Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Anthony Mellor

November 13, 2024 00:03:02
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Anthony Mellor
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Anthony Mellor

Nov 13 2024 | 00:03:02

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024, Year B. "In a world which seems full of things which are ready to crash down at any minute, we are gathered by God to hear the promise of God’s eternal word."

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0:00 This gospel story picks up where last Sunday’s story finished. 0:04 If you remember last week, 0:05 Jesus was sitting in front of the Temple watching the treasury, 0:09 and he pronounced a judgement on the Temple system 0:12 as the poor widow gave all she had. 0:15 And now, this week, 0:17 we hear what Jesus says after he leaves the Temple. 0:20 However, we miss the bridge of the conversation in between last Sunday’s readings 0:25 and this Sunday. 0:27 This is the bit that we miss, 0:29 one of the disciples, who obviously hadn’t been listening to Jesus all that well, says, 0:34 “Wow! Look at this marvellous building! Isn’t this terrific!” 0:40 To the shock of his disciples, Jesus replies, 0:42 “See all these buildings, there will come a time when they won’t exist. 0:47 No one single stone well be left standing.” 0:51 The disciples realise that it would be best 0:53 not to be in the vicinity of the Temple with this happens, 0:56 so a few of them ask, 0:58 “When will this be? 1:00 What is the sign that this is about to happen?” 1:03 What we hear today is Jesus’ answer to that question. 1:07 We constantly seem to be living in times of great transition and instability. 1:12 Like the disciples, 1:13 this can produce a certain level of nervousness, anxiety and fear. 1:18 Human history is full of times of change and transition. 1:22 A few decades after the time of Jesus, the Temple would be gone, 1:26 left in ruins by the Romans. 1:28 This fundamentally changed Judaism 1:30 but, unlike the Temple, 1:32 Judaism itself wasn’t destroyed. 1:36 At the heart of Christian faith 1:38 is the conviction that within every person, in the core of our very being, 1:42 lies a deep and permanent connection to the One who has made us. 1:47 This is unshakeable, inalienable and absolute. 1:51 This is why, in a Christian understanding, 1:53 we talk about the dignity of the human person 1:55 because every person is endowed with the gift of God’s divine spark. 2:00 No matter how much uncertainty we face, 2:03 no matter how many endings we go through in life, 2:05 no matter how many times things fall over, 2:08 the one great and lasting gift 2:11 is the gift of Divine love and companionship 2:14 that is planted in each of us. 2:16 And it is this bond, this communion, 2:18 that is the word which will not pass away. 2:22 And this word, which God speaks, 2:24 simply says, "love”. 2:26 This gift, this choice, 2:28 this love cannot disappear or vanish 2:31 because it is God’s choice for us. 2:34 And God’s choice is never revoked or changed. 2:37 In a world which seems full of things which are ready to crash down at any minute, 2:43 we are gathered by God to hear the promise of God’s eternal word. 2:47 We can trust this gift 2:48 because, through Jesus, we have God’s word, 2:52 and God’s word will never pass away.

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