Fr. Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie, MSP - Homily for Thursday Week 28 Ordinary time - October 15, 2020

THURSDAY 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II MEMORIAL OF ST. THERESA OF AVILLA Ephesians 1:1-10, Luke 11:47-54 YOU TOO CAN BE HOLY Today we celebrate St Theresa of Avilla, an outstanding Saint in the church. She was born in Avila in Spain in 1515. At the age of 20, she entered the Carmelite order to become a nun. While in the monastery she had some mystical experiences and visions, but she did not take them serious because she thought she was not holy enough to receive visions and messages from the Lord. As she grew older, she said to herself that she could do better as a nun and make more sacrifices. Together with St John of the Cross, she founded the discalced carmelite; a reformation of the Carmelites. They wore no shoe and they embraced a more poorer life. She faced a lot of persecutions both within and outside her religious order, but she was steadfast in her reform of the order. Theresa was a saint who was very close to God while on earth. She lived a contemplative life and prayed always. Her spiritual books are still very much in use today, and they inspire those who read them. May God also help us to seek to be better Christians and to contemplate him always. God help us. Amen. Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP