{"id":1768,"date":"2016-02-07T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2016-02-07T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:02:01","slug":"5th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/5th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily"},"content":{"rendered":"

5th<\/sup> Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C<\/a>
\nIsaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
\nPsalm 138, 1-2,2-3, 4-5, 7-8
\n1 Corinthians 15:1-11
\nLuke 5:1-11
\nFebruary 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Jesus continues to heal and to preach.\u00a0 He is drawing great crowds that press upon him.\u00a0 So, he gets into Simon\u2019s boat and asks him to take the boat out a short distance.\u00a0 Simon does as Jesus asks.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing too astonishing here.\u00a0 Simon probably wants to hear Jesus just like everyone else and this gives him a front row seat.<\/p>\n

After Jesus has finished speaking, he directs Simon to take the boat out into deeper waters and to lower the nets.\u00a0 Now, Simon and the others had been fishing all night and caught nothing.\u00a0 They were professional fishermen while Jesus was a carpenter.\u00a0 Why should Simon listen to a carpenter?<\/p>\n

But he does\u2026<\/p>\n

What happens?\u00a0 They catch so many<\/em> fish that they have to call for help to pull in the nets.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, we might keep trying to do something but without success.\u00a0 No matter how hard we try we just can\u2019t get the job done.\u00a0 We are ready to give up but something nudges us to do it one more time, figure whatever happens, happens, and we succeed.<\/p>\n

Perhaps we have been trying too hard to do it by ourselves and to do it our way<\/em>.\u00a0 We try to use what God has given to accomplish good but when we fail, we feel like we aren\u2019t good enough.<\/p>\n

When Simon realizes Jesus comes from God, he fell at the knees of Jesus<\/em> and asked him to depart, believing he was not worthy to be with Jesus.<\/p>\n

Paul realizes that, because of his past persecution of the Jews, he is not fit to be called an apostle<\/em>.\u00a0 He realizes that it by God\u2019s grace that he has become an apostle.<\/p>\n

Isaiah feels unclean and unworthy.\u00a0 Alone he would be unworthy but God sends forth a seraphim who touches the ember from the altar to Isaiah\u2019s lip and his sin in purged.\u00a0 Isaiah then cries out \u201cHere I am Lord!\u201d<\/p>\n

What task have we felt called to?\u00a0 What task have we fallen short of completing?\u00a0 When we reach the point of giving up, we let go of our way and in doing so, open ourselves to God.<\/p>\n

Sometimes God asks big things of us.\u00a0 Sometimes God asks simple things of us.\u00a0 Sometimes God just wants us to stand up for what is good.<\/p>\n

In Misericordiae Vultus<\/em> (paragraph 15), Pope Francis writes, \u201cIn this Holy Year, we look forward to the experience of opening our hearts to those living on the outermost fringes of society: fringes which modern society itself creates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among those we are called to open our hearts to their needs are the little children.\u00a0 We need to make sure they have proper care.\u00a0 Studies have shown that when little children receive proper care, they do much better in school and their parents do better at work.<\/p>\n

You may remember that in November we had a petition signing for an increase in child care subsidies in the state budget.\u00a0 This petitions were sent to Governor Cuomo before<\/em> he drafted the new budget.\u00a0 This weekend is our regular Public Policy weekend and we are once again asking you to sign petitions for the state to increase child care subsidies by $190 million.\u00a0 This time these petitions will go to our state legislature as they work on the budget.<\/p>\n

How important are such subsidies for the poor?\u00a0 One study should that for 80% of women living in poverty who had an abortion, not bearing able to afford a baby was a reason for having the abortion.\u00a0 Employers show decreased employee absences when child care is available.\u00a0 Data also shows they are more productive at work when the subsidies are available.<\/p>\n

I read the story of a woman named Jennifer living in Bath, NY.\u00a0 While receiving child care subsidies, she was able to attend job training that led to a minimum wage job.\u00a0 Working at minimum wage, she still needed the subsidy but she was able to work hard and then get a job at a better wage where she could pay for some of the child care herself.<\/p>\n

The early years are so important to a child\u2019s own development to help them be flourishing adults in society one day.\u00a0 Is it not worth the investment?\u00a0 We are making it as easy as we can.\u00a0 Our Service Team has tables set up for you to sign the petitions today.<\/p>\n

Jesus loves the little children.\u00a0 God calls us to do acts of mercy. \u00a0What are you willing to do to help others?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 Psalm 138, 1-2,2-3, 4-5, 7-8 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 February 8, 2016 Jesus continues to heal and to preach.\u00a0 He is drawing great crowds that press upon him.\u00a0 So, he gets into Simon\u2019s boat and asks him to take the boat out a short …<\/p>\n

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