Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 13th July 2025
Today, we hear Jesus telling us a story that touches the heart. It’s about a man who was beaten and left on the side of the road, and about other people who passed by without helping. This Gospel is simple, but very deep. It asks us a question we all must answer: “Who is my neighbour?” And maybe even more important: “Am I a neighbour to others?”
What happened in the Gospel? A man was walking on a dangerous road from Jerusalem to Jericho. He was attacked by robbers, beaten, and left half-dead. Three people walked by: a priest – a man of God. He saw the man but walked past him; a Levite – another religious man. He also looked… but passed by; a Samaritan – a man from a group hated by the Jews. Yet… he stopped. He felt compassion, cleaned the man’s wounds, put him on his animal, took him to an inn, and paid for someone to care for him.
Jesus then asks: “Which of the three was a neighbour to the man who was hurt?” And the answer is clear: The one who showed him mercy.