Homily
for Tuesday
Week
6 of Ordinary Time
Feb.15, 2020
Psalm
94: 12-15, 18-19
Christian Brothers, St. Joseph
Residence, New Rochelle
“Blessed the man you instruct, O
Lord” (Ps 94: 12).
In the gospels we witness a
superabundance of divine instruction.
Nevertheless, yesterday the Pharisees sought a sign from heaven as a
test of Jesus’ validity as a prophet (Mark 8:11). And today Jesus chews out the disciples
because “they do not yet understand or comprehend” (8:17).
Divine instruction abounds for those who have eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts to understand (8:18; cf. Matt 13:14-15). God instructs us thru the life, ministry, teaching, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Further, he instructs us thru the
lives of the saints, particularly our founder, the life-story of our
congregation—its history and experience—the charism of the founder and the
congregation, our rule of life sanctioned by the Church.
The Lord instructs us thru the
brothers whose lives we share, thru the lay people around us, thru our years of
experience and reflection upon our own lives.
The instruction of the Lord comes
in many forms. Blessed are those who
perceive it, learn from it, practice it.
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