{"id":1854,"date":"2016-07-10T12:44:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T16:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2016-07-10T12:44:38","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T16:44:38","slug":"15th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/15th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily"},"content":{"rendered":"

15th<\/sup> Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C<\/a>
\nDeuteronomy 30:10-14
\nPsalm \u00a069:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37
\nColossians 1:15-20
\nLuke 10:25-37<\/p>\n

Our first reading comes from the Book of Deuteronomy.\u00a0 Deuteronomy is written as Moses farewell discourse to the Israelites just before he dies and they cross over towards the Promised Land.<\/p>\n

In it, Moses reminds them to \u201cheed the voice of the Lord<\/em>\u201d and to turn to the Lord with all<\/strong> their heart and all<\/strong> their soul<\/em>.<\/p>\n

These words do not go unheard.\u00a0 Works like this are found in our gospel today when the question arises, \u201cWhat must I do to inherit entire life<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0 The answer is \u201cYou shall love the Lord, your God with all<\/strong> your heart, with all<\/strong> your being, with all<\/strong> your strength, and with all<\/strong> your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

I want to stress that with each part listed, it says \u201call\u201d.<\/p>\n

In coming here today for Mass we show a desire to have God be part of our lives.\u00a0 Do we make Him part of \u201call\u201d of our life or do we just give Him an hour on Sunday?<\/p>\n

Coming here for Sunday Mass is one of the most important things we can do in our lives.\u00a0 Coming here, we admit we need God in our lives.\u00a0 We need grace.\u00a0 We need strength.\u00a0 In coming here for Mass, we give God an in.<\/p>\n

We begin Mass with the Sign of the Cross, knowing how important the Cross is to us.\u00a0 We admit we are weak and we sin in the Penitential Rite.\u00a0 We receive direction from God in the readings and the homily.\u00a0 We receive strength from the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus.\u00a0 We receive much in coming here for Mass.<\/p>\n

What we receive at Mass opens up for us what God has already planted in our hearts, faith.\u00a0 So, as Moses said we \u201conly need to carry it out.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

What do we do to live out our faith?<\/p>\n

Do you ever pray, like before meals to thank God for the food?\u00a0 The other day I was in a restaurant with some people.\u00a0 I was in my collar and said, \u2018I know some people feel self-conscious praying in a restaurant.\u00a0 When I\u2019m wearing my collar I feel self-conscious when I don\u2019t pray in a restaurant.\u2019<\/p>\n

How about caring about other people?\u00a0 Do you love \u201cyour neighbor as yourself?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Since I just got here, I have been happy to hear people ministries we have to help people like the Poor Fund, the Giving Tree and the support we give to the Community Food Closet.\u00a0 These are important things we do as a parish.<\/p>\n

We are also fortunate to have Catholic Charities active in our county with an office right here in Newark.<\/p>\n

What do we do as individuals?\u00a0 Some of you might be among those who support our parish efforts.\u00a0 You might be someone who volunteers for other organizations in our community.<\/p>\n

Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan, \u201ca man fell victim to robbers\u2026leaving him half-dead.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0Would you have stopped to help?\u00a0 First, came a priest.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t stop.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t want to become unclean.\u00a0 Then came a Levite, (who worked in the Temple).\u00a0 He didn\u2019t stop either.\u00a0 Then came the Samaritan man who would have been despised by the Jews.\u00a0 He was the one who stopped and helped.\u00a0 He helped the man that day and he also helped provide for the future.<\/p>\n

Every time I hear this story of the Good Samaritan I remember an experience I had ten to twelve years ago.\u00a0 I was in seminary in Washington, DC at the time.\u00a0 I liked to take a walk each day.\u00a0 Walking in our nation\u2019s capital, it is not uncommon to see a poor person.\u00a0 I had little money and I couldn\u2019t help them all.\u00a0 So, I didn\u2019t help every poor person I saw.\u00a0 That was ok.<\/p>\n

The troubling experience came one day when I started out on my walk and not far from the seminary, I encountered a man who looked disheveled and in need sleeping in the middle of the sidewalk.\u00a0 This was on Michigan Ave, a very busy road with people driving and walking by and no one was stopping.\u00a0 As I walked past, I looked to see if he seemed injured or ill, which he didn\u2019t.\u00a0 So, I kept on walking, not something I am proud of.\u00a0 It stayed in my head enough that on my return trip I made a point to go the same way with the resolve to do something.\u00a0 When I got to the place, he was gone.<\/p>\n

This experience has stayed in my memory.\u00a0 We may not be able to help everyone but do we do something?\u00a0 Maybe it is by supporting our parish efforts like the Poor Fund or Giving Tree.\u00a0 Maybe we support Catholic Charities or the Community Food Closet.\u00a0 If we love God, we need to love our neighbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalm \u00a069:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Our first reading comes from the Book of Deuteronomy.\u00a0 Deuteronomy is written as Moses farewell discourse to the Israelites just before he dies and they cross over towards the Promised Land. In it, Moses reminds …<\/p>\n

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