15C Sunday Homily, Luke 10:25-37, July 13, 2025
By Fr. Vincent
Corbelli, MM
STORY
A four-year-old
boy, whose next-door neighbor was an elderly man who had recently lost his
wife, upon seeing the man cry, went over to the old man’s yard and climbed on
his lap. hen he returned home, his mother asked him what he said to the
neighbor. He answered, “Nothing. I just
helped him cry.”
GOSPEL, Luke
10:25-37
A) The story of
the Good Samaritan tells of a traveler who was robbed, stripped, beaten and
left for dead by robbers. He was a man
in desperate need of help.
B) Three people
saw him and two just looked at him but offered no help. The third person, a Samaritan, had compassion
on him and stopped to help him. He cared
for his wounds, took him to an inn, and paid for the expenses of his stay at
the inn.
APPLICATION TO
LIFE
A) There are many
people who are in need, just like the wounded traveler. I have selected three examples: the lonely,
the depressed and those unhappy in life. You may know such a person.
B) We, like the
child in the story, have the ability and opportunity to help. What can you do? You can start by praying for that person. You can say a kind word to him/her. You could give that person a phone call to say
that you are thinking about him/her. You
might send a note to say hello.
CONCLUSION
Jesus tells us
the great commandment is to love God, your neighbor, and yourself. Ask Jesus to give you the strength to carry
out this command.
