November 04, 2025 Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Daily Readings: Romans 12:5-16a; Luke 14:15-24
The first reading of the day begins with an imagery of the body. Paul teaches the Romans numerous lessons. The believers are many but become one body in Christ. Every member is like a body-part. Jesus is the head. We depend on each other and therefore we must learn to live in harmony. Every person is a world in himself/ herself. All of us are blessed with varied gifts and talents. Paul exhorts the believers in Rome to do justice to God-given gifts and talents. A minister must be busy ministering and so is a teacher. The exhorter must exhort but the giver must be generous. The leader must be diligent. Those who are compassionate must do it cheerfully. Our love must be authentic and mutual. We have to hold fast to what is good and simultaneously hate what is evil. We must serve God with zeal and ardent spirit. We must help all those in need, be patient in suffering and persevere in prayer and be realistic in our attitude.
The Gospel reading of today presents the parable of a great banquet. God invites us to the royal banquet of salvation in God’s kingdom. We who are invited to the banquet find many lame excuses not knowing our priorities or misplaced concerns. It is important to buy a piece of land or buy five yoke of oxen and to get married. But certainly it is not at the cost of insulting the invitation of the master. Rejection of the invitation is rejection of the Master. This is the story of the people of Israel. They lost all the opportunities and therefore God opened the door to the Gentiles, the poor, the crippled, the blind, the lame and the marginalized. Jesus warned the people of his time and all of us to discern spiritual things over material. He calls for immediate action to set our priorities right. Master’s final instruction to compel those in high lanes and byways demonstrates urgency. There is no room for delay!
Call to Action: Setting our priorities right is an art. It is a commitment that one makes to God and His children. Why should we delay? Let mutual love grow among us!
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