Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of
the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (10th October, 2017) on
the Gospel
Jon 3:1-10;
Ps 129:1-4.7-8. (R.v.3);
Lk 10:38-42.
Topic: Mission to all.
Jesus visited Martha and Mary. While Mary sat at His feet
listening to Him, Martha was busy with many tasks. Martha even pleaded with Jesus
to intervene. But Jesus answered her in part, “Mary has chosen the better part,
which will not be taken away from her.”
Many often see Jesus’ response as an outright condemnation of
Martha. Martha was busy putting things in place to receive Jesus. Again, Jesus
neither asked her to stop nor said that she was wrong. He only said, “Mary has
chosen the better part....” Saint Paul’s teaching on celibacy can assist us understand
this. Although he rated celibacy higher, he did not condemn marriage, cf. 1Cor 7:38.
God wants us to be Christians wherever we are – in the
church, in the kitchen, in the market, in the field, in the school, and so on. However,
Saint Paul wrote, “...faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes
by the preaching of Christ” (Rom 10:17).
Mary’s part is to be seen in Martha’s. Otherwise it is useless, cf. Jas 2:17.26. And Martha’s is useless if
it is not informed by Mary’s. We must take the gospel of Christ to all
creatures.
Bible Reading: Ps 150:1-6; Jas 2:14-26.
Thought for today: You belong to God.
Let us pray: Lord, give us the grace to be your witnesses
to all creatures – Amen.
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