Catholic Homily for October 6, 2025
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To Love Is to Stop, To Serve Is to Live
Praise be to Jesus Christ, our Lord!
One rainy evening, a man’s car broke down on the side of the road. He waited in frustration as dozens of cars sped past. Some slowed down, but seeing the rain and mud, they quickly drove off. Just when he began to despair, a young woman stopped her small, old car. She stepped out with an umbrella and jumper cables, soaked within minutes, and helped get his engine running. He tried to pay her, but she shook her head: “Someday, when you see someone else stranded, stop for them too.”
That simple act captures the heart of today’s Gospel: true love crosses inconvenience, fear, and comfort zones.
In Luke 10:25-37, a scholar of the law tests Jesus with the question: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus turns the question back to him, and the man recites the command to love God and neighbor. But seeking to justify himself, he asks: “And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus responds with the parable of the Good Samaritan. A man is beaten and left for dead. A priest and a Levite—religious men—pass by without helping. But a Samaritan, despised by Jews, stops, bandages the wounds, and provides care. Jesus then asks, “Which of these three was neighbor to the man?” The scholar answers, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus says, “Go and do likewise.”
The message is clear: being neighbor is not about labels, boundaries, or status, but about mercy and love in action.
This parable resonates with the Old Testament vision of compassion. In Leviticus 19:34, God commands, “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself.” In Exodus, God reminds Israel: “You yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.”
The Psalms praise God’s mercy for the brokenhearted: “The Lord heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). Jesus mirrors this divine mercy in His teaching.
Later, St. John echoes the same truth: “Whoever does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). Love of God and neighbor are inseparable.
St. Augustine reflected on this parable, seeing the wounded man as humanity itself, attacked by sin and left helpless. The Samaritan is Christ, who comes with healing and mercy. The inn is the Church, where the wounded are cared for until Christ’s return.
St. Teresa of Calcutta lived this parable daily. She said, “The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.” She saw Christ in the poorest and most abandoned, just as the Samaritan saw a neighbor in the wounded stranger.
Pope Francis has often returned to this parable in teaching about mercy. He reminds us that true discipleship means “drawing near to those in need and making ourselves neighbors.”
Living the Gospel in Daily Life
The Good Samaritan is not just a story from long ago—it is a mirror held up to our lives today.
In family life, being neighbor means listening patiently, forgiving quickly, and caring for those who are tired or hurting under our own roof. In schools, it means standing beside the classmate who feels excluded or bullied. At work, it may mean helping a colleague overwhelmed with deadlines instead of thinking, “That’s not my problem.”
We also see this Gospel in larger social struggles. Refugees, the homeless, the lonely elderly, or the sick in hospitals—these are our neighbors. Sometimes, like the priest and Levite, we justify passing by with excuses: “I don’t have time,” “It’s not safe,” or “Someone else will help.” But Jesus reminds us that mercy is not optional.
The Samaritan shows that real love costs something: time, energy, resources. But it also gives back joy and eternal life.
Challenge from Today’s Gospel
Jesus’ command “Go and do likewise” is not a gentle suggestion. It is a challenge. It means we cannot live faith only in words or rituals while ignoring those in need. The priest and Levite remind us of the danger of religious complacency—knowing the law but failing to live it.
The challenge is personal: Who in my life am I avoiding? Who do I pass by because it feels inconvenient? Where do I set limits on love?
Jesus warns us: faith without mercy is empty. To inherit eternal life, we must risk love in action.
Today’s Prayer
Lord Jesus, open my eyes to see the wounded around me. Give me courage to stop, compassion to serve, and humility to love without counting the cost. May I live each day as a true neighbor, reflecting Your mercy in a broken world. Amen.
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