Marriage as Key to Salvation Economy – Dec 17 – Homily – Fr Matthias
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Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Dec 17, 2025, where he explains how the Gospel's genealogy reveals God's plan for the Incarnation through generations of marriage and procreation, emphasizing the sacred role of family in salvation history.
In today's Gospel, Father highlights that God chose to become man after many generations, showing how love, marriage, and having children are central to His plan for saving the world. Even though some parts of Jesus' family tree involved sin, like Judah and Tamar, Jesus' birth was pure and virginal, pointing to heaven where there's no marriage. For most people, marriage is how they join in God's work, as seen with Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne. In the end times, marriage becomes a holy sacrament, making family life a source of grace that welcomes God among us. Father warns against things like adultery, IVF, surrogacy, contraception, divorce, and homosexuality, which hurt this sacred process. Living faithfully in marriage puts families at the heart of salvation, preparing the world for God's presence.
Genesis 38 - Judah and Tamar's story - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/38
Matthew 1 - Genealogy of Jesus Christ - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/1
Matthew 22:30 - No marriage in heaven - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22?30
CCC 2360-2363 - Marital chastity duties - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2360
CCC 2377 - Respect for procreation - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2377
Catechism on Marriage - Dignity of sacrament - http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c3a7.htm
Franciscan Media - St. Anne and Joachim - https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-joachim-and-anne
Vatican - Humanae Vitae - https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html
Ave Maria!
Mass: Weekdays of Advent - Dec 17
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/121725.cfm
1st: gen 49:2, 8-10
Resp: psa 72:3-4, 7-8, 17
Gsp: mat 1:1-17
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