Saturday of Week 24 in Ordinal Time - Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

"Keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Tm 6:13-16

“Knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables..." Lk 8:4-15

“Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.” Lk 8:4-15

A man once asked me, as a young priest, to whom was God sending me? I responded, "To everyone in my parish boundaries." He replied, "Sure, sure. But who are you here for?" Not quite knowing his point I waited. He said, "For the humble hearted." I replied, "Ok, but who are the humble hearted?" He said, "The humble hearted hear and are made glad!" Then he looked at me and said, "But the proud and the arrogant go away!" I recognized the scriptures that he was quoting, but I had never thought of them in that regard.

Sure enough across the decades of my priesthood his words have been proved true. The proud and the arrogant go away. The humble hearted are made glad and rejoice. As a priest it is always interesting to discover who the proud and arrogant are and who the humble hearted are.

The word takes root in the humble hearted. They remain. And they produce rich abundance!

Heavenly Father, may we always be counted amongst Your humble hearted. Amen.