{"id":28378,"date":"2024-01-26T04:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/?p=28378"},"modified":"2024-01-25T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:38:08","slug":"the-spark-of-faith-that-stirs-into-a-flame-memorial-of-ss-timothy-and-titus-january-26-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/the-spark-of-faith-that-stirs-into-a-flame-memorial-of-ss-timothy-and-titus-january-26-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spark of Faith That Stirs Into a Flame, Memorial of SS. Timothy and Titus, January 26, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Roger J. Landry<br \/>\nColumbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan<br \/>\nFriday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, Year II<br \/>\nMemorial of SS. Timothy and Titus<br \/>\nJanuary 26, 2024<br \/>\n2 Tim 1:1-8, Ps 96, Mk 4:26-34<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This homily was not recorded because I had to hustle to catch a changed flight. The following thoughts were prepared for those in attendance. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today on the Feast of SS. Timothy and Titus, we celebrate two great collaborators of St. Paul who assisted him in crisscrossing the ancient world to \u201cproclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations\u201d and who were installed by him as important bishops among the first Christian communities. Proclaiming the Gospel is meant to be a description of, and an imperative for, all Christians. It means to \u201csing to the Lord a new song,\u201d to \u201cbless his name,\u201d to \u201cannounce his salvation day after day,\u201d to \u201ctell his glory among the nations, [and] among all peoples his wondrous deeds,\u201d it means to \u201cgive to the Lord glory and praise, \u2026 the glory due his name!,\u201d and to declare \u201cThe Lord is king [and] governs the peoples with justice.\u201d Saints Timothy and Titus took seriously and acted on the Christian calling to proclaim God\u2019s wondrous deeds to all the nations, to go to the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. Saints Timothy and Titus learned how to proclaim the Gospel in this way from St. Paul himself.<\/li>\n<li>But for them and us to be able to do this, we must first receive the gift of that Gospel and let it grow. That\u2019s what today\u2019s Gospel is about.\u00a0On Wednesday, Jesus gave us the Parable of the Sower and the Seed and focused on faith-filled receptivity, which he said features hearing the Word, actively accepting it, and bearing fruit 30, 60 and 100-fold. Yesterday, if we didn\u2019t have the Feast of St. Paul\u2019s Conversion, we would have heard Jesus say that true faith can\u2019t be hidden, but shines like the light of a lamp placed on a lamp stand, and that the more we exercise the spiritual muscle of the theological virtue of faith, the more it will grow. Today he gives us two images to teach us two more aspects\u00a0about the\u00a0increase\u00a0in faith that is meant to happen when we enter and live in his kingdom, the increase that is built into the seeds he plants. Jesus says, first, that faith grows like a mustard seed. \u201cWhen it is sown in the ground,\u201d Jesus says, \u201cit\u00a0is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.\u00a0But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants\u00a0and puts forth large branches,\u00a0so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.\u201d Even a little bit of faith is enough, Jesus would say elsewhere, to move mountains. Even when it seems small, <em>we should know that it contains within the power to grow to be enormous<\/em>.\u00a0And Jesus by another image describes one of the most important parts of that growth. It\u2019s God\u2019s work.\u00a0Jesus compares the growth in faith to what happens with a farmer scattering seed in the Holy Land, turning it over once, and then allowing the growth. \u201cIt is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land\u00a0and would sleep and rise night and day\u00a0and the seed would sprout and grow,\u00a0he knows not how.\u00a0Of its own accord the land yields fruit,\u00a0first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.\u00a0And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,\u00a0for the harvest has come.\u201d The farmer certainly does a little of the work, but <em>most of the work happens by what is contained in the seed, what is contained in the soil, and the water that comes.<\/em> So it is with growth in faith. God has given us that seed, he\u2019ll provide the water, and he\u2019ll give so many of the nutrients necessary for us to be rich, fruitful soil. And so we should have great confidence in God\u2019s work.<\/li>\n<li>But there\u2019s also our work. That\u2019s what St. Paul tells St. Timothy at the end of today\u2019s part of his second letter, \u201cStir into a flame the gift of God you have received.\u201d The fire that was ignited that day in us is meant to grow, and it grows by our \u201cstirring\u201d the flame God has placed within us. For us to do that, St. Paul warns of us three things that rather than growing the flame can extinguish it. He said, first, that we need to have courage and confidence in what the flame contains: \u201cFor God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.\u201d Second, we need to proud of it, even if we should suffer for it: \u201cSo do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake.\u201d Third, we need to be ready to suffer for it, because that\u2019s a means by which the flame of faith grows: \u201cBear your share of hardship for the Gospel with the strength that comes from God.