Tonight, many call this "All Hallows' Eve," the night before our great celebration of All Saints. As we look ahead to holiness...
Tonight, many call this "All Hallows' Eve," the night before our great celebration of All Saints. As we look ahead to holiness and heaven, today's readings remind us of the kind of life that leads there—a life rooted in deep compassion and authentic concern for others.
The Gospel shows Jesus dining at the house of a Pharisee on the Sabbath. He is being watched. Yet, when He sees a man suffering from dropsy, He chooses compassion over conformity. He asks the lawyers and Pharisees a direct question: "Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath or not?" They are silent. Jesus heals the man and then offers an irrefutable, common-sense argument: If your animal falls into a pit, wouldn't you pull it out right away, even on the Sabbath?
Jesus demonstrates that the true law of God is not about rigid adherence to rules, but about the immediate concern for human life and dignity. The purpose of the law is to serve the person, not the other way around.
The first reading speaks to this as well. St. Paul expresses his deep anguish and sorrow for his kinsmen, the Israelites, to whom belonged the great spiritual privileges: the adoption, the glory, and the Covenant. His pain is an act of solidarity and deep love, reflecting God's own original Covenant faithfulness to His people, even when they stray.
Brothers and sisters, today is a call to moral clarity. Don't let anything—no rule, no social expectation, no self-concern—prevent you from showing immediate compassion when you see a need. Christ's example teaches us that true holiness is always about love that acts. Let this be the love that guides our journey toward the great feast of the saints tomorrow. Amen.
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