NINEVEH REPENTED AT THE PREACHING OF JONAH.
NO MORE SIGNS FOR YOU.
THE GOSPEL:
"While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninivites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.” (Luke 11: 29 - 32).
Wednesday 12th March in the first Week in Lent.
In the Book of Jonah 3: 1 - 10, Jonah preached to the Ninivites and shared the testimony of his stay in the belly of the whale.
The people and their king heard the message. They believed and repented.
St Paul preached to the Greeks in the Areopagus. They listened attentively but did not believe.
Jesus told the crowd in today's Gospel: No more miracles for you. You keep looking for a big sign from heaven to prove that I am the Messiah. But what happened to Jonah is the only sign you will get.
My friends, where are you today in your spiritual walk with Jesus during Lent 2025? Are you still looking for more signs?
Listen to what Abraham said to Dives in the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus. The former rich man denied Lazarus a little sign that his life matters. Abraham told him that his brothers have more than enough signs from the Church.
‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead." (Luke 16: 31).
We have in the Church all the signs we need. The Church of the living God is the sign of salvation.
This Church subsists in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ.
This Church has visible structures. It exists in almost every country in the world, attesting to her universality.
The Church has one Shepherd, one Liturgy and holds the entire Deposit of Faith. That is, the Church has the fullness of Faith.
What more are we looking for? There will be no more signs till the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Lent is the time to deepen your prayer life. When you pray with the word of God, you learn the heart of God from the mouth of God. (Cf St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor of the Church).
Ask St Joseph whom we honor in March to obtain for you the gift of Prayer.
St Joseph is the man chosen by God to be the foster father and guardian of Jesus.
Memorare to St. Joseph:
Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted. Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection. Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.
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