ENDURANCE IN A WORLD PASSING AWAY
Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch Malachi 3:19-20a ; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 ; Luke 21:5-19 As we approach the end of the liturgical year - and with it the approaching close of another calendar year - the Church invites us into a moment of sober reflection. Endings have a way of clarifying what truly matters. They strip away illusions, magnify what is essential, and remind us that time is not an infinite resource. The readings today draw our attention to the ultimate end- not simply of the year, but of history itself—and call us to live with wisdom, vigilance, and enduring faith. The Gospel of Luke sets the tone. Jesus stands before the grandeur of the Jerusalem Temple - a magnificent structure admired by all - and declares that “not one stone will be left upon another” (Lk 21:6). Something so solid, so permanent, so glorious in human eyes, will one day crumble. Here, Jesus is not merely predicting the destruction of the Temple (whic...
