Fr.  Rick’s Two-Minute Reflection for Monday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time

October 13, 2025,  Luke 11:29-32

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LET’S GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

When teaching, I ask a question to see if the audience is with me, and no one raises their hand. It leaves an empty feeling inside. Jesus had the same experience. He repeats Himself in today’s gospel because people are not connecting with Him.

They don’t truly know Him. People asked Jesus for a sign to confirm if He was the Messiah. Feeding 5000 with just a few loaves and a couple of fish wasn’t enough. Healing and raising people from the dead still weren’t enough to make them believe in Him. 

That’s it! Faith! God’s gift to us in His Son is greater than anything we can fit in a box or any healing or miracle we can experience. Still, of all the things Jesus could give us and leave for us today, He gives us Himself in Holy Communion. Jesus takes a tiny white wafer of bread in the hands of a priest and says, “This is My Body.” Incredible. He calls us to faith just as He called the people to faith who asked for a sign that day over two thousand years ago. 

THE GOSPEL CHALLENGE:
How often have we asked Jesus for “something” in prayer? Sure, it is good and right to ask for God’s help. “Ask,” Jesus said, “and you will receive.” Our challenge today is not to seek a sign for something we need. Before you ask, visit the chapel and enter the Lord’s Real Presence in the tabernacle. Take a few moments and relax with Him before you ask.  

Then, feel your need in your heart and place it in the palm of his hand. Sit with him and let him hold that need for you. When you leave the Chapel, trust that only good will come your way. As he told us repeatedly, “Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be given to you” (Luke 12: 31). The Kingdom of God always begins with Jesus. He is God’s sign of life in all its fullness. Go to Him. 

Love Your Neighbor!

 Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
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