DAILY- HOMILY

MARCH 24, 2011
THURSDAY 2ND WEEK OF LENT – YEAR I

Jer 17:5-10 / Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 / Lk 16:19-31

JEREMIAH 17:5-10
This is what Yahweh says, "Cursed is the man who trusts in human
beings and depends on a mortal for his life, while his heart is drawn
away from Yahweh! He is like a bunch of thistles in dry land, in
parched desert places, in a salt land where no one lives and who never
finds happiness. Blessed is the man who puts his trust in Yahweh and
whose confidence is in him! He is like a tree planted by the water,
sending out its roots towards the stream. He has no fear when the heat
comes, his leaves are always green; the year of drought is no problem
and he can always bear fruit. Most deceitful is the heart. What is
there within man, who can understand him? I, Yahweh, search the heart
and penetrate the mind. I reward each one according to his ways and
the fruit of his deeds.

MATTHEW 20:17-28
Jesus said to his disciples, "Once there was a rich man who dressed in
purple and fine linen and feasted every day. At his gate lay Lazarus,
a poor man covered with sores, who longed to eat just the scraps
falling from the rich man's table. Even dogs used to come and lick his
sores. It happened that the poor man died and angels carried him to
take his place with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
From hell where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham afar
off, and with him Lazarus at rest. He called out: `Father Abraham,
have pity on me and send Lazarus with the tip of his finger dipped in
water to cool my tongue, for I suffer so much in this fire.' Abraham
replied: `My son, remember that in your lifetime you were well-off
while the lot of Lazarus was misfortune. Now he is in comfort and you
are in agony. But that is not all. Between your place and ours a great
chasm has been fixed, so that no one can cross over from here to you
or from your side to us.' The rich man implored once more: `Then I beg
you, Father Abraham, to send Lazarus to my father's house where my
five brothers live. Let him warn them so that they may not end up in
this place of torment.' Abraham replied: `They have Moses and the
prophets. Let them listen to them.' But the rich man said: `No, Father
Abraham. But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
Abraham said: `If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they
will not be convinced even if someone rises from the grave.'"

REFLECTION
The story of the rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel reading is a
reminder for us to make the right choices. The rich man chose to
occupy himself with becoming more wealthy and adding more to his
possessions, forgetting that wealth is to be shared not hoarded let
alone worshipped. With his wealth he could have changed the world to
be a better place. Giving a little or even his left over to the poor
like Lazarus would not lessen his wealth a bit, but he chose to ignore
Lazarus. The rich man clearly made the wrong choice. He forgot that he
could not have gained his wealth without God's grace.

Let us remember that everything that we have is not really ours but
God's gift which is to be shared with others. We are our brothers'
keepers. It is said that there is no better measure of your wealth
than the way you dispose of it.

The season of Lent is an invitation for us to remember that we are our
brothers' keepers. What will it take? How are we going to get the
message that the choices we make and the lifestyle we adopt will have
far-reaching consequences?

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Ferdinand T. Laxamana
- Marge, Irene C, KD, Kristin, Maria, John C, Frank & Gene
- Pamela, Juday, Darlita, Godofredo, Lydia & Jennette
- Teodora Amaranto, Fernando Ma Nlangit, Roselyn Cagadas, Jason
Ortile
- Dr. Pepe Nebre
- Jo Marcelo
- Jun Lee
… for the personal intentions of:
- Nick
- Med Villanueva
- Louie Relatado
- Nabua and family
- Pe Aguirre family
… for the eternal repose of the soul of Gloria Punsalan. Eternal rest
grant unto her and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she and all
the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Jacqueline T. Arenas
- Birthday: Dr. Raymond A. Naranjilla
- Birthday: Cesar Luis Bate
- Wedding Anniversary: Patrick & Billie Syling
- In Memoriam (+): Consuelo Cunanan March 24,1914-Jan 8, 1981
… 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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