Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial
of Saint Josaphat, B.M. (12th November, 2016) on the Gospel and the
Memorial
3Jn 5-8;
Ps 111:1-6. (R. v. 1);
Lk 18:1-8.
Saint Josephat was born in the Ukraine of Orthodox
parents about the year 1580. He became a Catholic and joined the monks of Saint
Basil. Josaphat became a priest and was elected Bishop of Polock, and worked
strenuously for the unity of the Church. He suffered martyrdom at the hands of
his enemies in the year 1623. Culled
from The
divine office: The liturgy of the hours according to the roman rite.
pp. 394-395.
Topic: No alternative.
Jesus used the parable of the widow and the unjust judge to
instruct His disciples on their need to pray always and not to lose heart. The
unjust judge “who neither feared God nor had respect for people” for a while
refused to grant the widow who also lived in the same city the justice she so
much desired. But the widow never gave up. She continued pleading with the
unjust judge until she got justice.
Have you ever asked yourself why the widow never gave up? The
reason I think is simple. She had no alternative. The reason why many turn
their back on God is because they think that God has alternative/s. But has He any?
We still remember the reply of Saint Peter when Jesus asked them if they would
leave Him like others, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life” (Jn 6:68).
Saint Josaphat never saw God as an alternative hence he
worked strenuously preaching the gospel. We must follow his footsteps because God
has no alternative. He alone is God, cf.
2Kg 19:19; Ps 86:10; Neh 9:6.
And He alone is good, cf. Mk 10:18; Lk
18:19.
Bible Reading: Jn 6:60-69.
Thought for today: God has no alternative.
Let us pray: God, help us to understand that
without you we can do nothing – Amen.
Saint Josaphat – Pray for us.
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