FAITHLINK: “Our Journey Through a Passing World – A Homily for the 33rd Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington

View of Edge of Earth and Sun from Space, adapted from image at nasa.gov

“During the month of November, the Church has us ponder the Four Last Things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell. As the golden gown of autumn gives way to the lifeless look of winter, we are encouraged to see that our lives are on a trajectory that leads to autumn and then to the winter of death. But those who have faith know that this passage to death ultimately leads to glory. Scripture says, And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever (1 John 2:17).”