Synagogue of the Native Place

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season: Seventeenth Week : Friday*

*Gospel : Mt 13:54-58*

*First Reading : Jer 26:1-9*

*Synagogue of the Native Place*

*1) Synagogue and the Native Place*

In today's Gospel there is a reference to Synagogue and the Native place 

Both these things play a very important role in our life 

Our life is very much depend on these two places 

What we are today, is because of the influence of these place 

These places have tremendous influence on the life of a person 

*2) Where did this man get all this?”*

We have this above question in today's Gospel

The answer to this question partly comes from these two places 

The divine wisdom and the mighty power to work miracles also have a direct link to these two places 

 Synagogue played a very important role in the life of Jesus and learning many things 

*3) Visit to the Native place and Synagogue*

Jesus visited his native place and the synagogue which was very familiar to him 

As a small child he learnt the divine wisdom from this synagogue and today He is teaching the divine wisdom from the same synagogue to others 

This shows that every has the responsibility to learn and teach others about God's wisdom. 

Jesus visit to the Native place also shows that one should never forger the roots from where we have come from 

*4) Foundation of our life*

The native place and the Synagogue in the native place or the Church in our native place,  are the foundation of our life 

Our life is built upon these two important and strong pillers 

Ignoring these two places at any moment of our life would invite great disaster in our life 

If the foundation is strong then nothing will happen to our life 

*5) Native place and the First Church in our life*

We started our life in our native place 

We learnt the language, culture, tradition, and various customs from native place 

We began our spiritual life from the Church of our native place 

Much of the Spiritual things we learnt from the native church 

We started our schooling from the native place 

We developed our skills, talents, and other leadership qualities from the native place 

*6) Visiting the Native Place*

This is a great gesture from the part of person 

It gives us our real identity 

It shows the humility and gratefulness of the person 

It shows the attitude of the person 

It shows the real influence of the native place on persons life 

How about my Native Place? 

How often do I visit? 

What is the influence of the native place and the temple in my life? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*