Homily 300 – Memento Mori – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

In ancient Roman times when emperors acted like gods and believed too often in their own immortality, one of his servants was given the job to walk beside him in procession and whisper the words “memento mori,” that is, “remember death.” Today’s readings and the entire month of November give us a change to remember death. How do we see death? Are we scared? Do we look forward to it? Perhaps most times we don’t even really think about it. The recent terrorist attacks in Paris perhaps have us a little more mindful these days about death. Today’s homily gives some insights into death and what we might expect.