WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2020
26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
MEMORIAL OF ST. JEROME
Job 9:1-13,14-16, Luke 9: 57-62
GOD IS ALWAYS RIGHT
The touching story of Job has a lot of lessons to teach us. There are times in our lives when we think that God is wrong, we feel like asking God some questions. When Job met his misfortune, all his friends told him that God would not have loved him and then allowed those misfortunes to happen to him. In response as we see in the first reading, Job says that no one can question God because God is never wrong. God has a reason for everything he allows to happen. He knows us more than we know ourselves.
God has the power to do whatever he wills. Nevertheless, all his actions are for our own good. Things may happen to us and we are confused why they happen, let us continue to trust God like Job.
Today we celebrate the memorial of St Jerome. After his ordination as a priest, he was assigned to work as secretary to Pope Damasus. This he did dutifully. At the death of the Pope, he returned to Bethlehem where he founded a monastery, a hospice and a school. He also was very passionate about refugees and the poor especially during the barbarian invasion. He is well remembered for his translation of the bible into the Latin language. A translation that was accepted and approved for use in the church. His commentaries on the books of the sacred scripture are still very much in use in biblical studies today. May almighty God give us the grace to maximize our potentials. God help us. Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP
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