September 01, 2012
Saturday
Saturday Memorial of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
by Rev. Fr. Matthieu Dauchez
Morning Mass at EDSA Shrine, Our
Lady of Peace Quasi-Parish
14 "For it will be as when a man going
on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another
two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents
went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. 17 So also, he who had the two talents
made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid
his master's money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled
accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five
talents more, saying, `Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have
made five talents more.' 21 His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have
been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of
your master.' 22 And he also who had the
two talents came forward, saying, `Master, you delivered to me two talents;
here I have made two talents more.' 23 His master said to him, `Well done,
good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you
over much; enter into the joy of your master.' 24 He also who had received the one talent
came forward, saying, `Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you
did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid
your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' 26 But his master answered him, `You
wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and
gather where I have not winnowed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my
money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own
with interest. 28 So take the talent from
him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to every one who has will more be
given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has
will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will
weep and gnash their teeth.’
HOMILY
The
Gospel tells us that we must do our duties and bear fruit according to our
ability - the abilities that God has given us. We should seek for holiness,
not through extraordinary means, but through everything that we do, no matter
how ordinary it may seem. Maging santo tayo sa mga karaniwang ginagawa sa
ating buhay. Holiness is not a special issue; holiness should be a common
issue, not in the sense that it should be trivial, but in the sense that it
is what God is expecting from each and everyone of us. No one should be
left behind; all of us, each one of us, should strive for holiness, according
to our abilities, according to the place where God wants us to be,
according to what kind of job, activity or task that God has given us. Amen.
