Are You Pursuing Pebbles or Diamonds? A Homily on True Treasure – Jul 26 – Homily – Fr Bernard

 



Fr. Bernard M. Salter, FI gives the homily for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 26, 2026) reflecting on how divine wisdom, like Solomon's, teaches us to prioritize eternal treasures over earthly ones, demanding a complete gift of self to truly possess God's love, remain steadfast in the Church, and trust that all things work for our eternal good.

Index
00:00:00 - Solomon's Request for Divine Wisdom
00:02:42 - Preferring Eternal to Temporal Things
00:03:52 - The Pearl of Great Price: A Gift of Self
00:05:59 - Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be
00:07:51 - The Drag Net: The Church and Salvation
00:10:03 - Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom
00:11:33 - All Things Work for Good for Those Who Love God

Scriptural, Catechetical, and Magisterial resources
Romans 8:28 – God works all things for our good – https://airmaria.com/go/Btk5v7
Matthew 13:45-46 – Selling all for the pearl of great price – https://airmaria.com/go/WY36gS
1 Kings 3:9 – Solomon asks God for divine wisdom – https://airmaria.com/go/c3Mkgv
CCC 1831 – Wisdom, a gift of the Holy Spirit – https://airmaria.com/go/c5gN6K
CCC 2544 – Detachment from earthly riches for God – https://airmaria.com/go/vHbUmM

International Theological Commission
– Catholic theology seeks God's wisdom, foolish to the world – https://airmaria.com/go/MZkCTj
– Paul proclaims God's wisdom in the cross, world's foolishness – https://airmaria.com/go/Ukc3NH
– Faith critiques Greek wisdom, limits of salvation by knowledge alone – https://airmaria.com/go/qxB95A
– Philosophy seeks wisdom; metaphysics unifies reality in vision – https://airmaria.com/go/HDhq4k
– Theology as wisdom relates all knowledge to divine Mystery – https://airmaria.com/go/iy2QTt

Ave Maria!

Mass: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072626.cfm
1st: Genesis 18:20-32 - Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
Resp: Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8 - Hymn of Thanksgiving
2nd: Colossians 2:12-14 - Sovereign Role of Christ
Gsp: Luke 11:1-13 - The Lord's Prayer Teaching

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=779

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7feQ4CvVSs