Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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This is my first Sunday homily at St. Mary’s Parish in Malta, MT.

• Isaiah promises great prosperity for Jerusalem
  • Not merely earthly Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem symbolic of God’s Kingdom (see Revelation)
    • Prosperity and wealth symbols of the glory and joy of the Heavenly Kingdom of God
• Everything in our daily lives should be oriented to the Kingdom of God
  • It has come with the Death and Resurrection of Christ
  • It is not fully here
    • Will manifest at His second coming
    • We need to prepare ourselves for that day
  • Every Christian is called in his or her daily life to emulate St. Paul by “never boast[ing] except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ”
    • Need to allow how we live as Christians to show our faith in Christ and love for Him
    • Christianity is not a “one hour a week” religion, but must influence every aspect of our lives
    • People are hungering for God
      • See in popularity of
        • New-age spiritualities
        • Cults
        • Seekers of paranormal
• Jesus says: “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few”
  • Commonly used for priestly vocations
    • We need to pray for and encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life
  • Also need to “ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest” among those who proclaim the Gospel by how they live their daily lives
    • Will include each individual
    • We can’t bring people to Christ by preaching at them or condemning them

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