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Landry<br \/>\nColumbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan<br \/>\nThursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time, Year II<br \/>\nVotive Mass of the Mercy of God<br \/>\nNovember 7, 2024<br \/>\nPhil 3:3-8, Ps 105, Lk 15:1-10<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>To listen to an audio\u00a0recording of today\u2019s homily, please click below:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30325-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.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>In the aftermath of Tuesday&#8217;s election, as we continue to pray and commit ourselves as Catholics to work for national reconciliation, we encounter today in the liturgy of the word some of God&#8217;s most powerful messages on his mercy and the way that it is meant to transform us, so that, enriched by God&#8217;s mercy, we might share that mercy with others, both bringing others to God for the mercy they need from him, and by forward the mercy we&#8217;ve received from God in the way that we seek to be merciful to others.<\/li>\n<li>In today\u2019s Gospel, Jesus communicates something that we can never truly grasp deeply enough, which is just how much he passionately cares for those who are lost. He gives us two Parables, the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, both of which \u2014 together with the Parable of the Prodigal Son that immediately follows (and that the Church inexplicably excises from the lectionary as we make our way sequentially through St. Luke&#8217;s Gospel) \u2014 communicate to us two of the most important spiritual lessons as we relate to God.<\/li>\n<li>The first lesson is how precious we are to him. We\u2019re not just a number. If we\u2019re lost, he cares about us so much that he\u2019ll leave everything else behind to come for us. He doesn\u2019t say, \u201cI still have 99 sheep. Let the lost one learn his or her lesson the hard way.\u201d No, he leaves the others and, just like Mary and Joseph scampered ancient Jerusalem in search of the adolescent Jesus, the Good Shepherd goes in search of us. The Parable of the Lost Coin gives us a sense of why. This is not a story about losing one of ten silver dollars. The coins Jesus was referring to comprised the typical Jewish ten-coined headdress that a woman would wear for her wedding. To lose one of those coins would be like losing a wedding ring, something that would cause a wife or even a husband to overturn every rug and retrace every step. For Jesus, he would search for us with even greater passion because we\u2019re not just a symbol of love and commitment like a ring or a coin from a spousal headdress, but we are his Bride, for whom he would always lay down his life. That\u2019s the first point, how precious we are.<\/li>\n<li>The second point is about the extraordinary joy of God when we\u2019re found. The joy in these parables is off the charts. Both the shepherd and the woman call all their friends and neighbors to celebrate with them. And Jesus says, in the moral of the Parables, \u201cIn just the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who have no need of repentance!\u201d This is an extraordinary truth. We know how much joy Mary, for example, gave God by her constant yes. She was the supremely righteous person who because of her sinlessness did not need to repent of anything. And yet her Son, Truth incarnate, tells us, that heaven rejoices more whenever any of us repents than the yeses and faithfulness of even 99 Blessed Virgin Marys. That is not meant to downgrade in the least God\u2019s joy at Mary\u2019s or our fidelity. But it\u2019s meant to highlight, with Jesus\u2019 own words, his desire for mercy. Based on these Parables, Pope Francis has underlined, \u201cGod\u2019s greatest joy is forgiving!\u201d It\u2019s so important for us to recognize how much God loves each one of us, especially when we\u2019re lost, and in response, to give God this joy by allowing him to bring us back to the fold and renew us in our spousal covenant, and to help us bring others back to him so that he may forgive them, too. When we think of all of the blessings God has given us over the course of life and the thought wells up in us to thank him, the thanks he most desires, what will give him the most joy, is when we come to receive his forgiveness and help lead others to that same font of love.<\/li>\n<li>Paul was someone who gave God this joy by his conversion. He tasted the joy of God as he converted. And then he spent the whole rest of his life crisscrossing the ancient world appealing to others as an ambassador of Christ to \u201cbe reconciled to God.\u201d In today\u2019s first reading, he talks very profoundly about what his conversion was. It wasn\u2019t principally like most conversions, from a sinful life to a good one. We can be tempted to think that his conversion was from murdering Christians to making them. But as Pope Benedict used to stress, the essence of the conversion of St. Paul was from a false notion of a holy life to a true one. The false notion was reliance on a rigorous interpretation and living out of the Mosaic law. \u201cIn righteousness based on the law,\u201d he tells us today, \u201cI was blameless.\u201d But after Jesus Christ met him on the road to Damascus, he recognized that he was not saved by his fidelity to the works of the law \u2014 saved, in other words, by his own actions \u2014 but saved rather by God, by receiving his grace, his mercy, through faith. And once he realized this, his whole life changed. He tells us today, \u201cWhatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ. Even more, I consider everything as a loss \u2014\u00a0the real word is refuse \u2014 because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Jesus became for him the \u201cpearl of great price,\u201d the \u201ctreasure buried in the field,\u201d worth selling everything else to obtain. Everything else in his life combined was like worthless garbage compared to the joy of knowing Christ Jesus \u2014 not knowing about him, but knowing him personally. Real conversion happens when we come to know Jesus Christ in the same personal way. And to know Christ, as we see today, is to know him in all his mercy, to know him as one who will leave all other 7.9 billion people in the world behind to come for us, the one who will never stop searching, and the one who, when we finally enter into relationship with him again. When St. Paul went to Corinth, he vowed to know nothing but \u201cChrist and him crucified,\u201d which basically means to know Christ in the mercy that led him to consider his crucifixion as refuse compared to the good of saving and knowing forever each of us! And so today we reflect on the joy Jesus has when he is able to share with us his merciful love, a joy he wishes to share with us just as much as he did with Paul. Jesus came, he said once, so that his joy might be in us and our joy might be complete, and he seeks to perfect our happiness through the experience of his joy-filled mercy.