Where Is Your Treasure? Lessons from Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Today’s readings are delivered on the Feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
The Homily connects Jesus’ teaching . . . “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” . . . to the saint’s life and our own spiritual priorities. Saint Aloysius, born into immense wealth and nobility in 16th-century Italy, renounced his inheritance as a young man to follow Christ through the Jesuit order. He died young while caring for plague victims in Rome, showing his heart was rooted in God and service.
God’s Power Shines Through Weakness
The Homily contrasts Aloysius’ wholehearted devotion with our divided hearts . . . we may believe in God but still invest emotionally and spiritually in lesser things like money, resentment, or comfort.
Saint Paul’s writings are also cited, noting how God’s power shines through weakness. The message calls listeners to examine where their treasure truly lies, and to pray for hearts fully grounded in Christ.
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Where Is Your Treasure? Lessons from Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
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Quote From The Homily
Where is my treasure? Where is my heart? Where is my strength? Pray that it be with Jesus. Pray to Saint Aloysius. Pray to Our Lady in this shrine of her grace but just pray that your heart be rooted in Christ and your treasure. Be rooted in Him.
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga: Italian Painter: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri: 1650
The artist is better known as Guercino.
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Gospel Reading: Matthew 6: 24-34
First Reading: 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10
