"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." John 6:68
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Tuesday of the Thirtieth week in Ordinary TimeSaint John Chrysostom (c.345-407), priest at Antioch then Bishop of Constantinople, Doctor of the Church Homilies on Saint Matthew's Gospel, no.46, 2 "Until the whole batch of dough was leavened"
Our Lord next puts forward the parable of the yeast. “Just as yeast communicates its invisible force to the whole lump of dough, so will the force of the Gospel transform the whole world by means of the apostles' ministry... Don't ask me: 'What can we twelve, miserable sinners do in face of the whole world?' This is precisely the vast difference between cause and effect, between a handful of men before a crowd, which will demonstrate the stunning effect of your strength. Isn't it by mixing the yeast into the dough, by 'hiding' it as the Gospel says, that it transforms the whole lump? In the same way, apostles of mine, it is by being mixed into the great mass of peoples that you will impregnate them with your spirit and win victory over your adversaries. Even as it disappears into the mass, yeast does not lose its strength. To the contrary, it changes the whole dough's nature. In the same way, your preaching will change all peoples. Therefore, be full of confidence”... |
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