SECOND CHANCE

July 15, 2025 Tuesday within the 15th week in Ordinary Time Year C Matthew 11:20-24 The Gospel today is both a warning and a wake-up call. Jesus mourns over the towns that witnessed His miracles but remained unmoved, unchanged. It’s a sobering reminder that exposure to grace is not enough—we must respond to it. Each day that we are alive is not just time passing—it is mercy extended. God gives us another day, another breath, another chance to turn around and come home. The most beautiful blessing we are given is not material wealth or earthly success, but the sacred chance to repent. Friends, repentance is heaven’s greatest invitation. Respond to grace now! God does not force salvation upon us. He invites, He warns, and He waits. The power of free will is sacred; the choice to believe, to change, and to live differently is ours. Jesus’ lament over Chorazin and Bethsaida is not condemnation—it is heartbreak. He longs for hearts to awaken, for souls to recognize the urgency of grace. To waste these divine opportunities is to slowly numb ourselves to the voice of God. But to embrace them is to walk the path of true life and freedom. So today, the message is clear: let us not delay our conversion. Let us not take for granted the gift of this very moment. The gates of mercy are still open, and Christ is still calling. There is no shame in starting over—only grace. Let us save ourselves from the tragedy of spiritual complacency by choosing, here and now, to return to the Father with sincerity. Every act of repentance is a triumph of grace. And every soul that turns back is a joy in heaven. Turn back while the door is still open! Blessings Fr. Jhack