WHO IS YOUR KING? | Homily 24 Nov 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos | Solemnity of Christ the King

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WHO IS YOUR KING?
By Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD

The story is told about a mouse who told the lion, the king of the jungle: “O, Lion King, I am about to get married. What advice can you give me?“ The Lion replied: “Mr. Mouse, just remember, that before I got married, I thought I was a king, now I know that I am just a mouse.”
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Today is the Solemnity of Christ, the King of the Universe. In today’s Gospel, (Jn. 18: 33-37) Pilate asked Jesus: “Are you the King of the Jews?” It is a historical question. Jesus asks you and me today: “Who is your King? Am I your King?” Pause for a moment. What is your response to Him?
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Is there something or someone greater than yourself that you are living for? Are you serving, are you accountable to something or someone greater than yourself? Life takes on a new meaning when we realize that we are servants. We are not kings! We begin to really live when we stop feeling we are kings or queens. Let us bring back that “me-servant-feeling,” and stop that “me-king-feeling!”
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So obsessed with money, power, pleasures, and fame, we often forget to really know and serve our King, and we offer incense and adoration to our worldly kings and queens who are mortals like us, and cannot really help us in the end. Let us cast out our idols and false gods and kings, starting with our own selves.
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Feeling empty and unhappy? That is because, so in love with ourselves, we have forgotten our King; so unfocused, we have started to follow and serve our worldly kings. Keep focused on Christ, our Lord and King!
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As a little boy, I was often fascinated with a beautiful bird called a kingfisher, especially when I see it dive into the water to catch a