Monday – 3rd Week in Ordinary Time C – Homily for Friars in Formation
Dear brothers in the gospel which we just heard, it is clear that the sacred author is trying to clearly identify who Jesus actually is. We are seeing a number of things playing out: first of all, he has power over the demons, unlike any of their prior exorcists. Secondly, they are saying that Jesus has this power only because Satan has given it to him. But, Jesus points out their logical fallacy in that Satan will not want to destroy his own kingdom. Therefore, another truth we are seeing from this gospel is that Satan is in charge of a kingdom of darkness and he has been busy for all these years trying to seduce human beings into belonging to that kingdom. Some of us human beings he has not only seduced, but oppressed and possessed.