration is what we see in the gospel. Jesus reminds us today that we are the light of the world and that our duty is to receive and radiate around us Christ’s Light of love, mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. Lamps help people to see, move, and work in the dark, and their light prevents us from stumbling and falling down. For the Jews, light represented the inner beauty, truth, and goodness of God. God’s Light illumines our lives with spiritual light, celestial joy, and everlasting peace. The light and the lambs are beneficial to people because the make people see, radiate love and movement. If we truly want to attain greatness, we must become light to the world
The man whom we celebrates today was indeed a light in his time. He contributed to the world by showing and encouraging people to see the light and to radiate the light.
Dear friends in Christ, As “light of the world” it is our duty 1) to remove the darkness from around us and 2) to show others the true Light of Jesus, His ideas and ideals through our model Christian life
May St Pius of Pietrelcina continues to intercede for us. Amen
PAX VOBIS
Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State,
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