24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 17, 2017

Brothers and Sisters 
Our weekend readings address an all-too-familiar piece of advice that is easier to talk about than to do: Forgive. We know from experience how hard it is to forgive and how powerful it is to be forgiven. That Jesus was even asked about it indicates that it is not a behavior enacted easily. His response reflects our need to be instructed about it. Forgiveness is not usually our first response to real or perceived hurts or injustices, and it may require our commitment to live as totally new people in Christ. But, boundless forgiveness may be the greatest gift we can ever give one another ... and ourselves. Together, let us pray that we may always imitate Christ and remember his dying words..."father, forgive them for they know not what they do".