DAILY- HOMILY

AUGUST 28, 2010
MEMORIAL, ST. AUGUSTINE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR
SATURDAY 21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

FIRST CORINTHIANS 1:26-31
Consider, brothers, how you were called; not many of you are wise by
human standards, not many influential, not many from noble families.
No, God chose those who by human standards are fools to shame the
wise; he chose those who by human standards are weak to shame the
strong, those who by human standards are common and contemptible --
indeed those who count for nothing -- to reduce to nothing all those
that do count for something, so that no human being might feel
boastful before God. It is by him that you exist in Christ Jesus, who
for us was made wisdom from God, and saving justice and holiness and
redemption. As scripture says: If anyone wants to boast, let him boast
of the Lord.

MATTHEW 25:14-30
'It is like a man about to go abroad who summoned his servants and
entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to
another two, to a third one, each in proportion to his ability. Then
he set out on his journey. The man who had received the five talents
promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had
received two made two more in the same way. But the man who had
received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his
master's money. Now a long time afterwards, the master of those
servants came back and went through his accounts with them. The man
who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more.
"Sir," he said, "you entrusted me with five talents; here are five
more that I have made." His master said to him, "Well done, good and
trustworthy servant; you have shown you are trustworthy in small
things; I will trust you with greater; come and join in your master's
happiness." Next the man with the two talents came forward. "Sir," he
said, "you entrusted me with two talents; here are two more that I
have made." His master said to him, "Well done, good and trustworthy
servant; you have shown you are trustworthy in small things; I will
trust you with greater; come and join in your master's happiness."
Last came forward the man who had the single talent. "Sir," said he,
"I had heard you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown and
gathering where you had not scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off
and hid your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours, you have
it back." But his master answered him, "You wicked and lazy servant!
So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have
not scattered? Well then, you should have deposited my money with the
bankers, and on my return I would have got my money back with
interest. So now, take the talent from him and give it to the man who
has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will be given more, and
he will have more than enough; but anyone who has not, will be
deprived even of what he has. As for this good-for-nothing servant,
throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and
grinding of teeth."

REFLECTION
Just as a businessman expects to make a profit, and rejoices when his
employees increase his wealth, so God expects a profit and rejoices in
it. He has granted the time and the resources for men to make a profit
for the kingdom of heaven, until He returns. Each one of us needs to
ask the question, "Just what is it that I am doing for Christ and His
kingdom that is `profitable'?" We are required to maximize the use of
the resources God provides us with. It is not so much the quantity or
how much we get out of our endeavors, but the quality or how much of
ourselves we put in to accomplish the Father's will that is important.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Susan
… for the personal intentions of
- Josheil Dapo
- Jazmine and Brenda
- Cherie Torres
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Raul, Epifania, Leoncio, Josefina, Lumeng, Juan Sr.
- Rosario Cadag Malagueno & Regina Malagueno Lopez
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.
May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Patrick Chin
- Birthday: Renzo Sun
- Birthday: Martin O. Montecillo
- Birthday: Tessie Macatangay
- Birthday: Fr. Arnie Boehme, OCD
- Birthday: Amparo Lim
- Wedding Anniversary: Mel & Mary Rose Mallilin
- Wedding Anniversary: Roberto & Dr. Isabel Nazal
… for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers
and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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