11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gospel – Matthew 9: 36-10:8

Have A Heart!

Boat Church, Magdala

We are working on plans for a blanket drive here at St. Robert’s.  The goal is to put together blanket-making kits to then donate to the migrants who are temporarily being housed in our neighborhood.  We have no idea how many parishoners will take the time and effort to stop by, pick up a kit, make the blanket and then return it to us for donation.  What we do know is that whatever we collect will be a blessing!

But it’s not just about the physical effort involved or the time spent to complete the task.  More importantly, it’s about our motivation.  It’s about recognizing the needs of those less fortunate and responding to them, particularly at a time when more people are homeless, more are hungry and more are without a job.  It’s about compassion!

And that is what we hear in today’s Gospel.  Yes, Jesus does send out the disciples on a mission – to preach, to teach and to heal.  Yes He does share with us that line about “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.”  But all of that happens AFTER He sees the crowd and is moved with pity.  All of that happens AFTER He sees that they are troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.  And He responds with compassion!

And that is the mission that Jesus is calling all of us to follow!  To preach, to teach!  But most importantly TO CARE!  To tend to the lost sheep by responding to their needs with compassion and love!  Let’s all keep that in mind and in practice during this summer with joy and giving!

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  1. AnonymousJune 18, 2023 at 9:26 AM

    Thank you for the interesting Homily what a wonderful project to present to the parishioners to give warmth to a homeless person even if a child or baby everyone needs love compassion

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