{"id":13994,"date":"2017-07-06T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T12:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/?p=13994"},"modified":"2017-07-06T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T12:50:59","slug":"faith-and-its-connection-to-sacrifice-mercy-and-chastity-13th-thursday-i-july-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/faith-and-its-connection-to-sacrifice-mercy-and-chastity-13th-thursday-i-july-6-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and its Connection to Sacrifice, Mercy and Chastity, 13th Thursday (I), July 6, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Roger J. Landry<br \/>\nVisitation Convent of the Sisters of Life, Manhattan<br \/>\nThursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I<br \/>\nMemorial of St. Maria Goretti<br \/>\nJuly 6, 2017<br \/>\nGen 22:1-19, Ps 115, Mt 9:1-8<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>To listen to an audio recording of\u00a0today\u2019s homily, please click below:\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13994-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.6.17-Homily-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.6.17-Homily-1.mp3\">https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/7.6.17-Homily-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The following points were attempted in the homily:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today the readings and the feast all focus on faith and its connection to sacrifice, to mercy and to ardent chastity.<\/li>\n<li>In the first reading, we see Abraham\u2019s faith, which is shown in his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac, knowing, as the letter to the Hebrews says, that even should Isaac be slain, God would raise him from the dead since God had declared that Isaac was the son of the promise through whom Abraham would become the father of many nations. True faith in God means to trust in him and to love him above all things, including the capacity to sacrifice our most precious pearls in the collection to obtain the pearl of great price.<\/li>\n<li>In the Gospel, we\u00a0see the faith of the four friends of the paralyzed man. We don\u2019t know how far they carried their friend on a stretcher, but that\u2019s not easy work no matter the distance. They wanted to bring their friend in need to Jesus. When the house was packed where Jesus was, rather than waiting, they did the very difficult thing of lifting their paralyzed pal up onto the roof, as we see in the other Synoptic evangelists. I can\u2019t imagine how difficult it is to balance a paraplegic or a quadriplegic, but they did it to get him up onto the roof on a stretcher, and after they had opened up the roof, to lower him down without having him fall on their head. What a scene the whole thing must have been, but they were not to be stopped \u2014 or frankly delayed. And Jesus went far beyond what they were asking: seeing their faith, he healed the man\u2019s sins and then healed the man\u2019s paralysis. It\u2019s a reminder to us that in faith we ought to be seeking to bring our friends with all their needs to Jesus to let him surpass even our hopes for them, because God always responds to our prayers, for whatever we ask for, with the supreme gift of himself.<\/li>\n<li>The third expression of faith is in St. Maria Goretti, whom the Church celebrates today. Her faith led her to love the Lord with ardent chastity such that she was willing to give her life for him. As St. Ambrose said in the early Church, &#8220;Virginity is praiseworthy not because it is found in martyrs, but because it makes martyrs.&#8221; And we see that her yeses to God in chastity was what gave her courage to say yes to God and no to even the possibility of sin when the supreme hour arrived.\u00a0When her 20 year old next-door-neighbor Alessandro Serenelli tried to seduce her and then rape her at the age of 11, she said simply, \u201cIt would be a sin,\u201d and she repeatedly refused. Her chastity flowed from her recognition that she was a temple of God and that Alessandro likewise was called to glorify God in his body, not sin. Alessandro didn\u2019t want to hear it, however, and when she screamed as he was trying to rip her clothes off, he began to stab her 14 times with a long awl, piercing her lungs, her diaphragm, her throat and her heart. He ran away. Maria\u2019s infant sister Teresa whom she was babysitting began to cry and her cries weren\u2019t addressed, so eventually Alessandro\u2019s father and Maria\u2019s mother came to see if everything was okay with Teresa. That\u2019s when the found Maria. She was rushed to the hospital where they did surgery without anesthesia to try to stop the bleeding and repair the damage but it was too late. Maria described Alessandro\u2019s advances and what he had done that day, said\u00a0that she forgave him and wanted him to join her in heaven, and died on the following day.