TRI-PARISH
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • The Tri-Parish
    • Holy Rosary, Lima >
      • About Holy Rosary
      • Holy Rosary Fall Festival
    • Sacred Heart, Mondovi >
      • About Sacred Heart
      • Sacred Heart Fall Festival
    • St. Mary's, Durand >
      • About St. Mary's
      • St. Mary's Fall Festival
    • Calendar
    • Councils & Committees >
      • Athletic Committee
      • Buildings & Grounds
      • Education Committee
      • Family Life & Social Justice
      • Finance Committee
      • Home & School Committee
      • Liturgy Committee
      • Pastoral Council
      • PCCW
    • Ministries >
      • Liturgical & Parish Ministries
      • Faith Formation
      • Youth Ministry
    • Online Giving
    • Parish Registration
    • Parish Staff
    • Photos
    • Sacraments
    • Scrip
  • Bulletins
    • Bulletins
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • Homilies
  • Catholic School
    • ACS Home Page
    • Noah's Ark Preschool & 4K
    • ACS Homework
    • Our Values
    • Calendar of Events
    • Contact ACS
    • Donate
    • Enrollment
    • F.A.Q.
    • Handbook & Forms
    • News >
      • ACS COVID Updates
      • 8th Grade Play
      • ACS Art Fair 2020
      • ACS Science Fair 2020
    • Safe Environment
    • School Staff
    • What People Are Saying
  • Contact
  • Live Mass
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Home Resources
  • Faith Formation
    • About Faith Formation
    • Faith Formation Calendar
    • First Communion & Reconciliation
    • High School & Confirmation
    • Youth Ministry >
      • About Us
      • Contact
      • Cool Catholic Stuff >
        • Catholic Merch & Media
        • Catholic Music
        • Cool Catholic Websites
        • Dating, Relationships, & Religious Life
        • Favorite Catholic Apps
        • Help & Healing
        • Official Church Websites
        • YouTube Channels
      • Events
      • Kralewski Scholarship
      • Parent Resources
      • Photo Albums
      • Youth Group
  • Resources
    • Catholic Life Magazine
    • Daily Mass Readings
    • Diocese of La Crosse
    • Parent Resources
    • Saint of the Day
    • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
  • Site Map

Homilies

Sunday, July 26, 2020

7/25/2020

 
THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Picture
“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves.
Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things
on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your weakness.”
–
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Picture
The aim of Christianity is to prepare souls for eternal life (salvation). To be saved is to achieve what theologians describe as Beatific Vision. This means having a personal union with God where you are welcome to enter His celestial abode. He reigns and sits on His glorious throne in His Kingdom. His Kingship is without end, and we become His princess and princesses. We will see Him face to face as He truly is; we will enjoy the eternal bliss forever and ever. No sickness, no worries, no disappoints nor everything negative that the world gives.

Nonetheless, the Kingdom of Heaven and salvation do not come on a silver platter. In order to gain access to them, one must be ready and willing to sacrifice everything in life to do the will of God. Their prices cannot be quantified, so they are the valuable treasure or pearl of great worth. Hence, it takes great sacrifice, faith and personal relationship with Jesus Christ to be eligible.

In our first reading, Solomon touched the heart of God when he asked for an understanding heart to judge his people and to distinguish right from wrong. In effect, he asked for the virtue of prudence and wisdom. He becomes a model and a challenge to us to be cautious and to discern appropriately and prudently our choices, decisions, actions, plannings and dealings. In doing so, we express our readiness and willingness to do the will of God in our lives. It is a great treasure of accepting God to rule in your life. This calls for discipline, shrewdness, carefulness, caution, skill and good judgements in your life.

St. Paul, in our second reading, reminds us that we have the right and privilege to enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven and to be saved because we are already predestined, called, justified and glorified. So, what is left is to apply the cardinal virtue of prudence. Application of proper discernment and right judgement in our everyday life is crucial in the fulfillment of the will of God. Let our love for God work everything good for us.

