3 April 2025 -- Homily for Thursday of the Fourth Week in Lent
Homily
A few days ago, the Mass readings showed us the open attitude of God coming to us: ‘Behold, I come...’ and of Mary allowing herself to be taken over by God: ‘Behold, the handmaid of the Lord’.
In today's texts, we see quite the opposite. First the Hebrews, who from the first months of their flight from Egypt and their walk in the desert rebelled against God and made themselves an idol. In the Gospel, Jesus confronts the unbelief of the Jews.
These texts invite us to examine our conscience. How good is my faith? We read the Scriptures every day, like the Jews to whom Jesus spoke: ‘You scrutinise the Scriptures because you think you will find life in them... And if they do not find life in them,’ Jesus told them, "it is because they do not have the love of God in them.
Let us pray that the love of God, which has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, will be effective in each one of us.
Armand Veilleux