{"id":23582,"date":"2021-12-14T05:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/?p=23582"},"modified":"2021-12-14T08:51:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:51:29","slug":"learning-from-st-john-the-baptist-how-to-do-the-fathers-will-third-tuesday-of-advent-december-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/learning-from-st-john-the-baptist-how-to-do-the-fathers-will-third-tuesday-of-advent-december-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from St. John the Baptist How to Do the Father&#8217;s Will, Third Tuesday of Advent, December 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Roger J. Landry<br \/>\nVisitation Mission of the Sisters of Life, Manhattan<br \/>\nTuesday of the Second Week of Advent<br \/>\nDecember\u00a014, 2021<br \/>\nMemorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church<br \/>\nZeph 3:1-2.9-13, Ps 34, Mt 21:28-32<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to an audio recording of today\u2019s homily, please click below:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23582-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_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>The essential dynamism of Advent is that Christ is coming, we need to make straight the paths to go out to meet him, and, having encountered him, to be transformed in him so deeply that we begin to journey more closely with him henceforth. The Lord comes with his mercy and we go out to meet him with our conversion in such a way that we will \u201cturn with\u201d him who is God-with-us. Today\u2019s readings spur us to make that necessary conversion, to lower the mountains\u00a0of our pride and fill up the valleys of anything spiritual shallowness that shirks from seeking to become holy like God is holy.<\/li>\n<li>In the Gospel, Jesus gives a parable of two sons.\u00a0The first\u00a0refuses to do the father\u2019s will but eventually repents and does, whereas the second merely gives lip service, saying he\u2019ll do it but not following through. \u00a0This is an illustration of what Jesus had said elsewhere, that it\u2019s not enough for us to say \u201cLord, Lord,\u201d but we need to \u201cdo the will of [his] Father in heaven.\u201d Jesus illustrates the choice we must make by referring to St. John the Baptist. He came preaching conversion, a message that the prostitutes and tax collectors were acting upon but many of the scribes and elders were not. Similarly, it\u2019s important for us to ask ourselves whether we\u2019ve acted on John\u2019s call to conversion.\u00a0All of Advent, heeding the words of St. John the Baptist, is meant to bring us to change our behavior, not just to say \u201cAmen!\u201d to the Lord but to make our life an illustration of the prayer &#8220;Thy will be done!&#8221; The real model of this, of course, is Mary, who not only said \u201cLet it be done to me according to your word,\u201d but then let her entire life develop in accordance with that word. Regardless, today\u2019s parable could be called the parable of a second chance: that after an initial refusal, or many failures to do what God was wanting, God has given us this Advent in order to go out and work in the vineyard, building his kingdom, bringing others to the same type of conversion in correspondence to grace as we have done.<\/li>\n<li>In the first reading, we see not only the need for conversion but the help and hope God gives us.\u00a0God through Zephaniah pronounces woe on the \u201crebellious,\u201d \u201cpolluted\u201d and \u201ctyrannical\u201d city that \u201chears no voice,\u201d \u201caccepts no correction\u201d \u201chas not trusted in the Lord\u201d and \u201chas not drawn near to her God.\u201d These are four different descriptions of sin. Sin is a failure to listen to God\u2019s voice and obey it, as Pope Benedict powerfully described in <em>Verbum Domini.\u00a0<\/em>When we sin, we often become too proud to receive fraternal correction even for our own good. We fail to trust in God and in his promises. And we marginalize him or withdraw from him. This Advent we\u2019re called to do the opposite: to listen, to seek correction from God and others, to trust ever more in the Lord and draw near to him. Zephaniah describes that if we seek to do this, God will meet us with his mercy.\u00a0He will\u00a0\u201cchange and purify the lips of the peoples,\u201d Zephaniah says, so that \u201cthey may all call upon the name of the Lord,\u201d \u201cserve him with one accord\u201d and \u201cbring offerings\u201d to him. God promises, he says, to create a \u201cremnant\u201d that will be \u201chumble and lowly,\u201d who will \u201ctake refuge in the name of the Lord,\u201d who \u201cshall do no wrong and speak no lies,\u201d who shall not speak with deceitful tongues but \u201cpasture and couch their flocks.