From The Bishop

A poor widow is the principal focus of both The First Reading and Gospel of the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Reading from 1 Kings, a widow and her son share their meagre food supply with the prophet Elijah and are rewarded for their generosity. In the Gospel of St. Mark a poor widow offers two small copper coins in the temple treasury and is commended by Jesus because she contributed out of her poverty; others contributed out of their abundance. Both of these women were not afraid to share what little they had because they trusted in the Lord. Like a child, they believed that their spiritual Father (Abba) would care for them. They model for us what Jesus states in the Gospel of St. Matthew, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 18:4) This is also the spirituality of St. Therese of the child Jesus who promoted her “Little Way” in being child-like in our relationship with God. Let us depend on the Lord with a child-like trust and follow the example of the widows of our Readings and St. Therese of Lisieux.