Hear and Keep (Homily – October 11, 2025)

Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
October 11, 2025 – Saint Edward Catholic Church

A woman in the crowd calls out, “Blessed is the womb that carried You!” Jesus answers with something deeper: “Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.”

This isn’t a dismissal of Mary, but an invitation to become like her.
Every act of faith begins by listening and ends in obedience.
As this week closes and Sunday draws near, we ask: what Word have I heard but not yet kept?

Because blessing doesn’t come from admiration. It comes from obedience.