Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Click here for a doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.

• Central idea: Commitment to Christ.
• Doctrine: God’s fidelity and love lived in Christian marriage.
• Practical application: Renewal of commitment.

Here is an excerpt from the responsorial psalm

• Each person has to decide what his way of life will be. Joshua asks the Israelites which god they will serve. In our Gospel reading today, Jesus asks the disciples if they, too, will go away. Here, the psalmist outlines what the just man, that is, the one who chooses God, can expect.
• God often asks hard things of us: “Many are the troubles of the just one.” We are just if we choose the Lord and take truth and justice as our standards.
• It is better to endure difficulties, even crushing ones, with the Lord, than to enjoy the fleeting happiness of the evildoer.
• Those who are close to the Lord retain a peace and joy even while suffering. We also understand God’s promise to deliver us in light of Christ and our own resurrection.