Homily for Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary TIme
Description
In today's Gospel passage, we find Jesus deeply saddened because Jerusalem did not welcome Him and failed to recognize the work of God the Father through Him. As a consequence, the Holy City will suffer for denying Him. In His pain of rejection, Jesus sheds real tears. His mission was to reveal God's welcoming love for all people, but many rejected the Good News He was eager to share with them.
In this particular passage, Jesus appears helpless in the face of such rejection. He weeps over the consequences of human stubbornness. Although He came to Jerusalem to seek and save the lost, He did not impose His hope on the people.
May we recognize the work of God in the ministry of Jesus and in those around us. May we answer His call to continue His mission with our lives.
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