Homily of Wednesday in the 33rd week of Ordinary Time, Year C.
Ref:2 Macc 7:1,20-31; Lk 19:11-28
By: Rev Fr Felix Olátúnjí Yayi, C.S.Sp.
Dear friends in Christ,
Today we are presented with a very interesting parable in the Gospel text. There’s a saying that the richest place on earth is the graveyard, because it is there that many unused gifts and talents end. They remain unused because most believed there was still time, and some believed there was no need to use them.
Friends, each and every one of us has been given at least one gift for the benefit of mankind, and it is meant to be used. Imagine if all the advancement we have now were not properly nurtured and used—imagine if they had been buried because of fear, non‑chalance, or procrastination. What we bury are seeds, not talents. Talents are given to be used for the betterment of mankind, as made obvious in today’s Gospel text.
A time will come when an account of how we used our God-give gifts will be required of us. Do you want to give excuses at that time?
Let us think of the gifts God has given us, nurture them, and pray for the grace to use them for the good of all. May God grant us the grace to be productive today and always.
Amen.
