The Holy Trinity Solemnity
Also Read: Mass Readings for 15 June 2025 Sunday Reflection by Maryanne – 15 June 2025
The Call of the Unworthy
In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls Levi, a tax collector, to follow Him. Levi responds immediately, leaving his past behind. Jesus’ choice to dine with sinners provokes criticism from the religious elite, but He responds with clarity and compassion: “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” This moment reveals the heart of the Gospel: God calls the broken, not because they’re righteous, but because they’re loved.
Mercy Over Ritual
The first reading from Hosea reminds us that God desires mercy and relationship more than ritual sacrifice. “It is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” God doesn’t want hollow actions—He longs for our hearts. Like Levi, and Hosea, we are invited to respond with sincerity, not with religious performance but with a personal encounter.
Faith That Hopes Against Hope
St. Paul lifts up Abraham as a model of faith. Though circumstances gave him no reason to hope, he believed in God’s promises. His faith was “credited to him as righteousness.” Paul reminds us that righteousness is not earned—it’s received through trust in the God who justifies the ungodly.
Following the Divine Physician
These readings converge in a single truth: God meets us where we are, but loves us too much to leave us there. Jesus calls us not once we’re whole, but precisely in our weakness. Like Levi, may we rise without delay and follow Him. The healing begins not before the call, but in answering it.
