Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 14, 2021
“And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the ends of the sky... But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”
The vision portrayed in the gospel, and the apocalyptic vision of Daniel, can be both alarming and frightening. For how many centuries Christians have reflected upon these words and often dismissed them?
But wait! How many persons who have heard them are not with us now because of the pandemic? The numbers who have died have been measured with the numbers who perished in the military conflicts of the last century. We pray for them who ask our prayer.
When will these things occur? Am I ready?
As we draw close to the end of the church year, consider the frailty of our lives, the nearness of our meeting the Lord and His judgement that awaits us. May we be ready to go to meet Him.
by Rev. William J. Reilly