Monday, February 19, 2018

"Repent and believe in the Gospel": 1st Sunday in Lent

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
·      Holy Grail: Harrison Ford and Sean Connery
o   Test
§  Breath of God:
·      “The penitent man will pass”
·      Kneels
§  The name of God—follow God’s steps
·      “Jehovah”
·      Forgot that it was in Latin and almost fell
§  Leap of Faith: “You must believe, boy!”  (Sean Connery)
·      Saw a huge chasm that would be impossible, in our vision
·      He put out his foot, and put it down…and stepped on the bridge
·      A cool cinematography
·      We, as penitent, must kneel
o   Last week across the river
o   When have you knelt?
o   Mass
o   By your bed?
o   By someone in the nursing home?
o   Someone dying?
·      Believe
o   Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
o   God has given us great natural talents: medicine, doctors, surgeons, etc.
o   But God also shows supernatural virtue of faith
§  A theological virtue
o   250 times in the New Testament
o   Little faith?  Or true faith?
·      Gospel
o   eujagge÷lion = Good News
o   People may be learning this good news
o   Some may be growing with this good news
o   But are you really repenting and believing?
Finally Cassie Bernall at Columbine
·      Do you believe in God?
o   Yes

Right now, how can you repent, believe and know the Good News?

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