Homily of the Day

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

Everyone has eyes and ears, but not everyone can see or hear. The sight is the same, the sound is the same, but the perception is different for each person.

Every Sunday Mass, the word of God is proclaimed. Everyone hears the same proclamation; everyone sees the same liturgy celebrated. But the effect is not the same for everyone. There are some who come out from the Mass the same way as they entered. But there are others who, after hearing the same readings, seeing the same liturgy, go home at peace with God, receiving enlightenment from God.

The Holy Spirit plays a big role in helping a person experience the
revelation of God through seemingly ordinary events. But for the Holy
Spirit to work, it needs openness from our part, a willingness to
listen and make available our hearts for the Holy Spirit to start
working and reveal what is hidden. The danger for some of us is that
we don’t think God can surprise us with anything. When we control our
lives too much, we don’t allow the Lord to use the Holy Spirit to
enter our lives giving us new perspective on how we can look at
things. Let us trust in the Holy Spirit and take a chance!

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