Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest
Friday of week 25 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 9:35-37
“The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest”. These are words of Jesus Christ regarding the flock which is following Jesus Christ. This is true even today. The people who really want to follow Jesus Christ are many. But there are very few labourers who are ready to work for that. Those who want to work, want to work for themselves. But in this passage, we can also see how much Jesus is counting in each one of us to be labourers for the Kingdom of God. And He asks us to pray to the Father to send labourers for the harvest. But that is also a call to be labourers. St. Vincent de Paul became a labourer by being close to the poor and marginalised. He harvested for the Lord by becoming His love for the poor. So, whenever someone is in need around you, you have the call to be a labourer for the Kingdom of God by being the face of God to that person. Let’s reflect: Am I becoming the labourer for the Kingdom of God by being the love of God for the one in need in front of me?
Don Giorgio