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XXXIII Domingo ordinario
Leccionario: 159

El fin se acerca.

Hoy celebramos el último domingo del tiempo ordinario de este año. La próxima semana, celebraremos la fiesta de Cristo Rey, y la semana final del año litúrgico. La semana siguiente marcará el primer domingo de Adviento. A medida que nos acercamos al final del año litúrgico, las Escrituras nos invitan a considerar “el fin.” La semana pasada, tuvimos el desafío de considerar el ejemplo de aquellos dispuestos a morir por su fe. Fuimos invitados a renovar nuestra propia esperanza en la resurrección.

Esta semana, las Escrituras nos invitan a considerar cómo esperamos hasta el final. No solo de nuestras propias vidas, sino de todo. Las Escrituras nos ofrecen respuestas a tres preguntas importantes.

Primero, ¿cómo debemos sentirnos acerca del regreso del Señor?

Segundo, ¿qué hacemos ahora?

Finalmente, ¿qué hacemos cuando el fin se acerca?

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 159

The end is near.

Today marks the last Sunday of Ordinary Time for this year. Next week, we will celebrate the feast of Christ the King, and the end of the liturgical year. The following week will mark the first Sunday of Advent. As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the scriptures invite us to consider “the end”. Last week, we were challenged to consider the example of those willing to die for their faith. We were invited to renew our own hope in the resurrection.

This week, the scriptures invite us to consider how we look forward to the very end. Not just of our own lives, but of everything. The scriptures offer us answers to three important questions.

First, how should we feel about the Lord’s return?

Second, what do we do now?

Finally, what do we do when the end is near?

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 156

I wrote this homily four times, and never could get it right. Then, yesterday, I had a conversation with some younger men. They are at that point in their life where they are paying attention to how they think and feel. They are trying to lead their hearts and minds in the right direction. 

As we spoke, these young men expressed the idea that,

“If we take our faith seriously, it should be the most important thing in the world. I don’t know if it is the most important thing for me. I love my wife and my children. I would die for them. I don’t know if I would die for my faith.”