Third Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr William Aupito Iuliano

April 30, 2025 00:02:14
Third Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr William Aupito Iuliano
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Third Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr William Aupito Iuliano

Apr 30 2025 | 00:02:14

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr William Aupito Iuliano for the Third Sunday of Easter 2025, Year C. "The Lord will transform what little love we have and make it self-sacrificial. We need only surrender it to the Lord."

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1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,081 Jesus has resurrected friends, Alleluia! 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,490 And now we get hone in on one of the great characters of our Gospels, 3 00:00:07,490 --> 00:00:08,355 Saint Peter. 4 00:00:09,095 --> 00:00:13,547 We don’t really know how Saint Peter was feeling after the resurrection of Jesus, 5 00:00:13,547 --> 00:00:16,360 but we get this sense that he felt defeated, 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,050 especially after having renounced Jesus three times. 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,871 So what does Saint Peter do? 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,677 Well, he goes back to what he knows, he goes fishing. 9 00:00:26,379 --> 00:00:29,724 We know that discipleship with Jesus  meant that everything was left behind, 10 00:00:29,724 --> 00:00:31,360 including profession, 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,503 but what else does a person do 12 00:00:33,503 --> 00:00:35,540 when a cloud of doubt and loss fills the air? 13 00:00:36,085 --> 00:00:37,949 They go back to what they know. 14 00:00:39,154 --> 00:00:42,478 When we sin, we feel the defeat of our efforts. 15 00:00:42,990 --> 00:00:44,540 Sometimes we think we’re not good enough 16 00:00:44,540 --> 00:00:46,066 for the journey of Christianity. 17 00:00:46,644 --> 00:00:49,360 Sometimes we’re overwhelmed by our failure, 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,718 that we think it better not to pursue virtue 19 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:53,228 or Christianity at all. 20 00:00:53,843 --> 00:00:56,074 We go back to what feels comfortable and familiar, 21 00:00:56,074 --> 00:00:58,247 which is not Christianity 22 00:00:58,247 --> 00:01:00,000 because Christianity is tough. 23 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:03,156 Christianity is pick up your cross daily and follow me. 24 00:01:04,122 --> 00:01:04,934 That’s not easy. 25 00:01:05,875 --> 00:01:07,703 But what we see unfolding here this weekend 26 00:01:07,703 --> 00:01:09,305 is a beautiful reminder 27 00:01:09,305 --> 00:01:11,658 of the Lord’s pursuit of us 28 00:01:11,658 --> 00:01:13,031 as we pursue the Lord. 29 00:01:13,832 --> 00:01:15,773 Jesus comes out to the shore, 30 00:01:15,773 --> 00:01:17,177 He gives them something to eat 31 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:20,234 and then He singles out Saint Peter and asks him famously, 32 00:01:20,234 --> 00:01:21,098 do you love me? 33 00:01:21,874 --> 00:01:24,793 Question we ourselves are being asked today, do you love me? 34 00:01:25,891 --> 00:01:28,854 Friends, whether you feel defeated, victorious or in between, 35 00:01:28,854 --> 00:01:30,184 come to Christ anyway. 36 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,338 Give to the Lord what you have and give without reserve. 37 00:01:33,933 --> 00:01:36,478 For the Lord will meet us in our giving 38 00:01:36,478 --> 00:01:38,621 by meeting us in the mess of our lives. 39 00:01:39,381 --> 00:01:41,299 The Lord will nourish us through the sacraments. 40 00:01:41,877 --> 00:01:44,288 The Lord will transform what little love we have 41 00:01:44,288 --> 00:01:46,158 and make it self-sacrificial. 42 00:01:46,463 --> 00:01:48,313 We need only surrender it to the Lord. 43 00:01:49,436 --> 00:01:51,451 It’s in this pattern of surrender to the Lord 44 00:01:51,451 --> 00:01:54,462 that we tap into the nature of resurrection 45 00:01:54,462 --> 00:01:57,873 and rise with the Lord from our sinfulness, our brokenness 46 00:01:57,873 --> 00:01:59,947 and our darkness to live in light. 47 00:02:00,731 --> 00:02:02,538 May we enjoy this season of resurrection 48 00:02:02,538 --> 00:02:04,773 by leaning into surrender with the Lord 49 00:02:04,773 --> 00:02:07,354 and living in Christ's resurrection.

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