Joy is one of the reasons why people were drawing near to listen to Jesus. All their lives, they heard how bad they were: these commoners, tax collectors, and sinners. “Here is someone who isn’t telling us how bad we are.
“I feel when He speaks or whenever I am in His presence, that He’s picking me up and putting me on his shoulder. “I’m the coin that He sweeps the floor and searches diligently until he finds it.”
This is the beautiful thing about the Gospel, my friends, especially when it is proclaimed at Mass or read prayerfully in the silence of our hearts – we become the characters of Jesus’ parables.
It won’t take much for any of us to pause and think back to when we were so lost or in such a rut that He searched us out and brought us back to His heart. It doesn’t matter whether we created the distance or life just got the better of us.
Gospel Challenge:
Anytime, day or night, we can pause and have every confidence that God takes our weakness into account and has great pity on us. Not the pity that looks down on us,
but the pity that is sad and hurts with us until we embrace His merciful love.
Sometimes every day, we need to draw near and listen to Jesus. When we do, what will we experience? JOY!!!
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Father Rick’s Homily: Thursday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time
November 5, 2026
Luke 15:1-10https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110526.cfm
JOY!
Joy is one of the reasons why people were drawing near to listen to Jesus. All their lives, they heard how bad they were: these commoners, tax collectors, and sinners. “Here is someone who isn’t telling us how bad we are.
“I feel when He speaks or whenever I am in His presence, that He’s picking me up and putting me on his shoulder. “I’m the coin that He sweeps the floor and searches diligently until he finds it.”
This is the beautiful thing about the Gospel, my friends, especially when it is proclaimed at Mass or read prayerfully in the silence of our hearts – we become the characters of Jesus’ parables.
It won’t take much for any of us to pause and think back to when we were so lost or in such a rut that He searched us out and brought us back to His heart. It doesn’t matter whether we created the distance or life just got the better of us.
Gospel Challenge:
Anytime, day or night, we can pause and have every confidence that God takes our weakness into account and has great pity on us. Not the pity that looks down on us,
but the pity that is sad and hurts with us until we embrace His merciful love.
Sometimes every day, we need to draw near and listen to Jesus. When we do, what will we experience? JOY!!!
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
www.rosminians.com
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