Homily for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 2021

As we continue to endure lockdown, there is one question on our hearts: where are you, God? This is a fair question to ask. The people of Victoria are enduring terrible suffering

Without a shadow of a doubt, the cure for COVID has been worse than COVID itself. Fear of losing our lives to a disease with a 1% death rate has caused us to surrender our inalienable freedoms and rights, the freedoms and rights that make life worth living. The inescapable fact about these endless lockdowns are that they are causing a suffering that is, for many people, worse than death. Victorian lockdowns have caused, and continue to cause,

to you, your families and your friends is

Where is God?

Gospel

Ephephtha from rite of Baptism

Opens ears to hear the Word of God and mouth to proclaim his praise - to relate to God, to believe in Him

First Reading

Hope - trust in God, that He is good and works for us - providence - hope springs from faith

Courage - acceptance

Second Reading

Maybe something about mandatory vaccinations - we apply worldly measures to faith - only certain people are acceptable

Mother Teresa