LIVING IN HOPE AND FAITHFUL VIGILANCE AS WE AWAIT THE FULFILMENT OF GOD’S PLAN
Homily for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch Scripture Readings: Daniel 12:1–3; Hebrews 10:11–14, 18; Mark 13:24–32 Dear friend in Christ, as we approach the end of the liturgical year, the Church invites us on this thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time to reflect on the themes of ultimate realities: the end of time, the final judgment, and the fulfilment of God’s Kingdom. The readings offer us profound insight into God’s plan for humanity. They call us to live with vigilance, hope, and an unshakable trust in the power and promises of God as revealed through Jesus Christ, the High Priest. In the first reading, we find the Prophet Daniel addressing a community under immense persecution, offering them a vision of hope. He spoke of a time of unparalleled distress but assured the faithful of divine intervention through Michael, the archangel, who stood as the protector of God’s people. The assurance we gain from this passage is that in moments of
