Daily Tonic
Homily for Tuesday of the First week
of Advent (II) (1st December, 2015) on the Gospel
Is 11:1-10;
Ps 71:1-2.7-8.12-13.17 (R. cf. v.7)Lk 10:21-24.
Topic: We are blessed.
In today’s gospel, Jesus turned to his disciples and said to them privately:
“23...
Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to
see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not
hear it” (Lk 10:23-24).
We often play down on our vocation as Christians. Often by
emphasizing what should not like the seventy did on their return from the
missionary work, cf. Lk 10:17.
On our dignity as Christians, Saint Peter in his first letter
writes:
“9...
you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people,
that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness
into his marvellous light. 10Once
you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received
mercy, but now you have received mercy” (1Pt
2:9-10).
First letter of Saint John also reads: “See what love the
Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are
...” (1Jn 3:1).
As we prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ, it is important
to call to mind how noble our call is. And again, we ought to be very humble
because no one achieved this on his/her own. They are all from God. We conclude
with the second letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians: “Not that we are
competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is
from God” (2Cor 3:5; cf. 2Cor 5:18; 2Cor
4:7).
Bible Reading: 1Pt 2:11-17; 1Cor 1:18-31.
Thought for today: You are called to be a Christian.
Let us pray: Lord, as we prepare for the coming
of your son and our Lord Jesus Christ, help us to live as your children we are
called to be so as to enjoy the full blessedness in the world to come – Amen!
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