Fifth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Joe McKay OFM

May 14, 2025 00:01:37
Fifth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Joe McKay OFM
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Fifth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Joe McKay OFM

May 14 2025 | 00:01:37

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr Joe McKay OFM for the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2025, Year C. "What Jesus asks of His disciples, of us, is not an easy or sentimental love. It is the command to love without expecting anything in return."

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1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,507 What do you understand when you hear the words, 'the Glory of God'? 2 00:00:04,948 --> 00:00:09,687 The Glory of God is the majesty of God being revealed in the world 3 00:00:09,687 --> 00:00:10,653 here and now. 4 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:13,139 Jesus reveals the God of Father 5 00:00:13,139 --> 00:00:14,720 through His words and actions, 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,771 through His love and obedience to the Father. 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,562 And the Father reveals glory of Jesus 8 00:00:19,562 --> 00:00:20,685 in the Resurrection. 9 00:00:21,259 --> 00:00:23,172 But how do we experience 10 00:00:23,172 --> 00:00:25,540 and share in the Glory of God today? 11 00:00:26,261 --> 00:00:27,935 By loving one another. 12 00:00:28,285 --> 00:00:30,262 Jesus’ commandment to love 13 00:00:30,262 --> 00:00:32,475 came at the most darkest of times. 14 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:34,358 At the Last Supper, 15 00:00:34,358 --> 00:00:36,402 Judas has just left to betray Him. 16 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,591 In a few moments He will tell His close friend Peter 17 00:00:39,591 --> 00:00:41,867 that he too will deny Him three times. 18 00:00:42,175 --> 00:00:44,964 And the disciples will run away in fear that night. 19 00:00:45,447 --> 00:00:48,046 What Jesus asks of His disciples, of us, 20 00:00:48,046 --> 00:00:50,231 is not an easy or sentimental love. 21 00:00:50,616 --> 00:00:52,386 It is the command to love 22 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:54,671 without expecting anything in return. 23 00:00:55,049 --> 00:00:58,560 A command to love unconditionally, selflessly, 24 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,929 is the love of the cross and the martyrs, 25 00:01:00,929 --> 00:01:03,660 is the love that includes ones enemies and friends. 26 00:01:04,157 --> 00:01:06,737 It is the love of service and self sacrifice. 27 00:01:07,115 --> 00:01:10,640 It is the love that feeds the hungry, houses the homeless, 28 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,384 it remembers to look after the poor, the orphan, 29 00:01:13,384 --> 00:01:14,821 the widow and stranger. 30 00:01:15,444 --> 00:01:17,719 It is a love that challenges us, 31 00:01:17,719 --> 00:01:20,243 confronts us and changes the world. 32 00:01:20,740 --> 00:01:23,562 And when we see this love in the Church 33 00:01:23,562 --> 00:01:25,600 we see the Glory of God 34 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,270 because God is Love. 35 00:01:27,837 --> 00:01:30,184 And we know that God is with us.

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