\u201d Essentially this humble, faithful remnant will speak the truth and do their job, serving God, their families and others. The remnant God is creating are those who say \u201cyes\u201d to his will.<\/li>\n<li>Today the Church celebrates the life of someone who not only said yes to God but acted on that word, even and especially when it was hard. St. John of the Cross\u2019s\u00a0father died when he was two and he, his mom and two brothers grew up in poverty. Eventually he began working in a hospital while taking simple classes which the hospital administrator paid for. He eventually became a Carmelite, but the worldliness and in some places sinfulness of the Carmelites \u2014 who professed a public yes to God only to say no in private practice \u2014 led him to think that he might be called to be a Carthusian. That\u2019s when he met with St. Teresa of Avila, the foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, who asked him to work with her to reform the whole order so that after their initial refusals to live their life in a truly holy way, they might. And he suffered for his efforts. Many of the Carmelites did not want to be reformed \u2014 most wanted to follow their own ways \u2014 and they weren\u2019t open to the fact that this reform was coming from God. To quote Zephaniah, they were\u00a0\u201crebellious,\u201d \u201cpolluted\u201d and \u201ctyrannical\u201d and would \u201chear no voice,\u201d \u201caccept no correction,\u201d \u201ctrust in the Lord\u201d and \u201cdraw near&#8221; to him. \u00a0On one occasion, the unreformed Carmelites essentially imprisoned John for months in a dirty, dank cell with just a sliver of light coming in. On a\u00a0second occasion, they brutalized him as he prepared for death. But the religious name he had taken in the reformed Carmelite, St. John of the Cross, was well chosen: and it was through bearing that Cross that he discovered God\u2019s power and wisdom, writing some of his greatest spiritual works \u2014 his four great poems on the interior life that led to his four great commentaries \u2014 during those sufferings. He persevered in faithful, hopeful, loving prayer despite terrible persecutions. Even in the midst of his sufferings, he never ceased to have trust in God. Learning the ways of the Lord, he wrote about ascending Mount Carmel together with the Lord, heading out into the Dark Night with the Living Flame of Love and singing the Canticle of Love. He didn\u2019t stop following the Lord even when those supposedly acting in his name were persecuting him. He kept saying his yes, his amen, his fiat, even when they were saying no. He wrote once, in a short series of aphorisms called\u00a0<em>The Degrees of Perfection<\/em>, \u201cRemember that everything that happens to you, whether prosperous or adverse, comes from God, so that you become neither puffed up in prosperity nor discouraged in adversity.\u201d He saw that even his adverse tribulations came from God and maintained his courage to the end, where he died maltreated and abandoned by seemingly everyone but God. And in the process, John became Jesus the Master\u2019s greatest teaching assistant in the school of prayer. Some of his pithy aphorisms in his\u00a0<em>Degrees of Perfection\u00a0<\/em>I\u2019ve never forgotten from the time I first encountered them in my early 20s. They show us how to open ourselves to the downpour of God\u2019s grace in every circumstance and how not to be scandalized in Jesus even when things around us aren\u2019t going according to what we think ought to be the Messiah\u2019s plan:\u00a0\u201cRemember always that you came here for no other reason that to be a saint; thus let nothing reign in your soul that does not lead you to sanctity.\u201d\u00a0\u201cNever give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.\u201d\u00a0\u201cDo not commit a sin for all there is in the world, or any deliberate venial sin, or any known imperfection.\u201d Those were the ways the Lord taught him, in prayer and in life, and he faithfully lived them and taught them to us. He is a model of the type of faithful person to which John the Baptist summons us. He is a teacher of those called to be the faithful remnant who speak the truth and do their job, serving God, their families and others, who say \u201cyes\u201d to God&#8217;s will.<\/li>\n<li>Today as we prepare for Holy Communion, we thank the Lord for giving us the command to \u201cdo this in memory of\u201d him and we ask for the grace not just to mouth our responses but, like St. John of the Cross, to make our whole life a wholehearted existential yes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\nThe readings for today\u2019s Mass were:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Reading 1\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/zephaniah\/3:1|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=25377b0b8f&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">Zep 3:1-2, 9-13<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">Thus says the LORD:<br \/>\nWoe to the city, rebellious and polluted,<br \/>\nto the tyrannical city!