HOMILY FOR MONDAY 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME B
{Galatians 4:22-24,26-27,31-5:1;
Luke 11:29-32}
The theme of seeking wisdom continues in our readings throughout this week. We are told that in the gospel the queen of the south will judge us because we have failed to recognise the precious gift of wisdom. So it is with the men of Nineveh.
Dear friends in Christ, wisdom is calling on us all. As Christians, we must seek wisdom. When we have it, we will be free. There are many gifts God has given to us just as I have rightly said yesterday. These gifts come with wisdom on how we make use of them. There are gifts many of us Catholics fail to see and do not see the importance in our lives. These are gifts that we are supposed to appreciate as God's given grace :
1) Each Sacrament in the Church is an external sign representing God’s grace.
2) On the altar we re-present Christ’s sacrifice on the cross using liturgical signs and prayers – The Sacrifice and Sacrament of the Eucharist.
3) Everyone living with us or working with us is a sign of God’s living presence in our midst, inviting us to love and honor him or her as God’s child and the living Temple of the Holy Spirit.
4) All world events and all the events in our lives are signs of God’s care and protection for us, His children.
5) The Holy Bible is a sign of God communicating His message to us every day.
So, let us learn from these God-given signs instead of looking for signs in weeping Madonnas, bleeding crucifixes and daily messages of visionaries.
Lastly, let us not forget that in all these gifts, we will be accountable for every thing.
Pax Vobis
Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State,
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