Homily: November 16, 2024 Saturday of the Thirty Second week in Ordinary time (Find Faith)

 But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” 

Just a few days ago on Monday, we saw the disciples pleading with Jesus, and ourselves too praying for the same, “Lord, increase our faith.”

So, has your faith increased since then?

Because today our Lord is checking in with us, when He comes again, will He find faith on earth, will He find faith in us?

I am sure we are able to answer ‘yes’! I see many of you coming regularly for daily Mass, serving passionately in the ministries, and doing your best to live a holy life.

Very often, I would look back and am so thankful that I have faith in God. I think you would understand and agree too, because we know we would not have come this far in life if we didn’t know God, if we didn’t know prayer.

But of course, there is still much to do in terms of spreading the good news. Just within Des Moines, I guess there are still thousands of people who live without faith. I really wonder how they will manage life, especially in its darkest and lowest moments without God. When we see the violence, abuses and depressive conditions, those are signs that people do not have faith to guide them, they do not know God personally to seek help from Him. It is a pitiful situation.

Will our Lord find faith on earth when He comes again?

Yes - if we do something now, to share the faith we have found, to help others redirect their lives to God and find clarity in the purpose of living.

Let us pray for an increase in faith and let us be God’s instrument in realizing it, at least in our families, in our society, in Des Moines. Amen.


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