<br \/>\nShe hears no voice,<br \/>\naccepts no correction;<br \/>\nIn the LORD she has not trusted,<br \/>\nto her God she has not drawn near.<br \/>\nFor then I will change and purify<br \/>\nthe lips of the peoples,<br \/>\nThat they all may call upon the name of the LORD,<br \/>\nto serve him with one accord;<br \/>\nFrom beyond the rivers of Ethiopia<br \/>\nand as far as the recesses of the North,<br \/>\nthey shall bring me offerings.On that day<br \/>\nYou need not be ashamed<br \/>\nof all your deeds,<br \/>\nyour rebellious actions against me;<br \/>\nFor then will I remove from your midst<br \/>\nthe proud braggarts,<br \/>\nAnd you shall no longer exalt yourself<br \/>\non my holy mountain.<br \/>\nBut I will leave as a remnant in your midst<br \/>\na people humble and lowly,<br \/>\nWho shall take refuge in the name of the LORD:<br \/>\nthe remnant of Israel.<br \/>\nThey shall do no wrong<br \/>\nand speak no lies;<br \/>\nNor shall there be found in their mouths<br \/>\na deceitful tongue;<br \/>\nThey shall pasture and couch their flocks<br \/>\nwith none to disturb them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Responsorial Psalm\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/psalms\/34:2|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=701c794275&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">PS 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 and 23<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">R. (7a)\u00a0<strong>The Lord hears the cry of the poor.<\/strong><br \/>\nI will bless the LORD at all times;<br \/>\nhis praise shall be ever in my mouth.<br \/>\nLet my soul glory in the LORD;<br \/>\nthe lowly will hear me and be glad.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>The Lord hears the cry of the poor.<\/strong><br \/>\nLook to him that you may be radiant with joy,<br \/>\nand your faces may not blush with shame.<br \/>\nWhen the poor one called out, the LORD heard,<br \/>\nand from all his distress he saved him.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>The Lord hears the cry of the poor.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe LORD confronts the evildoers,<br \/>\nto destroy remembrance of them from the earth.<br \/>\nWhen the just cry out, the LORD hears them,<br \/>\nand from all their distress he rescues them.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>The Lord hears the cry of the poor.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe LORD is close to the brokenhearted;<br \/>\nand those who are crushed in spirit he saves.<br \/>\nThe LORD redeems the lives of his servants;<br \/>\nno one incurs guilt who takes refuge in him.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>The Lord hears the cry of the poor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Alleluia<\/h4>\n<p>R.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nCome, O Lord, do not delay;<br \/>\nforgive the sins of your people.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Gospel\u00a0<a id=\"\/bible\/matthew\/21:28|\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=f0df2c168b&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">Mt 21:28-32<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:<br \/>\n\u201cWhat is your opinion?<br \/>\nA man had two sons.<br \/>\nHe came to the first and said,<br \/>\n\u2018Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.\u2019<br \/>\nThe son said in reply, \u2018I will not,\u2019<br \/>\nbut afterwards he changed his mind and went.<br \/>\nThe man came to the other son and gave the same order.<br \/>\nHe said in reply, \u2018Yes, sir,\u2019 but did not go.<br \/>\nWhich of the two did his father\u2019s will?\u201d<br \/>\nThey answered, \u201cThe first.\u201d<br \/>\nJesus said to them, \u201cAmen, I say to you,<br \/>\ntax collectors and prostitutes<br \/>\nare entering the Kingdom of God before you.<br \/>\nWhen John came to you in the way of righteousness,<br \/>\nyou did not believe him;<br \/>\nbut tax collectors and prostitutes did.<br \/>\nYet even when you saw that,<br \/>\nyou did not later change your minds and believe him.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ppjuandelacruzaci160211.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ppjuandelacruzaci160211.jpg?resize=250%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1244\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23582-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/?powerpress_pinw=23582-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"12.14.21_Homily_1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. 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