When the Word Takes Root: Lessons from St. John Chrysostom
Father Hugh Gillespie, SMM
The Eye of God: Seeing the Overlooked with St. Vincent de Paul
Today’s Homily reflects on St. Vincent de Paul and . . .
. . . the example of his life of service to the poor. The Homily highlights the presence of permanent deacons and their spouses on pilgrimage and recalls Deacon Bob, whose faithful service embodied Vincent’s spirit. The Homily also emphasizes that saints are not merely figures of the past but living witnesses who continue to guide us.
Drawing on St. Paul’s call to “consider your own calling,” the Homily reminds the faithful that God chooses not the powerful or wealthy, but the weak and overlooked. This was Vincent de Paul’s vocation: to see the poor with God’s eyes and respond with daily, committed love . . . not superficial charity. The harvest of God is precisely the lost, the suffering, and the neglected.
The Eucharist embodies this same truth: we come as beggars in need, and Christ gives Himself as bread . . . the food of the poor. From Mass, we are sent to carry Christ’s charity into the world, proclaiming good news to the poor and being instruments of God’s mercy in a divided and needy world.
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The Eye of God: Seeing the Overlooked with St. Vincent de Paul
