Thirty-Second Tuesday of Ordinary Time

Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’

Following the commandments, doing good, and avoiding evil are all things we are obliged to do as Christians. If we do them, we cannot expect God to be impressed or indebted to us. We are merely doing what we are supposed to do. We are indeed unprofitable servants. We have no claim to anything beyond the fact that if we do our duty, then we can be thankful to God for giving us the teachings and graces to do what is right.

Are we following the commandments, doing good, and avoiding evil? Do we recognize that we are unprofitable servants with no claim to consolation or reward for doing our duties? How can we put aside our pride and accept the fact that we are lowly servants of the Lord?

O Lord,  please have mercy on us, your unprofitable servants.

Amen.