The Harvest is Plentiful: We Need More Laborers
In several places of our diocese the number of catechumens has increased significantly. “ The harvest is plentiful .” According to St. Thomas Aquinas, [1] “it is not a harvest when the grain begins to blossom, or when the grains appear, but when it is ready to be gathered; so [the harvest is plentiful means that] men are disposed to believe as a result of preaching.” Men and women are ready to receive the Gospel: we need someone to preach it, we need many to preach it. Also, our diocese is about to be “ like sheep without a shepherd .” Bishop Miehm is moving to London. Yes, another Bishop will be appointed sometime this year; yes, we will not lack of a priest preaching to us the Gospel; and yes, the Lord is our main Shepherd and nobody will snatch us from his hand (cf. John 10:28); but in today’s Gospel, the Lord, even when He Himself is present among human beings, begs the apostles to beg Him for shepherds, for laborers, for good laborers, to be sent to His harvest. 1. “ Th...