Fr Peter Ireorji, MSP - Homily from Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018

What is the enemy of generosity? It’s greed, the excessive desire for personal gain and security. However, we do not need to be afraid for true generosity does not impoverish the giver, but enriches that person a hundredfold! Generosity expands the soul – but greed contracts it. God is generous and superabundant in lavishing his gifts upon us. We can never outmatch God in generosity. He has given us the best of gifts in sending us his only-begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who offered up his life for us on the cross. The Father also offers us the gift of the Holy Spirit who fills us with the fruit of peace, joy, patience, kindness, love, and self-control and many other blessings as well. Everything we have is an outright gift of God. The true treasure which lasts is the treasure stored up for us in heaven. God richly rewards those who give generously from the heart to help those in need. Free us Lord from greed and attachment to material things that we may be generous in using the gifts and resources you give us for your glory and for the good of my neighbour. Shalom!