Homily: July 26, 2022, Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 Grandma warned little John, “Be a good boy. At the end of the world, all disobedient and bad people will be cast into fiery hell where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.” John listened intently and asked with a worried look, “Grandma, you always quarrel with others, and you don’t have any teeth, how will you grind your teeth when you go to hell?” Grandma was annoyed and said “Teeth will be provided in hell!”

In today’s Gospel, we heard that “(Jesus’) disciples approached him and said; explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field”.

His disciples asked and so He explained. It is so clearly explained that I don’t have to preach about it.

What I want to focus on is the inquisitive and learning attitude of the disciples. This is what we should do daily. To read the word of God and whenever we fail to understand, we should approach Jesus and ask Him to explain it to us.

He will not just give us answers but He will show us how to understand the world and its problems. He will impart His wisdom to us.

I have a friend whom I seek counsel with whenever I am troubled, and almost always I get told, “Go to Jesus, empty your mind completely and listen to what Jesus says.” This works most of the time and even when I don’t hear Jesus well, I get peace and calm because of the emptying.

Let us always go to Jesus with an open heart and mind. All of us who have ears ought to hear. Amen.


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