This week on the Homily Studio, Rosalie Connors, Colin McLeod, Triona Doocey join John O’Connor to unpack the meaning and message of the scriptures for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 24 October 2021.
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Today’s palm branch procession, and reading of the passion of Jesus signals our move into Holy Week.
It is helpful to see these days before Easter as a week of retreat. While we continue our family and work routines, our focus is guided beyond.
In these days let us look together to Jesus.
I’ve been moving about a bit in recent weeks, across the country and further afield. I don’t enjoy the travel since planes are not designed for people of my height. But I love being with the people I end up with after a journey of any length.
Don’t get down when you hear today’s first reading.
Jeremiah is having a bad day. He’s a bit overwhelmed with the negative response he is getting when he passes God’s message to the people. In short, Jeremiah is having a Jeremiad.
I try not to repeat these daily Lenten posts year to year but there are times when the same scriptures pop up annually and I realise that I can’t write it better than I did last year. Today is one such day, not only because of the thought I share but even more in the comments that are added by FFF readers. Today I have left some of last year’s comments helping us to appreciate the power of today’s readings.
The heart of the home in years past was the hearth.
It was at the hearth that the family gathered for the warmth and light of the flame and the food that was prepared there.
The fire was treated with respect since the same flame which provided energy for the home could just as easily destroy it.
Thank you for this podcast. I have noticed it each time it has been on the website but thought the time needed to listen too great at that moment. However today I took the step and made the time and have found my eyes have been opened – just a little. Hopefully on Sunday I won’t be like I was last Sunday when at a cafe after Mass with some of my extended family -children included- I asked could anyone tell me what the gospel or any reading was about because I couldn’t remember. Not one of the eight of us could remember anything at all except for a message in the homily about the upcoming synod. I was hoping the children could have jogged their grand parents memories along. I thought maybe our mask wearing had made us deaf. Are we typical of the people in the pews? Have we faith? Of course we hadn’t done our preparation had we! Thank you for this reminder.