HOMILY FOR MASS OF THE 26TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

We like to think of Him as “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild”-for He is indeed love and mercy personified. But as Charles Wesley’s hymn continues, “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a little child, pity my simplicity”. Aware as He is of the vulnerability and innocence of the little ones, Our Lord pulls no punches when it comes to those who hurt or corrupt them. “Anyone who is a stumbling block for one of these little ones,” He declares, “would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone round his neck.” (Mk 9:38-48, v. 42) Gentle Jesus doesn’t often talk this way, but sometimes truth and justice demand hard sayings.
Link: www.sydneycath...