\u00a0Alessandro was a very bitter man after he was sent to jail for 30 years. For the first three, he refused all advances to help him, including from priests. But then Maria appeared to him in a dream, gave him lilies \u2014 signs of her purity as well as of her resurrection \u2014 and told him anew that she forgave him. He became a changed man. He was released after 27 years for good behavior. His first visit was to Maria\u2019s mother Assunta to ask for her forgiveness. She said that if her daughter could forgive him, so could she, and then she brought him to Church the next day, which was Christmas Eve, and asked the whole community to forgive him \u2014 something that made it possible for him to live there. Eventually he became a Capuchin brother and lived the rest of his days in holiness. He was present at the canonization of the little girl he had tried to rape and then murdered when she was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950, the first canonization ever to be held outside in St. Peter\u2019s Square because of the immensity of the crowds that wanted to be present for the ceremony. Her chaste love of God had led her chastely to love others in God with the Lord&#8217;s own mercy and that love of God through her in life and after death was what transformed Alessandro and is meant to transform us.<\/li>\n<li>Today as we come to Mass we encounter the fulfillment of the sacrifice of Abraham, when another Son carried the wood of the Sacrifice, when God provided the Lamb, and when God didn\u2019t stop this Son from being slain, because he knew he would raise him from the dead. It\u2019s this Son we receive at Mass, and hope to receive in faith.\u00a0This mystery is what strengthened St. Maria Goretti. Exactly 13\u00a0months before she was martyred, she had received Holy Communion with intense longing. \u201cI long for Jesus,\u201d she was accustomed to say. Even though she was illiterate, she learned all her prayers and catechism with the help of her parish priest and a lady of the village so that she would be ready to receive him. She would receive Holy Communion every Sunday with great zeal and would receive Jesus for the last time as Viaticum, \u201clike an angel,\u201d as those present attested. It was after she had received Jesus that last time that she said that she had forgiven Alessandro out of love for Jesus and prayed that God would forgive him too. That\u2019s the power of what Jesus did in her. May we receive today with the faith, longing and love of St. Maria Goretti, a faith that will allow us to sacrifice like Abraham and to bring others to the Lord so that he may do in them what he did in Abraham, Maria Goretti and all the heroes of faith.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The readings for today\u2019s Mass were:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Reading 1\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/genesis\/22:1|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=788537037a&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">Gn 22:1b-19<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">God put Abraham to the test.<br \/>\nHe called to him, \u201cAbraham!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHere I am,\u201d he replied.<br \/>\nThen God said: \u201cTake your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love,<br \/>\nand go to the land of Moriah.<br \/>\nThere you shall offer him up as a burnt offering<br \/>\non a height that I will point out to you.\u201d<br \/>\nEarly the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey,<br \/>\ntook with him his son Isaac, and two of his servants as well,<br \/>\nand with the wood that he had cut for the burnt offering,<br \/>\nset out for the place of which God had told him.<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry\">On the third day Abraham got sight of the place from afar.<br \/>\nThen he said to his servants: \u201cBoth of you stay here with the donkey,<br \/>\nwhile the boy and I go on over yonder.<br \/>\nWe will worship and then come back to you.\u201d<br \/>\nThereupon Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering<br \/>\nand laid it on his son Isaac\u2019s shoulders,<br \/>\nwhile he himself carried the fire and the knife.<br \/>\nAs the two walked on together, Isaac spoke to his father Abraham:<br \/>\n\u201cFather!\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cYes, son,\u201d he replied.<br \/>\nIsaac continued, \u201cHere are the fire and the wood,<br \/>\nbut where is the sheep for the burnt offering?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSon,\u201d Abraham answered,<br \/>\n\u201cGod himself will provide the sheep for the burnt offering.\u201d<br \/>\nThen the two continued going forward.<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry\">When they came to the place of which God had told him,<br \/>\nAbraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.<br \/>\nNext he tied up his son Isaac,<br \/>\nand put him on top of the wood on the altar.