Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Michael My Van Tran

July 02, 2025 00:02:08
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Michael My Van Tran
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Michael My Van Tran

Jul 02 2025 | 00:02:08

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr Michael My Van Tran for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025, Year C. "Peace is not something negative, something that is the absence of war or hatred. It requires openness, brotherhood, sisterhood, tolerance, goodwill and the desire for reconciliation."

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1 00:00:00,256 --> 00:00:03,603 The first words that Jesus taught his disciples 2 00:00:03,603 --> 00:00:07,360 to say when they entered a house were, 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:08,783 “Peace to this house.” 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:13,811 This meant that they were to be messengers of peace. 5 00:00:14,504 --> 00:00:15,915 In other words, 6 00:00:15,915 --> 00:00:18,100 being a messenger of peace 7 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:21,334 was the first mission of a disciple of Jesus. 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,483 What is peace for us? 9 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:29,555 Peace is not something negative, 10 00:00:29,555 --> 00:00:33,376 something that is the absence of war or hatred. 11 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:36,866 It requires openness, 12 00:00:36,866 --> 00:00:38,960 brotherhood, sisterhood, 13 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,858 tolerance, goodwill 14 00:00:41,858 --> 00:00:44,171 and the desire for reconciliation. 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,632 It forces us to reach out to others. 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,450 It helps us to remove the barriers of suspicion, 17 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:57,014 fear, prejudice and intolerance. 18 00:00:58,376 --> 00:01:00,185 During the Eucharist, 19 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:02,728 before receiving Communion, 20 00:01:02,728 --> 00:01:04,559 the celebrant wishes, 21 00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:06,948 “The peace of the Lord be with you always.” 22 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,875 This is truly a precious gift 23 00:01:10,875 --> 00:01:12,694 that the world cannot give. 24 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,810 Then the celebrant calls out, 25 00:01:15,810 --> 00:01:19,256 “Let us offer each other the sign of peace.” 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,110 In response, we greet one another, 27 00:01:24,110 --> 00:01:27,454 we come forward to shake hands, or embrace. 28 00:01:28,961 --> 00:01:30,735 At the end of the Mass, 29 00:01:30,735 --> 00:01:32,372 the celebrant says, 30 00:01:32,372 --> 00:01:34,055 “Go in peace.” 31 00:01:35,313 --> 00:01:38,481 This not only means that we get home safely, 32 00:01:38,481 --> 00:01:43,134 but it also means that we come to the church to receive God's peace, 33 00:01:43,134 --> 00:01:44,446 so when we leave, 34 00:01:44,446 --> 00:01:46,172 let us bring that peace 35 00:01:46,172 --> 00:01:47,680 to everyone we meet. 36 00:01:49,769 --> 00:01:53,531 Friends, in doing so, we are messengers of peace. 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,623 We are disciples of Jesus. 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,345 May the Peace of the Lord be with us all.

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