Saturday – 31st Week in Ordinary Time – A
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ welcome to this Saturday's homily on the freedom of the heart that belongs entirely to God. My dear friends, in today's first reading, Saint Paul says “I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me” (Philippians 4:13) or some other translations have it as “I can do all things, through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Now true christian freedom is not having everything we want but being content in every circumstance because Christ is our strength. Our security is in him. And Paul has experienced both poverty and abundance, yet neither determined his peace. He also praised the Philippians for their generosity, reminding us that material possessions become spiritually fruitful when placed at the service of others.