The nightly local news often reports a crime committed, and they say, “At this time, we have no suspects. However, please get in touch with the local police or sheriff’s department if you have any information.” Sometimes, someone has something that seems insignificant but can lead to the arrest of a suspect. Many people are surprised that the suspect is someone they know and would never dream they could commit any crime.
When Jesus announced at the Last Supper that someone would betray Him, they all asked, “Is it I, Lord?” Notice that the 11 disciples referred to Jesus as “Lord.” Judas asked, “Is it I, Rabbi?” Jesus was not Judas’ Lord. Judas himself was his own lord. He only sought to please himself. None of the disciples caught on to the fact that Judas was the betrayer.
I love Jesus’s line, “The one who is trustworthy in small matters is trustworthy in greater matters.” Over time, Judas took money from the common purse, but no one knew it. He probably took little amounts. Over time, he took more significant quantities more often. His heart drew farther from Jesus each time his hand was in that purse. He justified his sin to suit himself. He hid it so well that no one suspected him to be a thief or a betrayer.
How good is the Lord for giving us many opportunities to please Him more than ourselves! Judas had several opportunities to please Jesus at the Last Supper, and all would be forgiven. “He who is not trustworthy in small matters will not be trustworthy in greater ones.”
Gospel Challenge:
Like we have seen with the Scribes and Pharisees and now Judas, Jesus never gives up on us. So pray, my friends, morning, noon, and night, “Jesus, all I want to do is please You. If I am hiding anything from You, I trust in Your Mercy.”
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Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for
April 16, 2025, Matthew 26:14-25
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041625.cfm
We Have No Suspects.
The nightly local news often reports a crime committed, and they say, “At this time, we have no suspects. However, please get in touch with the local police or sheriff’s department if you have any information.” Sometimes, someone has something that seems insignificant but can lead to the arrest of a suspect. Many people are surprised that the suspect is someone they know and would never dream they could commit any crime.
When Jesus announced at the Last Supper that someone would betray Him, they all asked, “Is it I, Lord?” Notice that the 11 disciples referred to Jesus as “Lord.” Judas asked, “Is it I, Rabbi?” Jesus was not Judas’ Lord. Judas himself was his own lord. He only sought to please himself. None of the disciples caught on to the fact that Judas was the betrayer.
I love Jesus’s line, “The one who is trustworthy in small matters is trustworthy in greater matters.” Over time, Judas took money from the common purse, but no one knew it. He probably took little amounts. Over time, he took more significant quantities more often. His heart drew farther from Jesus each time his hand was in that purse. He justified his sin to suit himself. He hid it so well that no one suspected him to be a thief or a betrayer.
How good is the Lord for giving us many opportunities to please Him more than ourselves! Judas had several opportunities to please Jesus at the Last Supper, and all would be forgiven. “He who is not trustworthy in small matters will not be trustworthy in greater ones.”
Gospel Challenge:
Like we have seen with the Scribes and Pharisees and now Judas, Jesus never gives up on us. So pray, my friends, morning, noon, and night, “Jesus, all I want to do is please You. If I am hiding anything from You, I trust in Your Mercy.”
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Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
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