Pastor's Blog

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

November 10th /2024

The Widow's Mighty Mite

With regard to gifts we have a saying that goes: "It's the thought that counts". Yet in practice we often forget this and use a different criterion. We judge a gift by its size, that is, by its cost. But this can be so unfair. Christ did not fall for it. He said that the poor widow who gave exactly one penny gave more than anyone else. We often judge our own contribution and that of others by standards other than those of the Gospel. God is generous with his forgiveness. Let us ask pardon for all the unfair and false judgements we make.

Fr. Manh Nguyen, Pastor of St. Vital