September 21, 2025.
“He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”. (Luke 16, 10-13)
There is an experience that the priests usually have when they hear confession and it is that of listening while some penitent says that despite not having confessed in years they have no sins. They are referring, of course to certain sins: do not kill, do not rob large sums, do not cheat on your spouse. But there are an infinite number of venial sins which many commit without thinking of them as significant. And, above all, there is a large quantity of sins of omission that we should take into account. The Lord does not want us to be friends only halfway, but totally. He wants us to be faithful on the large issues, of course, but also on the little ones, the daily ones, those where it is easiest to show him our love.
Even more, and following the line of teaching in this Gospel tale: if we are not capable of being faithful on the little things, how will we be in the large things? Theoretically we should be ready to be faithful to Christ up to martyrdom, including torture: however, this difficult goal may be impossible when we are not trained to do what God asks of us in infinitely less difficult conditions. How many excuses to not do God’s will and even to not meet our obligations! That it is hot, that it is raining, that we are tired, that we already helped once before… And so our life goes by, with great intentions that leave our consciences tranquil, but with too many poorly done accomplishments on our hands.
Intentions: To do well what I must do, with out looking for excuses. Help the needy without worrying if our help fixes his whole problem.