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Deacon Will @verbumsalutis - Video: Homily Monday, October 5, 2026: How far are we willing to go to love our neighbor without setting conditions or limits?
Readings: (1) Galatians 1: 6-12 (2) Luke 10: 25-37
My dear brothers and sisters,
On this Monday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, God’s word invites us to look at how wide we open our hearts to others. In our Gospel today, a scholar of the law asks Jesus a basic question to test him: "Who is my neighbor?"
To answer him, Jesus tells the famous story of the Good Samaritan. A man gets beaten by robbers and left bleeding on the side of the road. Two respected religious leaders walk past him and do nothing. But then a Samaritan comes along. In those days, Jews and Samaritans were bitter enemies. They didn't talk, and they certainly didn't help each other. Still, this Samaritan stops. He tends to the man's wounds, puts him on his own animal, takes him to an inn, and pays for his care out of his own pocket.
Jesus uses this story to completely flip our idea of community upside down. Being a neighbor isn't about shared background, political views, or social circles. It’s about showing mercy to whoever is standing right in front of us.
Saint Paul touches on this same idea in our first reading from Galatians. He reminds us that our primary goal as followers of Christ is to please God, not to gain the approval of the people around us. Loving others the way Jesus asks can feel uncomfortable. It means stepping across political divisions, ignoring social status, and helping people who might never thank us.
In our world today, it's easy to build walls. We stay inside our comfortable groups and filter out anyone who thinks or lives differently than we do. But Christ asks us to break through those walls. He challenges us to see every person—the difficult family member, the stranger online, or the person down the street—as a neighbor worth loving.
Saint Faustina Kowalska, our Saint of the Day, lived this deep divine mercy in her daily life. She showed us that God's love has no boundaries.
As we receive Holy Communion today, let's ask the Lord to soften our hearts.
Lord Jesus, thank you for showing us boundless mercy. Give us the grace to step outside our comfort zones and love every person we meet today. Amen.
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