{"id":1724,"date":"2018-11-28T14:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archbishopsylvainlavoie.com\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T14:30:21","slug":"homily-week-34-03-yr-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archbishopsylvainlavoie.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/28\/homily-week-34-03-yr-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"HOMILY WEEK 34 03 – YR II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worship and Witness<\/em><\/p>\n

(Rev 15:1-4; Ps 98; Lk 21:12-19)<\/p>\n

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During this last week of the liturgical year, the readings continue an apocalyptic theme, as well as two scenes – a heavenly one and an earthly one and the connection between the two.<\/p>\n

The opening prayer provides the underlying message: Pray to see what must be done, and to have the strength to do what must be done.<\/p>\n

In the first reading, that heavenly scene, we begin to see what must be done, and that is to worship God with all our being, in gratitude for who God is and what God has done through the ministry of the Lamb.<\/p>\n

In the gospel, we return to earth and are called to witness to our faith in God\u2019s love, in Jesus the Lamb, even to the point of suffering and persecution for the sake of the gospel. We are to persevere and show endurance to the end.<\/p>\n

The responsorial psalm returns us to the call to worship, and to do so with joy, awe and gratitude for what God has done among us, faithful to God\u2019s promise.<\/p>\n

So there we have it – in response to what we have seen, God\u2019s unconditional love for all of humanity, we are to find the strength to witness to that love, by giving ourselves up as an offering to God.<\/p>\n

Since 1846, the Oblates and the Grey Nuns were the ones who evangelized most of western and northern Canada. The Grey Nun\u2019s Congregation was founded by St. Marguerite D\u2019Youville in Quebec. After her alcoholic and abusive husband died, and the death of two of her children, out of her deep faith and love for God, she gave herself to works of charity, witnessing to God\u2019s love by starting hospitals and caring for the poor. As the sisters wore grey habits and worked often with drunks, they were slandered at times by the populace and called \u201cLes Soeurs Grise\u201d which in French means the \u201ctipsy sisters.\u201d Undaunted by persecution and misfortune, such as a fire which destroyed one hospital, Marguerite showed endurance and perseverance against all odds, attracted other women to join her, and founded the Grey Nuns. In 1991, she was declared a saint of the universal church. She was one who prayed to see what must be done, and for the strength to do what she had seen.<\/p>\n

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St. Marguerite d’Youville SGM<\/p><\/div>\n

May our celebration of the Eucharist today help us to do likewise \u2013 to pray to see what must be done in our lives, and to have the strength to what we have seen.<\/p>\n

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