Fr. Emmanuel Megwara, MSP - Homily for Thursday Week 28 Ordinary time - October 15, 2020

DATE : 15/10/2020, Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time (A) EVENT :St. Theresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor(Memorial) COLOUR : WHITE READINGS : Eph. 1: 1-10; Resp. Psalm 97:1-6; Luke 11:47-54. THEME: ALAS FOR YOU THAT HOARD KNOWLEDGE Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". As we celebrate the memorial of St. Theresa of Avila today, I want to reflect with us on the theme, "Alas for You that hoard knowledge". Indeed, there is nothing that can stop a person who is determined and has resolved in his mind to work towards holiness. In fact, holiness is what we all have been called to pursue if we hope and intend to gain access to heaven someday. St. Theresa of Avila is one of such figures whom nothing could quench the fire of holiness in her. Despite her young age, the death of her mother, her diseased leg, her discouraging father and God's seeming silence, she persevered on the path of holiness. With a holy stubbornness, she sneaked her way into the convent, and later got the approval of her father and siblings. As a doctor of the Church, she wrote lots of spiritual and intellectual books so that her knowledge and experience would help those coming after her. Beloved, in today's Gospel reading, Jesus condemned the Pharisees for offering wrong, disjointed, and erroneous interpretation of the Scriptures, not so that the people will gain knowledge, but that they themselves might be publicly recognised. Many ministers today fall into this error of misinterpretating the Bible to suit their own lifestyle choices. Some of us have become a stumbling block to others. We pretent to be working for God, but we practice a double standard. We feign godliness in our external actions, and go contrary to His will in our internal intentions and thoughts. Beloved, let us learn to be generous, especially with the things of of God and allow others too to benefit from us. God bless you Oh that today you would listen to his voice harden not your hearts (Ps.95:7-8) LET US PRAY : Lord Jesus, may your word take root in my heart and transform all my thoughts and actions. Give me wisdom and understanding that I may know your will for my life and have the courage to live according to it." @ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