<\/li>\n<li>St. Paul counted everything else in life a loss compared to the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus. Today\u00a0we have a chance to know him in the deepest possible way, by entering into a life-changing holy communion with him here at Mass in a way anticipated only by the nine months Mary with joy carried him within. May we\u00a0be so filled with God\u2019s merciful love and joy that we may draw others to this same encounter \u2014 and all hearts searching for the Lord, as we prayed in the Psalm, may rejoice now and forever.<\/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 href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/philippians\/3:3\">PHIL 3:3-8A<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">Brothers and sisters:<br \/>\nWe are the circumcision,<br \/>\nwe who worship through the Spirit of God,<br \/>\nwho boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,<br \/>\nalthough I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh.<br \/>\nIf anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the more can I.<br \/>\nCircumcised on the eighth day,<br \/>\nof the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,<br \/>\na Hebrew of Hebrew parentage,<br \/>\nin observance of the law a Pharisee,<br \/>\nin zeal I persecuted the Church,<br \/>\nin righteousness based on the law I was blameless.<br \/>\nBut whatever gains I had,<br \/>\nthese I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.<br \/>\nMore than that, I even consider everything as a loss<br \/>\nbecause of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Responsorial Psalm\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/105:2\">PS 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">R. (3b)\u00a0Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.<br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Alleluia.<br \/>\nSing to him, sing his praise,<br \/>\nproclaim all his wondrous deeds.<br \/>\nGlory in his holy name;<br \/>\nrejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.<br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Alleluia.<br \/>\nLook to the LORD in his strength;<br \/>\nseek to serve him constantly.<br \/>\nRecall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,<br \/>\nhis portents, and the judgments he has uttered.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.<br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Alleluia.<br \/>\nYou descendants of Abraham, his servants,<br \/>\nsons of Jacob, his chosen ones!<br \/>\nHe, the LORD, is our God;<br \/>\nthroughout the earth his judgments prevail.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.<br \/>\nor:<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Alleluia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bibleReadingsWrapper\">\n<h4>Alleluia\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/11:28\">MT 11:28<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"poetry\">R.\u00a0Alleluia, alleluia.<br \/>\nCome to me, all you who labor and are burdened,<br \/>\nand I will give you rest, says the Lord.<br \/>\nR.\u00a0Alleluia, alleluia.<\/p>\n<h4>Gospel\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/15:1\">LK 15:1-10<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,<br \/>\nbut the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,<br \/>\n\u201cThis man welcomes sinners and eats with them.\u201d<br \/>\nSo Jesus addressed this parable to them.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them<br \/>\nwould not leave the ninety-nine in the desert<br \/>\nand go after the lost one until he finds it?<br \/>\nAnd when he does find it,<br \/>\nhe sets it on his shoulders with great joy<br \/>\nand, upon his arrival home,<br \/>\nhe calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them,<br \/>\n\u2018Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.\u2019<br \/>\nI tell you, in just the same way<br \/>\nthere will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents<br \/>\nthan over ninety-nine righteous people<br \/>\nwho have no need of repentance.<br \/>\n\u201cOr what woman having ten coins and losing one<br \/>\nwould not light a lamp and sweep the house,<br \/>\nsearching carefully until she finds it?<br \/>\nAnd when she does find it,<br \/>\nshe calls together her friends and neighbors<br \/>\nand says to them,<br \/>\n\u2018Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.\u2019<br \/>\nIn just the same way, I tell you,<br \/>\nthere will be rejoicing among the angels of God<br \/>\nover one sinner who repents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blogger-image-1259998531.jpg.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30326\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blogger-image-1259998531.jpg.webp?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6049\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30325-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.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\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/?powerpress_pinw=30325-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/catholicpreaching\/11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"11.7.24_Homily_I.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. 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