Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Thursday, 8th Week in Ordinary Time 

May 28, 2026, Mark 10: 46-52

I want to See!

Ellie agreed to teach in Bolivia for a year. She loved the work, the country, and the
people—particularly Oscar, a smart, kind, and handsome young man. During that year,
Ellie and Oscar fell in love. Later, he moved to the United States, and they married at
her parish church in Boston.
Oscar had held a significant position in Bolivia, but his credentials did not transfer to the
United States. His English skills could also have been stronger.
The only job he could find was as a banquet waiter at a local hotel. Guests called him
“Boy,” whistled or clapped to get his attention, and felt free to boss him around. But
mostly, they ignored him; they didn’t see him.
He would come home from work sullen, and Ellie felt excruciating pain at how people
treated this proud man as if he were nothing. The world did not see Oscar, but Ellie saw
Christ in Him, inspiring us to recognize Christ in others.   
Like the people of Jericho ignore the blind man, the world passes Jesus by and fails to
see him, just as Oscar is overlooked and unseen. 
It cannot be like this for us, my friends. The people changed when Jesus called
Bartimaeus. Listen with your heart to see Jesus in the grieving, the
abandoned, the migrant, the persecuted, and the Oscars. Jesus’ ministry of love
continues through his body, the Church, filling us with hope that we can truly see Christ
in everyone.  
Gospel Challenge:
Let us pause for a moment, pray for each other, and look beyond the busboy’s
appearance to see Christ in each other, whatever His disguise.  
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
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