8th Sunday in Ordinary Time/ Year C/ Homily for Mar. 02. 2025

Readings: Sirach 27: 4-7, Psalm 92: 2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 1 Corinthians 15: 54-58; Luke 6: 39-45. ============================================================== The readings for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C, invite us to reflect on the integrity of our hearts, emphasizing that the words we speak and the fruits of our actions reveal our true selves. They challenge us to examine what fills our hearts as it shapes our character, influences our speech, and directs how we live out our faith. The first reading from Sirach uses the image of a sieve, a furnace, and a tree to illustrate how our speech reveals our inner character. Just as impurities are separated from grain through a sieve, just as a tree is known by its fruit, so too are we known by the quality of our actions and the intentions our words expose what is hidden in our hearts. We are called to cultivate virtues that reflect the love and goodness of God within us.