Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Also Read: Mass Readings for 06 October 2024 Homily for 06 October 2024 – Sunday
First Reading: Genesis 2: 18-24
Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” (23)
God formed the woman out of one of man’s ribs. (21) The helper fit for him, whom God wanted man to have couldn’t have been found in any one of the other creatures. (18) A part of man was removed from him; and formed by God to become the woman, his helper! Therefore, no other creature or person is ultimately fit for man, other than the one chosen by God! We Thank the Lord God for his Gift to us in His Wisdom!
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 128: 1-6
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. (1-2)
Alleluia, Amen!
Second Reading: Hebrews 2: 9-11
But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. (9)
For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering. (10)
In the infinite Mercy, Love, and Wisdom of the Lord God, He gave us Salvation through His Son Jesus Christ! He made us fit as the bride of His son Lord Jesus Christ through his suffering! Let us ponder on this great mystery, it will take us more than a lifetime to fathom this act of God!
Let us boldly persevere in our faith while here on earth! In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Alleluia: First John 4: 12
Alleluia! No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 10: 2-16
“ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one.’ So they are no longer two but one.” (7-8)
But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” (14-15)
The Pharisees had come to trap Jesus, but Jesus once again responded very wisely with scripture and Moses’ teaching. In the hardness of their hearts, they could have been guilty of coveting their neighbours, going against the Commandments. (Ex 20:1-20) In covetousness, they were trying to twist the Law! It is not surprising that Jesus speaks about little children right after his commands about marriage and divorce. Apart from the physical union, it is also the spiritual and emotional union that is vital to the marriage. We could reflect on this ’emotional and spiritual divorce’ that could plague many modern marriages today! Christ calls the children to himself! Children, before they enter adulthood and are corrupted of their innocence; embody those who receive the Kingdom of God.
We ask the Dear Lord Jesus Christ to grant us the child-like faith we desperately need in these trying times. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
