26C Sunday Homily, Luke 16:19-31, September 28, 2025
By Fr. Vincent
Corbelli, MM
1) STORY
A boat crowded
with passengers was crossing a river when it struck a rock and began to sink. The lifeboats could hold only half of the
passengers, so the others were forced to jump into the river and swim to shore.
There was one man on deck, a thief, who
stole gold which belonged to the many gold miners returning home and hid it in
his luggage. Satisfied that he had
enough gold with him, he jumped into the river planning to swim to shore. He sank like a rock and drowned. When his body was recovered, even his pockets
were filled with gold that he had stolen. His greed was the cause of his death.
2) GOSPEL, Luke
16:19-31
A) In the parable, the rich man had fine clothes, good food, a beautiful home, and a comfortable life. He thought only of himself, totally ignoring poor Lazarus. The rich man’s selfishness resulted in his eternal suffering.
B) Lazarus was
poor, hungry, and sick but received no help from the rich man. After his death, he enjoyed eternal happiness.
3) APPLICATION TO
LIFE
A) Our wealth
included many things.
1. It includes
money, time, talents, and experience.
2. Wealth can
help us or hurt us just as a knife or fire can help or hurt us. It can make us generous or selfish.
3. We must make
prudent use of our wealth as it will influence our future.
B) There are many
poor and needy persons in the world. They
may have no money, food, home, or work. They
may have no happiness, peace, or purpose in life. We must help them with the blessings God has
given us. We must be generous.
4) CONCLUSION
Selfishness
caused the greedy passenger, the thief, to steal gold but lose his life. Selfishness caused the rich man to neglect
poor Lazarus resulting in the rich man’s suffering. We must prudently use the wealth that God has
given us for ourselves and for others especially those in need. We must not be selfish. We must be generous.
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