{"id":2795,"date":"2019-02-10T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2019-02-10T11:59:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T16:59:59","slug":"5th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/5th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

5<\/a>th<\/a><\/sup> Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C<\/a>
Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8
Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c)
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
February 10, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are all <\/em><\/strong>called to be\ndisciples of Christ.  In Baptism we are\ncalled to be priest, prophet, and king.  We\nmight not understand how this applies to everyone and we might not feel worthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, as to how it applies to everyone,\nwe are not all called to be ordained priests. \nA priest is one who makes sacrifices. \nWe are all called to make sacrifices for others.  What sacrifices have you made for your family\nand friends?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A prophet is one who proclaims God\u2019s\nWord.  Not everyone is called to be a\nprophet in the same way the Old Testament prophets made it their whole\nlivelihood but we can all share God\u2019s Word in the way we life.  At work or school, hold to the values our\nfaith teaches us like always be honest, don\u2019t steal, and do not be prideful.  I recently read a story about a man who was\nstudying math in college.  He felt a\nstrong call to serve God.  Through prayer\nand discernment, he decided to continue his math studies in graduate school.  After finishing his graduate work, he found a\njob where he rose to a position of power and was able to influence those around\nhim to be honest and caring people in the way they did business.  In doing so, he was a prophet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are all called to be kings, not as\nrules for power but in serving others as Jesus come to serve us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I turn to the subject of not feeling\nworthy.  On our own, we are not\nworthy.  When we try to do everything on\nour own, we fall short.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at the story of Simon Peter in\ntoday\u2019s gospel.  He, along with his\npartners, was a professional fisherman. \nThey had been finishing all night but had \u201ccaught nothing<\/em>.\u201d  As they\nreturned from their unsuccessful fishing, they encountered Jesus and listened\nto him teach.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus finished teaching, he told\nSimon Peter to \u201cput out into deep water\nand lower your nets for a catch<\/em>.\u201d \nSimon Peter tells Jesus that they had been finishing but caught nothing\nbut he will do what Jesus commands.  When\nthey cast their nets at Jesus\u2019 command, \u201cthey\ncaught a great number of fish<\/em>,\u201d so many \u201cthat the boats were in danger of sinking<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On their own, they caught nothing.  With Jesus, they were successful.  Seeing this, Simon Peter acknowledges his\nunworthiness to even be in the presence of Jesus.  Jesus calls him at that moment to be a fisher\nof men.  In acknowledging his\nunworthiness and submitting to Jesus\u2019 command, Simon Peter becomes the first\namong the Apostles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter is not the only biblical figure to\nfeel unworthy to be the Lord\u2019s Servant. \nIn fact, most prophets initially offered some denial of their calling\nbased on a feeling of unworthiness and\/or inadequacy.  We see in the call story of Isaiah that is\nour first reading today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah begins this passage by telling of\nan incredible vision he had of God\u2019s glory. \nSeeing God, he said, \u201cWoe is me, I\nam doomed!  For I am a man of unclean\nlips<\/em>.\u201d  He feels unworthy to see\nGod.  In effect, he confesses his sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to Isaiah\u2019s admission of his\nunworthiness, God sends a seraphim with a burning ember to touch Isaiah\u2019 lips\nto remove his wickedness and purge his sin much in the same way that God\nforgives our sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and removes any mark of\nour sins with the fire of Purgatory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah realizes that God has made him worthy and responds to the Lord\u2019s call, \u201cWhom shall I send<\/em>\u201d with \u201cHere I am<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Are you ready to offer yourself in service to the Lord?\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our second reading offers us one more\nstory of an acknowledgement of unworthiness. \nBefore his conversion, Paul had been a zealous Jew who denied Jesus,\naggressively persecuting the first Christians, thinking they were following a\nfalse messiah until Jesus appeared to Paul. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul became a devout Christian yet he felt\nwho was he to be an apostle after his persecution of the first Christians.  However, when he felt called by the Lord to\ngo out on missionary journeys to proclaim the gospel, he understood it as God\u2019s\ncall and knew that God would give him the grace to do what He asked of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We might feel that our own past sins\ndiscredit us from speaking up against the same behavior by others.  God can take our conversion from our sins,\nadd his grace to it, and give us creditability that comes from having realized\nthat our past behavior was wrong and that God has given the grace we need to\novercome our sins.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is calling you to be his\ndisciples.  Confess your sins and ask for\nGod\u2019s grace and guidance to let you to do his will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CIsaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11February 10, 2019 We are all called to be disciples of Christ.  In Baptism we are called to be priest, prophet, and king.  We might not understand how this applies to everyone and we might not feel worthy. …<\/p>\n

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