14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Zechariah 9:9-10 | Psalm 144(145):1-2,8-11,13b-14 | Romans 8:9,11-13 | Matthew 11:25-30
See now, your king comes to you;
he is victorious, he is triumphant,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9)
I attended evening mass at my parish yesterday, wanting to see how the newly-formed choir was doing.
I ended up singing with them, and it was a refreshing experience.
There’s something about a new group still feeling their way around liturgy, keeping it simple by singing everything in unison, but with a voice or two braving a harmony line on occasion.
There’s something about a group of new choristers with little musical training and no scores, yet still singing with both heart and head.
In humble beginnings are the seeds of triumphant and heartfelt worship. Zechariah’s words are a reminder to his fellow Judeans, and to us through the mists of time, that victory can be cloaked in humility.
Perhaps there’s a lesson in there for my own seasoned choir, as we welcome half a dozen youths into our ranks as part of their Ministry Involvement Program.
Amen.