The Pharisee and the Publican; The righteous sinner ~ Fr. Linus Clovis

Homily of Fr. Linus Clovis
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The Gospel According to St Luke 18 9-14

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Intro/Outro Audio from:
Jeffrey Ostrowski - “Ave Maria” (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJFVzf3G_4