DAILY- HOMILY

November 9, 2013

Saturday 31st Week in Ordinary Time - Year I

Feast, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Rom 16:3-9,16,22-27 / Ps 46: 2-3. 5-6. 8-9/ Lk 16:9-15

Romans 16:3-9,16,22-27

Greetings to Prisca and Aquilas, my helpers in Christ Jesus. To save my life, they risked theirs; I am very grateful to them, as are all the churches of the pagan nations. Greetings also to the church that meets in their house. Greetings to my dear Epaenetus, the first in the province of Asia to believe in Christ. Greet Mary, who worked so much for you. Greetings to Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and companions in prison; they are well known apostles and served Christ before I did. Give greetings to Ampliatus, whom I love so much in the Lord. 9 Greetings to Urbanus, our fellow worker, and to my dear Stachys. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send their greetings. I, Tertius, the writer of this letter, send you greetings in the Lord. Greetings from Gaius, who has given me lodging and in whose house the church meets. Greetings from Erastus, treasurer of the city, and from our brother Quartus. Glory be to God! He is able to give you strength, according to the Good News I proclaim, announcing Christ Jesus. Now is revealed the mysterious plan kept hidden for long ages in the past. By the will of the eternal God it is brought to light, through the prophetic books, and all nations shall believe the faith proclaimed to them. Glory to God, who alone is wise, through Christ Jesus, forever! Amen.

Luke 16:9-15

And so I tell you: use filthy money to make friends for yourselves, so that, when it fails, these people may welcome you into the eternal homes. Whoever can be trusted in little things can also be trusted in great ones; whoever is dishonest in slight matters will also be dishonest in greater ones. So if you have been dishonest in handling filthy money, who would entrust you with true wealth? And if you have been dishonest with things that are not really yours, who will give you that wealth which is truly your own? No servant can serve two masters. Either he does not like the one and is fond of the other, or he regards one highly and the other with contempt. You cannot give yourself both to God and to Money." The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. He said to them, "You do your best to be considered righteous by people. But God knows the heart, and what is highly esteemed by human beings is loathed by God.

Reflection

The First Reading serves as an excellent preparation for today's concise and meaningful gospel passage. In it Tertius proclaims: "Glory to God, who alone is wise, through Christ Jesus, forever! Amen."

Wise indeed was Jesus in Luke's gospel when, in simple terms, he declares inviolable truths on important matters pertaining to money, trust, honesty and focus in worship life.

Our priorities define what type of persons we are. Do we desire wealth above all else? Can others rely on us to live up to our commitments? Are we fair in our dealings? Do we perform kind acts just to be seen and be praised? Do we worship many others apart from the one true God?

All that Jesus wants is to help us live to the best of our potentials, and to do what we can do in the service of others in humility.

In this complicated world, let us pray to the Lord for wisdom to know right from wrong, and for strength to implement the choices we make.

Prayer Requests

We pray …

… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.

… for the speedy recovery and healing of

Bud Finley, James Kinney

Lorenzo Meoli

… for the personal intentions of Kudzai and Paida

… In Thanksgiving: Carol

… for the eternal repose of the souls of Jesus Paul Yan. 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: Lorenzo Panganiban

Presbyterial Ordination: Salvador Nocomora

In Memoriam (+): Helen Ong

… for families who are in need of healing

… 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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