THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME C

READINGS AT MASS

Mal. 3:19-20

Psalm 98

2 Thes 3:7-12

Lk. 21:5-19

Theme: BE PREPARED!

Beloved, today's First Reading reminds us of the judgment day. The day of reckoning: a day that will be terrible for evildoers but rewarding for those who fear the Lord. God who sees everything will in the end reward us according to our deeds.

In the Gospel, while people were talking about the beauty of the temple, Jesus saw its inevitable end and by extension the end of the world when we all will be held accountable for the life we lived on earth. On that day, only those who would endure in faith and righteousness will be saved.

Beloved in Christ, there's an end to everything that we see under the sun. The world and everything in it will pass away; there will be a judgment and God will hold us accountable. For "It is appointed for men once to die, and after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).

The Christian message of judgment and accountability is even more relevant in our world today for we have become a reckless and abusive people. Our society today has taken everything and everyone, including God, for granted. Our leaders are shamelessly corrupt and citizens are no better. We keep amassing wealth at the expense of the poor and no one can seem to hold us accountable. Our wickedness and abuse may pass unnoticed and unpunished in this world but God sees everything and will reward us as we deserve.

Beloved, the day of the Lord is coming...Be Prepared!

PRAYER

Father of all that is good, we pray you to keep us faithful in serving You, for to serve You is our lasting joy. Grant us an enduring faith that we may hold on firmly unto the end. Amen.

May God bless you.

-Fr. Kenneth Debre

Sunday, November 13, 2022.

Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.