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Monday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text
Lk 17:1-6
Lk 17:1-6
And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”
Gospel's Commentary
Today the Apostles ask for the best thing we can ask of God: "Increase our faith." The history of Christianity shows that Jesus’ answer was no exaggeration: the faith of Christians has moved empires and raised cathedrals. The attitude of faith—that is, trust—is something deeply human. Otherwise, what are friendships built on, marriages entered into, businesses created on…? Nothing works without trust.
—What is so strange about trusting God? It is true that we cannot see Him: all the more reason to live by faith. God is God; He is not a soccer referee!