DAILY- HOMILY

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
MONDAY 23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

FIRST CORINTHIANS 5:1-8
It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you,
immorality of a kind that is not found even among gentiles: that one
of you is living with his stepmother. And you so filled with your own
self-importance! It would have been better if you had been grieving
bitterly, so that the man who has done this thing were turned out of
the community. For my part, however distant I am physically, I am
present in spirit and have already condemned the man who behaved in
this way, just as though I were present in person. When you have
gathered together in the name of our Lord Jesus, with the presence of
my spirit, and in the power of our Lord Jesus, hand such a man over to
Satan, to be destroyed as far as natural life is concerned, so that on
the Day of the Lord his spirit may be saved. Your self-satisfaction is
ill founded. Do you not realise that only a little yeast leavens the
whole batch of dough? Throw out the old yeast so that you can be the
fresh dough, unleavened as you are. For our Passover has been
sacrificed, that is, Christ; let us keep the feast, then, with none of
the old yeast and no leavening of evil and wickedness, but only the
unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

LUKE 6:6-11
Now on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach,
and a man was present, and his right hand was withered. The scribes
and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody
on the Sabbath, hoping to find something to charge him with. But he
knew their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand,
'Get up and stand out in the middle!' And he came forward and stood
there. Then Jesus said to them, 'I put it to you: is it permitted on
the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy
it?' Then he looked round at them all and said to the man, 'Stretch
out your hand.' He did so, and his hand was restored. But they were
furious and began to discuss the best way of dealing with Jesus.

REFLECTION
Today's gospel reading gives us a good lesson in the spirit in which
God's laws are to be kept. The Scribes and the Pharisees were ready to
find a charge against Jesus if he cured the man with the withered hand
on the Sabbath. Jesus said: "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the
Sabbath or evil? To preserve life, or destroy it?" Then he cured the
man though it was the Sabbath day.

God's Law should never be used as an excuse for not doing good.
Sticking to a rule is no excuse for failing in charity.

On another occasion the Pharisees' excused themselves from honoring
parents because they said they were giving this honor to God instead.
Christ's comment was: "Hypocrites; these people pay me lip service,
but their hearts are far from me".

We cannot say that we honor God and at the same time not honor our
parents. Today we hear much talk about love of neighbor, sincerity,
genuineness, authenticity. Could Christ make the same accusation
against us? He can certainly accuse us of talk, talk, talk; if there
is no real love, no honesty, no sincerity in our lives? Real love in
action demands sacrifice. To love we must give not just money or other
gifts but give our very selves in the service of God and our
fellowmen.

If we want to get anywhere in really keeping God's laws, we must learn
that love is the number one commandment. We have to love and act out
of love even when it hurts, even when it makes us unpopular. Love must
be the first criterion in the observance of all laws.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Ely Lara
- Russel Tenerife
- Deanne
- See Yung Hui
- Jo Marcelo, Jun Lee, Mon Torres
- Susan
… for the personal intentions of
- Titong V.
- Jose C. Rodriguez and family
- Donna
- JES
- Luis Torres
- Emz Pamplona
- Cherie Torres
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Boyet Balilla
- Mama Anaestasia Carabay Rodriguez
- Ruben M. Pasion
- Sy Ching
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: Emeline Centino
- Birthday: Lily Sim
- Birthday: Jeremy L. Lim
- Thanksgiving: North Park ( Since 1994 )
- Wedding Anniversary: Luisa & Carlos Cheng
… 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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