Thus, the Psalmist reiterates, “For I love your commands more than gold, however fine.” (Psalm 119:127)

Finally, in our gospel reading Jesus uses a parable to express how the Kingdom of Heaven should be treasured more than anything else in our lives. Like the character in the story, we should be ready to sacrifice everything in our lives to acquire the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, it should be our priority to go to Heaven and be saved. We should not allow anything else to take that valuable treasure from us. Faith, prudence, obedience to the will of God and having a personal relationship with Jesus are indispensable means. Solomon was just prudent! Be a Solomon and your life will never be the same.
 
Stay Healthy… PRAY… Keep the Faith… Enjoy the sunshine….
 
Let PRUDENCE lead…
 
Fr. Emmanuel

Picture

Comments are closed.
    Picture

    Fr. Emmanuel

    Fr. Emmanuel hails from Ghana and is passionate about the Gospel and bringing the love of Christ to all people. He speaks several languages, enjoys soccer and cooking, and loves St. Francis of Assisi.

    Archives

    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019

    Categories

    All
    Ecclesiastes
    Happiness
    St. Augustine
    St. Paul

    RSS Feed

hOME

Home Page
Holy Rosary, Lima
Sacred Heart, Mondovi 
St. Mary's, Durand 
Assumption Catholic School
Parish Registration ​​ 

ABOUT

The Tri-Parishes 
​Bulletins 
Calendar 
​Contact Us
​Maps

liturgy & sacraments

Mass
Confession
​Homilies
Liturgical Ministries
​Sacraments

Faith

Online Resources
​Religious Education
Youth Ministry

Parish life

Councils & Committees 
Ministries & Outreach 
​Online Giving
​Photos 
​SCRIP
Copyright © 2015
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • The Tri-Parish
    • Holy Rosary, Lima >
      • About Holy Rosary
      • Holy Rosary Fall Festival
    • Sacred Heart, Mondovi >
      • About Sacred Heart
      • Sacred Heart Fall Festival
    • St. Mary's, Durand >
      • About St. Mary's
      • St. Mary's Fall Festival
    • Calendar
    • Councils & Committees >
      • Athletic Committee
      • Buildings & Grounds
      • Education Committee
      • Family Life & Social Justice
      • Finance Committee
      • Home & School Committee
      • Liturgy Committee
      • Pastoral Council
      • PCCW
    • Ministries >
      • Liturgical & Parish Ministries
      • Faith Formation
      • Youth Ministry
    • Online Giving
    • Parish Registration
    • Parish Staff
    • Photos
    • Sacraments
    • Scrip
  • Bulletins
    • Bulletins
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • Homilies
  • Catholic School
    • ACS Home Page
    • Noah's Ark Preschool & 4K
    • ACS Homework
    • Our Values
    • Calendar of Events
    • Contact ACS
    • Donate
    • Enrollment
    • F.A.Q.
    • Handbook & Forms
    • News >
      • ACS COVID Updates
      • 8th Grade Play
      • ACS Art Fair 2020
      • ACS Science Fair 2020
    • Safe Environment
    • School Staff
    • What People Are Saying
  • Contact
  • Live Mass
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Home Resources
  • Faith Formation
    • About Faith Formation
    • Faith Formation Calendar
    • First Communion & Reconciliation
    • High School & Confirmation
    • Youth Ministry >
      • About Us
      • Contact
      • Cool Catholic Stuff >
        • Catholic Merch & Media
        • Catholic Music
        • Cool Catholic Websites
        • Dating, Relationships, & Religious Life
        • Favorite Catholic Apps
        • Help & Healing
        • Official Church Websites
        • YouTube Channels
      • Events
      • Kralewski Scholarship
      • Parent Resources
      • Photo Albums
      • Youth Group
  • Resources
    • Catholic Life Magazine
    • Daily Mass Readings
    • Diocese of La Crosse
    • Parent Resources
    • Saint of the Day
    • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
  • Site Map