29C Sunday Homily, Luke 18:1-8, October 19, 2025
By Fr. Vincent
Corbelli MM
A group of
friends who enjoyed mountain climbing decided to climb to the top of a nearby
mountain. They started early in the
morning and at noon reached halfway and decided to rest before continuing to
climb to the peak. As they were enjoying
this break, several said that they were very tired and decided to return home. Several enjoyed the quiet and beauty of the
spot so much that they decided to stay there rather than continuing the climb. The remaining members decided to continue to
climb the peak as they had planned. In
life, some start toward a goal but soon quit. Some get half way to a goal and give up. Finally, there are some who persevere and
reach their goal.
2) GOSPEL, LUKE
18:1-8
A) THE UNJUST
JUDGE
The judge neither
feared God nor respected any human being including the poor widow who was
asking for justice.
B) THE POOR WIDOW
She needed the
judge’s help to get justice which was her due. She had the power of perseverance and finally
received justice because she kept pleading to the judge until he finally helped
her.
3) APPLICATION TO
LIFE
A) GOD
God is our loving
father who cares for us and knows what is best for us. He is the opposite of the judge.
B) PRAY
In the Our
Father, Jesus teaches us to ask God for our daily bread and teaches us to ask
for our material needs. When Jesus
teaches us to ask God for the forgiveness of our sins, he teaches us to ask for
spiritual blessings. We must follow the
good example of the poor widow who had great perseverance. We must not
set a time limit when we ask God for help. He listens to us and will always help us in
his way.
4) CONCLUSION
In the story
there were three types of persons. Those
with no perseverance, those with some perseverance, and those with great
perseverance. In the gospel the widow,
through her great perseverance, achieved her goal. We must persevere in our prayers as God is our
loving father who will always help us in his way.