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The source of SS. Timothy\u2019s and Titus\u2019 strength was the Eucharist. They were present with St. Paul as he celebrated the Lord\u2019s Supper for the first Christians. They were ordained to lead the first generations of followers in grounding their whole existence not just on the words of God, but the Word of God made flesh. Today as we prepare to receive Jesus, who implants himself in us as a seed, Saints Timothy and Titus are interceding for us that as we receive this gift, we may allow Jesus to transform us, to become living flames of his love so that all the &#8220;birds of the sky&#8221; can find warmth. The celebration of the Eucharist, well prayed, is what helps us to stir into a flame the grace we received in baptism. And it\u2019s from the Eucharist, from Jesus who speaks here and then feeds us here, that we go out to proclaim these most marvelous gifts of all to the whole world!<\/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<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Reading 1\u00a0<a id=\"bible\/2Timothy\/1:1|\" href=\"https:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=b2adedce12&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">2 Tm 1:1-8<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God<br \/>\nfor the promise of life in Christ Jesus,<br \/>\nto Timothy, my dear child:<br \/>\ngrace, mercy, and peace from God the Father<br \/>\nand Christ Jesus our Lord.I am grateful to God,<br \/>\nwhom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,<br \/>\nas I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day.<br \/>\nI yearn to see you again, recalling your tears,<br \/>\nso that I may be filled with joy,<br \/>\nas I recall your sincere faith<br \/>\nthat first lived in your grandmother Lois<br \/>\nand in your mother Eunice<br \/>\nand that I am confident lives also in you.For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame<br \/>\nthe gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.<br \/>\nFor God did not give us a spirit of cowardice<br \/>\nbut rather of power and love and self-control.<br \/>\nSo do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord,<br \/>\nnor of me, a prisoner for his sake;<br \/>\nbut bear your share of hardship for the Gospel<br \/>\nwith the strength that comes from God.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Responsorial Psalm\u00a0<a id=\"bible\/psalms\/96:1|\" href=\"https:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=dcc522444e&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">PS 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">R. (3)\u00a0<strong>Proclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations.<\/strong><br \/>\nSing to the LORD a new song;<br \/>\nsing to the LORD, all you lands.<br \/>\nSing to the LORD; bless his name.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Proclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations.<\/strong><br \/>\nAnnounce his salvation, day after day.<br \/>\nTell his glory among the nations;<br \/>\namong all peoples, his wondrous deeds.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Proclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations.<\/strong><br \/>\nGive to the LORD, you families of nations,<br \/>\ngive to the LORD glory and praise;<br \/>\ngive to the LORD the glory due his name!<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Proclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations.<\/strong><br \/>\nSay among the nations: The LORD is king.<br \/>\nHe has made the world firm, not to be moved;<br \/>\nhe governs the peoples with equity.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Proclaim God\u2019s marvelous deeds to all the nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">Alleluia\u00a0<a id=\"bible\/matthew\/11:25|\" href=\"https:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=58c758c729&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">SEE MT 11:25<\/a><\/h4>\n<section id=\"csPasteInner\">R.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><br \/>\nBlessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;<br \/>\nyou have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0<strong>Alleluia, alleluia.<\/strong><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">Gospel\u00a0<a id=\"bible\/mark\/4:26|\" href=\"https:\/\/usccb.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b927174dbe854683d4b527f98&amp;id=93158883dc&amp;e=b55e3798ee\">mk 4:26-34<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<section id=\"csPasteInner\">Jesus said to the crowds:<br \/>\n\u201cThis is how it is with the Kingdom of God;<br \/>\nit is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land<br \/>\nand would sleep and rise night and day<br \/>\nand the seed would sprout and grow,<br \/>\nhe knows not how.<br \/>\nOf its own accord the land yields fruit,<br \/>\nfirst the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.<br \/>\nAnd when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,<br \/>\nfor the harvest has come.\u201dHe said,<br \/>\n\u201cTo what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,<br \/>\nor what parable can we use for it?<br \/>\nIt is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,<br \/>\nis the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.<br \/>\nBut once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants<br \/>\nand puts forth large branches,<br \/>\nso that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.\u201d<br \/>\nWith many such parables<br \/>\nhe spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it.<br \/>\nWithout parables he did not speak to them,<br \/>\nbut to his own disciples he explained everything in private.<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hqdefault.jpg.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hqdefault.jpg.webp?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. 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