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We come to the altar of God, offering praise and petition like fragrant incense, Alleluia!
Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Eastertide, delivered in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, Mt Larcom, Qld.
"About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith." (Acts 6:1-7).
"... you [are] the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God... living stones making a spiritual house... a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart..." (cf. 1 Pet 2:4-9).
"Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him... To have seen me is to have seen the Father... The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work, if for no other reason; whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’" (cf. Jn 14).
Artwork: a copper engraving of a Jewish Highpriest burning incense, (1713).
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By Ashwin Emmanuel AcharyaHomily for the Fifth Sunday in Eastertide, delivered in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, Mt Larcom, Qld.
"About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith." (Acts 6:1-7).
"... you [are] the holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God... living stones making a spiritual house... a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart..." (cf. 1 Pet 2:4-9).
"Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him... To have seen me is to have seen the Father... The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work, if for no other reason; whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’" (cf. Jn 14).
Artwork: a copper engraving of a Jewish Highpriest burning incense, (1713).