{"id":2914,"date":"2019-07-22T07:24:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2019-07-22T07:24:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:24:32","slug":"16th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/16th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-c-homily\/","title":{"rendered":"16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

16<\/a>th<\/a><\/sup> Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C<\/a>
Genesis 18:1-10a
Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 (1a)
Colossians 1:24-28
Luke 10:38-42
July 21, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The words we hear from Paul to the\nColossians might seem strange to us. \nFirst, he says, \u201cNow I rejoice<\/strong> in my sufferings<\/em>.\u201d  Most people do everything they can to get rid\nof sufferings.  We might ask why anyone\nwould \u201crejoice<\/em>\u201d in sufferings.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Paul goes on to say that he\nmakes up for \u201cwhat is lacking in the\nafflictions of Christ.<\/em>\u201d  The first\nthought here might be how could anything<\/em><\/strong> be lacking in Christ (after\nall He is Son of God) and even if there is, how could any human being, let\nalone me make up for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We think of \u201csuffering\u201d as something\nbad, pure and simple.  When we face\nsuffering, the first thing we can and should do is to pray that we be set free\nfrom the suffering if possible.  If we\nmust suffer, we pray that God walks with us through the suffering and that we\nrecognize there can be value in suffering. \nThink of Jesus\u2019 suffering in his Passion.  If He did not suffer for our sins, we would\nnot be forgiven.  Pray that good comes\nfrom whatever sufferings you face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to what is lacking in Christ,\nnothing is lacking in the action of Jesus. \nWhat more could HE do<\/em><\/strong>?  I emphasis \u201cHe do\u201d because the one thing He\ncouldn\u2019t do is what we must do, accept the afflictions we must face,\nsurrendering ourselves to our Father\u2019s will. \nJesus took the sufferings for our sins upon himself but we need to\nsurrender ourselves to God.  We have free\nwill.  We must make the choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we accept suffering in faith, we\nwitness to our faith in God\u2019s Will.  We\nare to do \u201cjustice<\/em>\u201d and \u201cthink in truth<\/em>.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here I turn to the story of Martha\nand Mary.  Martha is doing what she\nthinks best.  She is focused on offering\nhospitality for her guest.  She is doing\nwhat is expected of her in that culture. \nMary chooses to sit and listen to Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing this passage, people will ask\nif you are like Martha or Mary.  The\nreality is we need to do both at different times in our lives.  There are times we are called to \u201cdo\u201d and\nthere are times we are called to \u201clisten\u201d in prayer.  The prayer can be at Mass, listening to God\u2019s\nword and strengthened by the Eucharist.  It\ncan be during Adoration, when we sit before Jesus on the altar to pray.  It can be at home or anywhere we pray.  The Lord appears to us in many places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, Mass is one of the places we\ncome to find strength from God.  At the\nend of Mass comes the dismissal.  It is\nnot simply an ending.  The priest does\nnot say, \u201cMass is over.  You can go\nnow.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, it is sending forth, a call to go\nout and live as God calls us to life, to give our whole lives to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We come to Mass to give praise to\nGod.  We also come, as we prayed in the\nopening prayer, to be \u201cmade fervent in hope, faith, and charity.\u201d  In all that we celebrate in Mass, we are\n\u201cimbued with heavenly mysteries to pass from former ways to newness of life\u201d\n(prayer after Communion).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CGenesis 18:1-10aPsalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 (1a)Colossians 1:24-28Luke 10:38-42July 21, 2019 The words we hear from Paul to the Colossians might seem strange to us.  First, he says, \u201cNow I rejoice in my sufferings.\u201d  Most people do everything they can to get rid of sufferings.  We might ask why anyone …<\/p>\n

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