Homily for November 19, 2019

Saint Teresa of Calcutta often said that God doesn’t call us to be successful but to be faithful. Every one of us can respond to the great love of God in some positive, meaningful way.

The greatness of our efforts is not in the scale or the scope of what we do but in the sincerity of our commitment to bring that love into the lives of others. 

In today’s Gospel, Jesus affirms and upholds the compassion and integrity of the shunned tax collector Zacchaeus, transforming the life of the man in the sycamore tree. We are called by Christ in the same way: He calls us to respond to the love of God in whatever way we can and to enable and encourage others to do the same, thus transforming the darkness that engulfs us into the light of God’s peace, love, and justice. +