June 5, 2021 Saturday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time—B ST. BONIFACE, BISHOP AND MARTYR
Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20
Psalm Tobit 13:2, 6-8
Mark 12:38-44
“Thank God!” Tobit 12:6
“…she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had…” Mk.12:44
Lord, by the world’s standards the poor widow was reckless and foolish. Without the social safety nets of today, with no husband to support her, she should have kept her two coins for her own needs. But instead she is praised by you and two thousand years later is still teaching us what real love and generosity look like. She offered all she had because she trusted that God would take care of her. We are shown that you value not the amount of the gift but the love behind it. Love is more important than gold. Lord, today is a good day for me to consider my attitude toward the use of all you have given me. I am most extravagantly blessed and I confess that I don’t yet trust like the widow. I’m prone to hang on to most of what I have for a “rainy day.” Help me to see that all I have and all I am is yours. With your grace may I be as “reckless” as the widow. “Honor and proclaim God’s deeds, and do not be slack in praising him.“ (Tobit 12:6) St. Boniface pray for us. Amen.