Catholic Homily for October 8, 2025
A real father is who?
Dr. Sarah was 8 years old when her father left. After that for 35 years, she built a great wall around the word “FATHER”. She hated this word itself and never uttered the word from then on.
Now she excelled in her studies and became a renowned cardiologist. For years, never even uttered OUR FATHER prayer. How would she call our father when her own father whom she knew left her. Whenever she prayed the word struck in her throat.
One day, she had to lose a young girl, whose treatment went unsuccessful. Out of utter sadness and pain, Sarah went to the church. She was very angry, and in her mind a lot of questions. What kind of Father lets children die? What kind of Father does not protect his children?
She felt so painful, now she had no other choice but to pray for that kid who died. She opened her mouth and for the first time in her life prayed Our Father prayer. What a sense of relief and comfort she felt.
After praying “Our Father” she felt as if someone was very close to her, someone was comforting her, protecting her.
Dear Friends, did you feel anytime this way when you prayed Our Father?
From the gospel we read, how disciples are asking Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus teaches them a most affectionate version to pray. He uses Abba Father which denotes an informal and affectionate term a child would use, someway closer to Dad or Papa.
Thus “Our Father” prayer became a revolutionary way of praying in the time of Jesus. At that time to approach God requires rituals, priests and sacrifices, but Jesus teaches a different approach, a simple, direct and connecting one.
It is a short prayer, but within those few lines lies the whole meaning of Christian life.
We call God “Father” — it means that we are His children and that we can trust in His care.
We say, “Hallowed be your name” — it means that we want God to be honored in all that we do.
We pray, “Your kingdom come” — it means we want to live under His rule of love and mercy.
We ask for “daily bread” — it means we depend on God for all our needs, not just material food.
We say, “Forgive us our sins” — it means we acknowledge our faults and seek healing.
And we add, “For we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us” — it means that prayer must lead us to mercy.
Finally, we say, “Do not put us to the test” — it means we trust that God will protect us in times of trial.
October 8 – Challenge for the day
The teaching of Jesus challenges our independence and self-reliance. By calling God as Father means admitting that we are his children and we need his care, guidance, and protection. This is a big challenge because we are living in a culture that prizes autonomy.
The second challenge is our consumer approach to our spirituality. We say thy will be done, we are entering into a relationship with a Father who knows what we need and gives accordingly. Sometimes his answer is yes, sometimes no and sometimes wait but he always loves us.
Jesus is giving us a gift through our Lord’s prayer, an invitation to be God’s own children, and a command to reflect the presence of God. Shall we remember this while we say the Lord’s prayer daily?
Let our Prayer for today be,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen
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