<br \/>\nThen he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.<br \/>\nBut the LORD\u2019s messenger called to him from heaven,<br \/>\n\u201cAbraham, Abraham!\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHere I am,\u201d he answered.<br \/>\n\u201cDo not lay your hand on the boy,\u201d said the messenger.<br \/>\n\u201cDo not do the least thing to him.<br \/>\nI know now how devoted you are to God,<br \/>\nsince you did not withhold from me your own beloved son.\u201d<br \/>\nAs Abraham looked about,<br \/>\nhe spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket.<br \/>\nSo he went and took the ram<br \/>\nand offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.<br \/>\nAbraham named the site Yahweh-yireh;<br \/>\nhence people now say, \u201cOn the mountain the LORD will see.\u201d<br \/>\nAgain the LORD\u2019s messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said:<br \/>\n\u201cI swear by myself, declares the LORD,<br \/>\nthat because you acted as you did<br \/>\nin not withholding from me your beloved son,<br \/>\nI will bless you abundantly<br \/>\nand make your descendants as countless<br \/>\nas the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore;<br \/>\nyour descendants shall take possession<br \/>\nof the gates of their enemies,<br \/>\nand in your descendants all the nations of the earth<br \/>\nshall find blessing\u2014all this because you obeyed my command.\u201dAbraham then returned to his servants,<br \/>\nand they set out together for Beer-sheba,<br \/>\nwhere Abraham made his home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Responsorial Psalm\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/psalms\/115:1|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=6bfea0110b&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">PS 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">R. (9)\u00a0<strong>I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nNot to us, O LORD, not to us<br \/>\nbut to your name give glory<br \/>\nbecause of your kindness, because of your truth.<br \/>\nWhy should the pagans say,<br \/>\n\u201cWhere is their God?\u201d<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nOur God is in heaven;<br \/>\nwhatever he wills, he does.<br \/>\nTheir idols are silver and gold,<br \/>\nthe handiwork of men.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nThey have mouths but speak not;<br \/>\nthey have eyes but see not;<br \/>\nThey have ears but hear not;<br \/>\nthey have noses but smell not.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nTheir makers shall be like them,<br \/>\neveryone who trusts in them.<br \/>\nThe house of Israel trusts in the LORD;<br \/>\nhe is their help and their shield.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the land of the living.<\/strong><br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Alleluia\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/2corinthians\/5:19|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=881610bc4c&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">2 Cor 5:19<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>R.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nGod was reconciling the world to himself in Christ<br \/>\nand entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Gospel\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/matthew\/9:1|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=dae98fb494&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">Mt 9:1-8<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town.<br \/>\nAnd there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.<br \/>\nWhen Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,<br \/>\n\u201cCourage, child, your sins are forgiven.\u201d<br \/>\nAt that, some of the scribes said to themselves,<br \/>\n\u201cThis man is blaspheming.\u201d<br \/>\nJesus knew what they were thinking, and said,<br \/>\n&#8220;Why do you harbor evil thoughts?<br \/>\nWhich is easier, to say, \u2018Your sins are forgiven,\u2019<br \/>\nor to say, \u2018Rise and walk\u2019?<br \/>\nBut that you may know that the Son of Man<br \/>\nhas authority on earth to forgive sins\u201d\u2013<br \/>\nhe then said to the paralytic,<br \/>\n\u201cRise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.\u201d<br \/>\nHe rose and went home.<br \/>\nWhen the crowds saw this they were struck with awe<br \/>\nand glorified God who had given such authority to men.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13996\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?resize=120%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?resize=120%2C300&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?resize=410%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?resize=300%2C749&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/St-Maria-Goretti.jpg?w=682&amp;ssl=1 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. 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