October 14, 2025 Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Romans 1:16-25; Luke 11:37-41
Paul was a great lover of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Perhaps he was the first to introduce this word to the Christian world. In today’s text, he calls it the power of God for everyone who has faith. He quotes Habakkuk: “The one who is righteous will live by faith” (2:4). Paul makes a bold statement that God reveals Himself through His creation. He accuses non-believers of failing to recognize, honor, and thank God for who He is. Their thinking has become futile; though they claim to be wise, they have become fools. Because of their tendency toward idolatry, God allowed them to perish in the lusts of their hearts, in impurity and in the degradation of their bodies. Instead of worshiping the true God, they became entangled in lies and adored created things such as birds, animals, and reptiles. Even today, this remains true in certain cultures where people worship human figures, birds, and animals as gods.
A Pharisee invited Jesus to dine at his home, a sign that he regarded Jesus as a person of honor. Purposefully, Jesus took His place at the table without performing the ritual washing. The Pharisee was amazed at Jesus’ attitude, thinking He had no regard for the Law. But Jesus knew what the Pharisee was thinking and used the moment to teach him a lesson about harmony between inner and outer life. The Pharisees were concerned about external cleanliness, while within, he nurtured greed and wickedness. Jesus’ argument was clear: the One who made the outside also made the inside. Religious leaders were overly focused on ritual purity rather than on inner transformation and generosity. Jesus challenged them to give alms from what is within, so that both the inside and outside may be clean. The call of today’s Gospel reading, therefore, is for inner transformation.
Call to Action: Some of us may be overly ritualistic in worship while neglecting acts of charity and fraternal love!
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