Bonus - Fr. Linh's Homily: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Fr. Linh's homily at the conclusion of the Bread of Life Discourse.  We hope this bonus episode provides you with some clarity about the purpose of life as a Christian.

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Transcript

Tim Stout: 0:02

The Lord be with you. And when you're reading from the Holy Gospel, according to john Laurie, many of Jesus's disciples who were listening said, this saying is hard, who can accept it? Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit, and life. But there are some of you who do not believe. Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not be leave and the ones who would betray him. And he said, For this reason, I have told you that no one can come to me, unless it is granted him by my father. As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life, and no longer accompanied him. of Jesus then said to the 12, do you also want to leave? Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, we have come to believe, and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God. The Gospel of the Lord.

Fr. Linh Nguyen: 2:02

A few days ago, we have a show called you all might know that the show direct by our Deacon, beloved Deacon Tim Stout over there known as Deacon doctrine and trains. So in the midst of conversation, we kind of brought up about the homiletic preaching, and then what, when we come down to train, in preaching homily, we can, we can approach at any angle, that possibility, not necessary has to be by the word of the reading of the gospel that proclaim, so one of the options actually can preach from the college. How many of you heard the college today at Mass? Exactly, rest my case. Here it is. The opening prayer that's we call the college. Listen to this word. Or God will call the mind of the faithful to unite in a single purpose. Grant your people to love what you commend, and to design what you promise. But amidst the uncertainties of this world, our hearts may be fixed on that place where true gladness is found. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son lived and reigned with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Or God who caused the minds of the faithful to unite in a single purpose? What is our purpose friends, being a Christian? And then there was silence, Dale, what is our purpose as Christian? To love serve God in this world to go to heaven. Don't be preoccupied. When the last time we say to ourselves, I want to go to heaven. We don't. When the last time we teach our children about heaven when the last time we exercise our love for one another with the intention that we go want to go to heaven Laila, who caused the mind of the fable tonight in single purpose that came to us so we can be with God when your people to love with you Come men, and to design what you promise. Grant your people to love. What you come in what the Jesus command? What is Jesus commandment? store? love God with all your mind, your heart and your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. We ask God to help us with that deep desire, deep desire to serve God with that capacity. We have seen many tattoos in our generation, isn't it? When the last time we saw that tattoo in front of forehead, maybe we ought to do that. You see, if you tattoo on Jane's head, and when you look at him or you kiss him, you know exactly what God commanded to do. Or vice versa. See when last time we go all out to love God with that much conviction. That's an important question we have to ask ourselves. This the uncertainty of this world, we already know that right? COVID patient COVID victim por COVID world. We don't know what going on. Our heart may fix on that place where true gladness is found. True gladness is found Nuff said. You see the first reading Joshua. People that can confuse isn't it all. He calls someone the people. Make up your mind people. But God you want here. The God of Walmart, the God of iPhone or the God that we just pray minutes ago, the God that revealed to us the true mystery of redemption. More than that, you see the gospel today is a final discourse. It probably one considered to be one of the sad is in the Bible. People walk away from Jesus that couldn't handle him. Not because he he was radical, because he presented them something that they cannot comprehend. The very Body and Blood of him he expect them to eat them. You see him the conclusion. Many people claim it is symbolic. No, no, no, no, no. Jesus could easily express it. Because the disciples say is hard to understand. Jesus easily said, Oh, it is symbolic of me. But he insists, he insists. You see, when it comes down to God and Jesus, how often we allow Jesus solely to be a nice guy. How often we allow Jesus to be in front of us, claiming that he is God. Just because we saw him, we see his body being crucified. But the truth for 2000 years, we defend so many blood has shed in our doctrine to believe that He is God. If Jesus is just one of us, that hell Forget it. Let's not worry about it. You see if he is truly God because God has that power you see, let there be light. And there is light. Let us separate between the door and Earth. They split heaven. Let there be dry land. And that's dry land. Lazarus come out. He came out. Little girl Get up. She can't wake up. Take this all of you and eat this. This is my body. It is His body. You see, friend, this is a certainty in the uncertainty world. Jesus share with us his very self, and call us to consummate with him to eat him, not hoping one day we will have eternal life, eat him that he may sustain you. I dare say this, let's do some cash vote on this for sure. The problematic and our society now. Because people stop eating Jesus. You see, when the true food of Heaven is not being consumed, disorder take place. When you do not take a high blood pressure pill, you will have high blood pressure. You see, if you're not taking blood thinner, you will clot up and die.

Unknown: 11:22

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Fr. Linh Nguyen: 11:24

if you eat Jesus, naturally, be prepared for chaotic in life is different for me. It's so basic. There's nothing more clear than that. When we ask for God, in the opening prayer are known as we ask God and show us in that single purpose, single minded Christian, how important it is for us to make sure we have that single purpose in everything we do. In the way we raised our children in the way we exercise love with one another in the way we speak with one another. When God truth is not here, look at the second reading. You know, oftentimes we hear that reading the words or boring a woman wife supporting the husband of course we you know what? in marriage to say in love, they always had intention. Love is not a feeling. Love is a intention commit to what you ought to do. If I truly love you, sure. subordinate Sure, no big deal. him saying, If you truly commit to follow faithful with Jesus, it doesn't matter. If you live in heaven, or hell, you are commit. See the problem with our modern world. We confuse commitment with choices. Love, there's no choice. Love, there is commitment. Grocery shopping, yes, there are plenty of choices. But when it comes down to love, there's only one single purpose and there it is. I come to die. So I may rise, that you may have eternal life. Nothing shook him from that truth. And we have been baptized into that truth. And we are the people being invited to eat him in technically, that we may become that very conduit of him and be single purpose for every person we encounter. To be a Christian, yes. And to love like Christ has love us to friends. Let us remember who we are as Christian, who we are as Catholic, to make sure we have the clear purpose in our life, to live, to love and to serve Christ faithfully.